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Full details We accept fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, and book reviews year-round. Graphic fiction/non-fiction also welcome, but it must fit on a postcard.  We publish only one (1!) piece in print form each month– we publish 1-4 pieces in our online issue. We accept work on a rolling basis–you can expect to hear from us within a month to six months if we’re on schedule, which we are about 50% of the time. Even though it might take us a short spell to get back to you, we try to offer personal feedback – especially upon request. ALL PROSE: <150 words. We’re not going to count them, but…we mean it. ALL POETRY: <10 lines (if it’s more, be open to “creative reformatting”), but still <150 words.  Remember, it has to fit on a postcard! BOOK REVIEWS: These will be published online, or on the back of a postcard when possible. Still <150 words. Must be of a recently published book (within the last year). The book must be published by an independent...

Full details Welcome to Electric Literature's submissions hub!  We have a number of categories, including Essays, Novel Gazing, Recommended Reading , and The Commuter . Please scroll down for information and guidelines on the category you are interested in. Recommended Reading General Fiction Submissions — Open April 15 (12:00am) through April 22nd (11:59pm) Members of Electric Literature can submit year-round. Join today! Recommended Reading publishes fiction between 1,500 and 10,000 words. (For fiction shorter than 1,500 words, check for open submission periods to the Recommended Reading Commuter . Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please notify us immediately if a piece is accepted elsewhere. Response time is three to six months. Upon acceptance, we can offer authors $300 for publishing rights. During general submissions periods, writers may submit one piece per opening period. (This does not apply to year-round submitting members. For more inform...