Electric Literature's Recommended Reading
Description
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Electric Literature’s mission is to guide writers and readers through a rapidly evolving publishing landscape. By embracing new technologies and mixed media, collaborating with other publishers, and engaging the literary community online and in-person, Electric Literature aims to support writers while broadening the audience of literary fiction, and ensure that literature remains a vibrant presence in popular culture.
Electric Literature’s mission is to guide writers and readers through a rapidly evolving publishing landscape. By embracing new technologies and mixed media, collaborating with other publishers, and engaging the literary community online and in-person, Electric Literature aims to support writers while broadening the audience of literary fiction, and ensure that literature remains a vibrant presence in popular culture.
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Market Genres
Genres
GeneralMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
2000 to 3000 words
10 cents/word
Short Story
3000 to 4000 words
7 cents/word
Short Story
4000 to 5000 words
6 cents/word
Short Story
5000 to 6000 words
5 cents/word
Short Story
6000 to 7500 words
4 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
3 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 240 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 240 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 69 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 5 | Average: 75.95 | Median: 73 | Max: 137
Responded:
86.95%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
86.95% - avg 75 days
(8.33% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
13.04%
Pending:
There are 30 pending responses.
(34 min | 70 average | 42 median | 832 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 9 February 2013
Last officially checked: 18 August 2023