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 7500 words
$300/piece
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
$300/piece
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 (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 51 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 26 | Average: 123.34 | Median: 131 | Max: 182
Responded:
86.27%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
86.27% - avg 123 days
(4.54% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
1.96%
Lost/Returned:
1.96%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
11.76%
Pending:
There are 11 pending responses.
(175 min | 288.09 average | 177 median | 1401 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 9 February 2013
Last officially checked: 6 September 2024