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    Electric Spec

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    A not-for-profit speculative fiction magazine published four times per year.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
    • Response time:
      120 days after submission*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      45 days*
      Chill Subs tracker stats
    • Acceptance rate:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      0.96%*
      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

    • 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

    413

    Total submissions tracked

    45 days

    Average response time

    0.96%

    Average acceptance rate

    4 days

    Fastest response time

    Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!

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    The Submissions Grinder Statistics

    1.11%

    12-month average acceptance rate

    44 days

    12-month average response time

    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 ...

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    Founded

    2005

    Country

    US

    Masthead

      Editor Candi Cooper-Towler avatar

      Candi Cooper-Towler

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Collette Fisher avatar

      Collette Fisher

      Associate Editor

      Editor Minta Monroe avatar

      Minta Monroe

      Associate Editor

      Editor Bonnie Ramthun avatar

      Bonnie Ramthun

      Associate Editor

      Editor Lauren Slawson avatar

      Lauren Slawson

      Associate Editor