Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 120 days after submission*/Editor reported data45 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data0.96%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
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
How to submit
Process
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
413
Total submissions tracked
45 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
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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
Masthead
Candi Cooper-Towler
Editor-in-Chief
Collette Fisher
Associate Editor
Minta Monroe
Associate Editor
Bonnie Ramthun
Associate Editor
Lauren Slawson
Associate Editor