Official information
Overview
- Publication
- Electric Literature
- Eligibility
- No country list. Public windows are limited; $5/month or $50/year members may submit year-round.
- Writing
- Personal narrative essay
- Payment
- $100
- Currency
- USD
- Payment conditions
- Official: $100 for personal narrative, with 90-day exclusivity. Recommended Reading fiction is $300; The Commuter is $100; interviews and reading lists $75 — those are separate, and several are also closed.
- When paid
- Not publicly stated beyond acceptance
- Word count
- 2,000–6,500 words
- Response time
- About six to eight months when open
- Status
- Closed
- Deadline
- Official: Personal Narrative is closed for submissions. No next public date on the page.
- How to submit
- Submittable when a public window opens — or EL membership
- AI policy
- AI-generated work prohibited
What they want
- When open: a full draft of a narrative essay that interrogates, investigates, adventures or introspects.
What they don't want
- Do not submit while Submittable says closed, unless you are an EL member using the member link.
- Generative-AI work except rare, disclosed artistic uses.
Requirements
- Wait for a public window or join as a member
- Full draft
- 2,000–6,500 words
Rights
Official: $100 for publishing rights, with 90-day exclusivity.
How to submit
- Read https://electricliterature.com/about/submit/.
- Do not use the public Submittable link while it says closed.
Official source
Electric Literature — Submissions (official)
Last verified 2026-08-19. Always re-read the official page before you send work.
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