[2] The term was first used to refer to this community of writers in the summer of 2011, when Tumblr and Twitter accounts named "Alt Lit Gossip" emerged, created by Cory Stephens (@outmouth).
[3] The accounts covered writers from presses and publications such as Muumuu House, Pop Serial, and HTMLgiant in a style akin to celebrity gossip sources like TMZ.
[6] Online and print Alt Lit magazines include SWAY Press, Illuminati Girl Gang, New Wave Vomit, Pop Serial, Shabby Doll House, Have U Seen My Whale, The Bushwick Review, The Mall, Keep This Bag Away From Children, Everyday Genius, Metazen, Housefire, UP Literature, Parlor, Sadcore Dadwave, Red Lightbulbs, In Parentheses and Unsure if i will allow my beard to grow for much longer.
[7] Alt Lit authors include Jacob M. Appel, , Megan Boyle, Melissa Broder, Ben Brooks, Blake Butler, Marie Calloway, Jos Charles, Brendan Connell, , Noah Cicero, Claire Donato, Horse eBooks, Elizabeth Ellen, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, Mira Gonzalez, Jamie Iredell, Tao Lin, Scott McClanahan, Spencer Madsen, Guillaume Morissette, Steve Roggenbuck, Tim Sanders,[3][6][7][10][11][12][13] Lauren Oyler, and Patricia Lockwood.
[17][18] Electronic literature (or e-lit, pronounced ee-litt) is an older field including any literary work explicitly written to be read on a digital computer or network.