The writing industry is often difficult to enter as an emerging writer. Writers are routinely rejected simply because their name or work is not known. Often, exceptional manuscripts are returned unread with a rejection form letter. Many of our staff writers have faced this challenge and know the frustration of spending months or even years waiting for the big break.

We also realized that the publishing industry was not being responsive to the changes in the world. Too often an author is forced to mail a manuscript with an SASE to a magazine or publisher, required to spend time and money on a process that does not make sense in a world where doing things "online" is a normal way of doing business.

That's why we created Spinetingler Magazine. We want to entertain our audience while we promote and enhance the profile of talented emerging writers using the forum of electronic publishing. We know there are a lot of great stories out there that should have a place where they can be told, so we are providing that venue for them.

Staff:

Co-founder of Spinetingler Magazine, Sandra Ruttan's experience in writing professionally goes back to the age of 13, when she had her first newspaper column. Since then, she has studied journalism, written numerous articles and completed a creative writing diploma program. Sandra spent several years working in eraly childhood intervention with children with speech, fine motor and developmental delays, and has also studied communication theory. Sandra Ruttan's novel, WHAT BURNS WITHIN, will be released by Dorchester in May 2008, to be followed by THE FRAILTY OF FLESH November 2008. Ken Bruen declared her work "totally mesmerizing" while Clive Cussler concluded, "Ruttan has a spellbinding style." She is also an editor with Spinetingler Magazine. For more information, visit her website at www.sandraruttan.com

Our thanks to Jack Getze for guest-editing the Winter 2008 Issue and Co-editing the Spring 2008 Issue.

We would like to thank our current team:
Submission reviewer and editor James Oswald

We would like to thank the following for their contributions in the past:
Kate Charlton, submission reviewer, editor, interviewer and reviewer K. Robert Einarson, co-founder and reviewer Angie Johnson-Schmit, submission reviewer and editor MG Tarquini, submission reviewer and editor Tracy Sharp, submission reviewer and editor

Also: Damon Caporaso of Fantasybookspot fame and Mark Adamoyurka from Adamonic Digital Media are the design and technical forces behind the new site design, layout and new issue design.