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Electric Literature is a nonprofit dedicated to making literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. We are committed to publishing work that is intelligent and unpretentious, to elevating new voices, and to examining how literature and storytelling can help illuminate social justice issues. Our writers and readers are engaged with current events as well as arts and culture.

Important: They accept cultural criticism year round, but open to general non-fiction periodically. As always, check their current guidelines before submitting.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2009

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationUnknown publication frequency.

Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay Essay2,000 - 6,500 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Humorous, Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines), Memoir.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable (submission manager).
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


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Electric Literature Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 30 reports from 28 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 88.8 mean avg | 76.0 median | 352 max days (80.3 std dev)
Responses66.66 %
Acceptances13.33 % of submissions accepted (117.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 14.29 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections53.33 % (67.8 avg. days per rejection) | 12.5 % personal, 75.0 % form, 12.5 % unspecified
Non-Responses33.34 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded6.67 % (244.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals26.67 % (78.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending24 responses are pending (24 min | 45.9 mean avg | 29.5 median | 399 max days waiting | 75.4 std dev) from 24 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (6.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 17 Jan 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 09 Dec 2023.

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 May 2024
Last Audited: 20 Feb 2024 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 25 Jun 2009

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