Crooked Spine

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Crooked Spine is a quarterly horror magazine publishing themed issues and competitions for horror fiction.

Response time info: usually 1 to 2 weeks from when the window closes

Read the full guidelines at crookedspinepress.com↗

Submission calls

fictionHorrorCloses Aug 24Pays: Payment varies by window

Issue 3: Last Exit. Themed horror fiction for the magazine's third issue. No word count stated. Payment varies by window; see call for details.

otherHorrorCloses Sep 20Pays: $300 prize plus 50% royalty split

Halloween novella competition: completed horror manuscripts of up to 40,000 words. $300 prize (not an advance, you keep this money) plus 50% royalty split. Deadline: September 20(ish), 2026.

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