Halimah Marcus

You have until 12:30 ET on Tuesday March 26 to vote on round 1. That's one more hour folks!

We’re live at the Oscars (of the Book World)! By that we mean the 74th National Book Awards, hosted by LeVar Burton. For the next 4 hours, we’ll be announcing the winners and bringing you highlights of the night. #NBAwards

Do you live in Florida? If so, you can get books banned in the Sunshine State for free—send this to everyone you know! ⬇️

@legroff Thank you so much for sharing!

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We’re proud to announce that we’re partnering with Banned Books USA, an initiative that supports the freedom to read, founded by Paul English (@englishpaulm) and Joyce Linehan. Read more about the project here! buff.ly/46vUUBF

BannedBooksUSA will offer books based on lists compiled by @PENamerica, @ElectricLit, and the @ALALibrary, tracking book removals in school districts across Florida. miaminewtimes.com/news/kayak-fou…

Electric Lit is proud to partner with Banned Books USA, an initiative that supports the freedom to read. In honor of the project launching in Florida, the EL staff has selected some of the great many banned books that are meaningful to us. buff.ly/46MJARc

I am so excited to welcome @DeeshaPhilyaw to @ElectricLit's board of directors. How lucky are we?! electricliterature.com/electric-lit-i…

Update: Prose submissions are now closed! Poetry and graphic narrative are still open. If you missed the prose window but have a piece you want to submit, consider a membership! EL members can submit year-round, with a guaranteed 3-month response time. electricliterature.com/support/member…

New Ann Beattie alert! Read “Nearby” from ONLOOKERS, in which a well-off woman with a love of literature and no teaching experience is called to substitute for a college writing class, recommended by Halimah Marcus (@halimahmarcus) for Electric Lit. electricliterature.com/nearby-by-ann-…

Attn: flash fiction writers. This is a great opportunity!

@conza_yvonne @rumpus @ElectricLit @benasam @IsaacFitzgerald Babies!

The way that this week’s @ElectricLit commuter piece is by mfing Mat Johnson, I mean dayum

@luxlotus @ElectricLit Thank you for supporting and for sharing!

Get those subs ready! The Commuter is opening for submissions on July 17. Poetry and prose categories will be capped at 375 submissions each, so don't wait to submit! More info here: electricliterature.submittable.com/submit

So exciting to see Commuter stories by Elaine Crauder, @g_liew, and @aureleos on the @Wigleaf Top 50, plus one by RL Maizes on the longlist!! Congrats to all! 🎉🎉💙💙 Read these fantastic stories in the thread below 👇

Help Electric Lit establish a home for artful and urgent nonfiction! We need to raise $10k this month to establish and expand our new creative nonfiction program. We're already halfway to our goal. Can you donate today and help us get all the way there? electricliterature.com/support/donate/

Wow, you all really showed up for this submissions window! We’ve already hit our cap, and subs are now closed. We’re thrilled to see so much excitement for CNF at EL! If you missed the window, consider becoming a member! Members can submit year-round. electricliterature.com/support/member…