Electric Spec
Literary Magazine
A not-for-profit speculative fiction magazine published four times per year.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 4 months max*/Editor reported data44 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0.86%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$20
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FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 7000 words max
Max words: 250
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative
Payment: $ 20
Art
Payment: $ 20
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
RTF. We prefer to read submissions in traditional manuscript format. This means indented paragraphs instead of left justification, and Courier or Times New Roman font in 12 pt, double-spaced. Also, please include the title, your name, address, and word length on the first page of your story.
Author's rights
We buy first-printing world exclusive rights for four months.
Additional info
Issues are published at the end of February, May, August, and November
Tracker statistics
385
Total submissions tracked
44 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
11 days
Fastest response time
111 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 157 days, 177 days
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About
Electric Spec is a not-for-profit speculative fiction magazine published four times per year. Our primary goal is getting great speculative fiction into the hands (or screens) of readers. Since 2005, we've been publishing short stories from authors all over the world. We've worked with all kinds of ...
Read moreFounded
2005
Country
US
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Candi Cooper-Towler
Editor-in-Chief
Collette Fisher
Associate Editor
Minta Monroe
Associate Editor
Bonnie Ramthun
Associate Editor
Lauren Slawson
Associate Editor