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Light Up Your Literary Life with Electric Literature’s Executive Director and Publisher Denne Michele Norris
<p> In this installment of our "Editor-on-Call" series, created and hosted by <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__estelleserasmus.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=KQ41zx9RtVUl9hKpho-iFg&m=laTAkr8HQM4GMW-T_9Rq3zic-QfjBAsKD0aBaygwT4lvUkLqGYXZeVCDOM5cui28&s=UHpWMU976We2YrwMbIqPRHHanSdXVmPFwshvUgauUyQ&e=">Estelle Erasmus</a>, TEDx Speaker and award-winning author of <i>Writing That Gets Noticed</i>, Denne Michele Norris, Executive Director and Publisher of <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electricliterature.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=KQ41zx9RtVUl9hKpho-iFg&m=laTAkr8HQM4GMW-T_9Rq3zic-QfjBAsKD0aBaygwT4lvUkLqGYXZeVCDOM5cui28&s=qb4JIXyXb-7g9NkIV-iusKiKuRsJwuJbIMGq3hcxC3U&e=">Electric Literature</a>, joins Estelle for a candid conversation about the craft techniques that keep editors reading, <i>Electric Lit'</i>s editorial approach, the stories they are most excited to publish, and what truly gets writing noticed.</p><p> In this live event, Denne will share:</p><ul><li>What she looks for in pitches and submissions </li><li>How <i>Electric Literature</i> operates as a non-profit </li><li>How to sharpen essays, cultural criticism, and personal writing for publication </li><li>What makes a piece stand out in today's literary landscape </li></ul><p>  </p><p><picture class="lw_image lw_image145573 lw_align_none"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/500/height/750/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.webp 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/500/height/750/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/500/height/750/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.rev.1781104485.jpg 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/500/height/750/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.rev.1781104485.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/914/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.webp 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/609/height/914/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/914/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.rev.1781104485.jpg 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/609/height/914/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.rev.1781104485.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img width="609" height="914" alt="Den" data-alt="Den" data-caption="Den" src="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/gid/77/width/609/height/914/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.rev.1781104485.jpg" title="DenneIMG 6412 EDIT" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/914/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.rev.1781104485.jpg 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/609/height/914/145573_DenneIMG_6412_EDIT.rev.1781104485.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2133" data-max-h="3200" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></p><p><strong>Denne Michele Norris</strong> is the Executive Director and Publisher of <i>Electric Literature</i>, winner of the Whiting Literary Magazine Prize. She is the first Black openly trans woman to helm a major literary publication. She is the author of the novel <i>When the Harvest Come</i>s and the anthology <i>Both And</i>, co-hosts the critically acclaimed podcast <i>Food 4 Thot</i>, and holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College.</p><p>  </p><p><picture class="lw_image lw_image145574 lw_align_none"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/500/height/333/145574_EstelleArms.webp 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/500/height/333/145574_EstelleArms.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/500/height/333/145574_EstelleArms.rev.1781104512.jpg 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/500/height/333/145574_EstelleArms.rev.1781104512.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/406/145574_EstelleArms.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/406/145574_EstelleArms.rev.1781104512.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img width="609" height="406" alt="este" data-alt="este" data-caption="este" src="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/gid/77/width/609/height/406/145574_EstelleArms.rev.1781104512.jpg" title="Crystal Erasmus" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/406/145574_EstelleArms.rev.1781104512.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1600" data-max-h="1067" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></p><p><strong>Estelle Erasmus,</strong> an award-winning journalist and 2025 TEDx Speaker, is the author of <i>Writing That Gets Noticed </i>(named a "Best Book for Writers" by <i>Poets & Writers</i>), and host of the podcast <i>Freelance Writing Direct</i>. She is an adjunct instructor for NYU's School of Professional Studies/Center for Publishing and Applied Liberal Arts, has written for over 150 publications, including <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>Electric Literature</i>, <i>Slate</i>, WIRED, <i>The Independent</i>, and <i>AARP: The Magazine</i>, and was the editor-in-chief of five national publications. Find out more at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__estelleserasmus.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=KQ41zx9RtVUl9hKpho-iFg&m=laTAkr8HQM4GMW-T_9Rq3zic-QfjBAsKD0aBaygwT4lvUkLqGYXZeVCDOM5cui28&s=Wt3ncygSr1r17nOLoKDKhyoxdXAFYw0rJnI6cE_WUAc&e=">estelleserasmus.com</a> and follow her on <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__estelleserasmus.substack.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=KQ41zx9RtVUl9hKpho-iFg&m=laTAkr8HQM4GMW-T_9Rq3zic-QfjBAsKD0aBaygwT4lvUkLqGYXZeVCDOM5cui28&s=9Bgq8jHmsJF1hVAPeCY9Iny63EUl6oGgP6Lg_Rkbsdk&e=">Substack</a> and social media: @EstelleSErasmus.</p>