Have been obsessed with this sharp, timely piece from day one-- SO excited to see it out in the world! Jade Jones isn't currently on Twitter, but y'all need to be reading her work ASAP, and you can start here 👇 Thank you to our brilliant editor Halimah Marcus !

This week! Free! Online! Everything is on fire and it feels hopeless, but we're rallying with Electric Literature The Offing One Story ZYZZYVA to figure out what we can all do next. These obituaries aren't ours! LIVE MÁS! Long live literary magazines! crowdcast.io/e/literary-mag…

In more Best American news, we’re so excited to announce that Ladee Hubbard’s “Flip Lady” and @leighnew ’s “Valley of the Moon” have been selected for this year’s Best American Mystery & Suspense! Congratulations to both!! Read these awesome stories in Recommended Reading 👇

Reminder that we open for our first ever creative nonfiction submission window on 6/1! Get those subs ready! More here: electricliterature.submittable.com/submit

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…

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/

So exciting to see Commuter stories by Elaine Crauder, Grace Shuyi Liew, and aureleo sans 🇨🇴🇵🇸 on the Wigleaf Top 50, plus one by RL Maizes on the longlist!! Congrats to all! 🎉🎉💙💙 Read these fantastic stories in the thread below 👇

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

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

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

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-…

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…

I am so excited to welcome Deesha Philyaw to Electric Literature's board of directors. How lucky are we?! electricliterature.com/electric-lit-i…

BannedBooksUSA will offer books based on lists compiled by PEN America, Electric Literature, and the American Library Association, tracking book removals in school districts across Florida. miaminewtimes.com/news/kayak-fou…

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 (Paul English (pme.org) 🇺🇸) and Joyce Linehan. Read more about the project here! buff.ly/46vUUBF

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

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

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

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