Electric Literature Teams up with Michael Cunningham and Jim Shepard
Electric Literature teams up with Michael Cunningham and Jim Shepard to expand the reach of
literary fiction. Electric Literature's mission is to spark a revival of the short story by pairing
captivating narratives from America's best contemporary writers with innovative new forms of
distribution.
New York, NY (PRWEB) -- Electric Literature teams up with Michael Cunningham and Jim Shepard to expand
the reach of literary fiction.
Electric Literature's mission is to spark a revival of the short story by pairing captivating narratives from
America's best contemporary writers with innovative new forms of distribution.
Founded by writers uncharacteristically optimistic about literary publishing, Electric Literature has come together
with Michael Cunningham and Jim Shepard to usher literary fiction into the digital age. The result: Electric
Literature No. 1, a publication you can read as an e-book on your Kindle, pop open on your iPhone on the way to
work, or simply slip into your back pocket as a paperback. Streamlined for all mediums, its flexibility stems from
its simplicity: just five great stories that grab you.
NARRATIVE IS KEY.
As A.O. Scott wrote recently in the New York Times, "The blog post and the tweet may be ephemeral ... but the
culture in which they thrive is fed by a craving for more narrative." Fiction transports us. It uniquely captures the
experience of human consciousness like no other art form, revealing underlying truth and opening us to life's
possibilities. Like any creative act, writing fiction carries within it an implicit belief in the future. Electric
Literature was created by people who believe in the future of writing.
Electric Literature's Summer 2009 debut anthology features the first published excerpt from the forthcoming
novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham (The Hours, Specimen Days). The issue also
showcases new fiction by some of America's most innovative and important contem