Tag: Crab Creek Review

New Role with Crab Creek Review

Lana Spendl

I’m delighted to share that I’m stepping into a new role as assistant fiction editor at Crab Creek Review.

My relationship with the journal grew over time. I guest-edited their folio on displacement and immigration a couple of years ago, then joined as a fiction reader last year. The conversations since—with editor-in-chief Julia Hands, fiction editor Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, and the wider team—have nudged me into seeing whole different angles to the work we’ve considered.

I don’t take for granted how rare it is to get to read narrative deeply with people who love stories as much as I do. Grateful to Kirsten and Julia for this new chapter, and looking forward to the submissions we receive this fall.

Spring Issue of Crab Creek Review

Lana Spendl

I’m excited to share that the spring issue of Crab Creek Review is out now!

After serving as guest fiction editor last year, I’ve stayed on with the journal as a fiction reader, and it was a joy to reflect on the submissions. 

Our fiction theme, “Embodied Lives,” edited by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, invited stories that explore how the body—its desires, limits, autonomy, and entanglement with power—shapes identity, perception, and connection. We were delighted to receive and discuss such thoughtful, compelling pieces.

Find copies of the issue on Submittable, and join our virtual launch on June 9 at 8:30 p.m. EDT.

Guest Edited Issue of Crab Creek Review

Lana Spendl

I was honored to serve as guest fiction editor for the fall/winter issue of Crab Creek Review. The theme for fiction was immigration and displacement, and we’ve curated a moving, complex set of pieces that offers variety in both content and form. Big thanks to Julia Hands for the opportunity! The new issue is available through Crab Creek Review‘s Submittable.

Call for Fiction on Displacement & Immigration

Lana Spendl

We could be reading you in the next issue of Crab Creek Review! Submissions are open for themed fiction on displacement/immigration. I’m honored to serve as guest fiction editor for this issue, and we’ve got a wonderful team waiting to read your subs.

Writers, please submit fiction (up to 3,500 words) or get the word out to others. Submissions are open until April 1. Check out the guidelines!

Poem in Crab Creek Review & Virtual Reading

Lana Spendl

The lovely Crab Creek Review published my poem “Why Do Woodpeckers Peck” in their newest issue, and I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be reading this piece and a couple of others with several writers from the issue on June 1 at 9 p.m. EDT. The event is virtual and open to all. Join us if you can!