The Commuter (Electric Literature)
Literary Magazine
Electric Literature’s second weekly magazine, The Commuter, is publishing strange and diverting poetry, flash fiction, experimental and graphic narratives every Wednesday.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 3 to 6 months*/Editor reported data77 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.92%*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Work acquired through solicitation: 10%
Pays$100
Find more details in the Genres section
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
60
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 1500 words max
Max words: 1500
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 100
Fiction - 1500 words max
Max words: 1500
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 100
Nonfiction - 1500 words max
Max words: 1500
Payment: $ 100
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Payment: $ 100
Comics
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $ 100
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
We use Submittable.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please submit all genres in .doc, .docx, or PDF. For Prose, submit one or more pieces, either standalone or connected, in a single document. The total word count should not exceed 1500 words. For Poetry, submit 4–6 poems in a single document, and please limit the page count to 8.
Author's rights
90-day exclusivity.
Additional info
Pays! $100 Electric Literature members can submit year-round with faster response times Has a "How to Get Published in The Commuter" video guide Active on social media! Work published in The Commuter has been recognized by Best American Poetry and Comics, the Wigleaf Top 50, and Best Small Fictions
Tracker statistics
173
Total submissions tracked
77 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
233 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 904 days, 1373 days, 1494 days
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About
Electric Literature is a nonprofit digital publisher with the mission to make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. We are committed to publishing work that is intelligent and unpretentious, elevating new voices, and examining how literature and storytelling can help illuminate social j...
Read moreFounded
2018
Country
US
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Kelly Luce
Editor-in-Chief
Wynter K Miller
Managing Editor
Preety Sidhu
Associate Editor