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[QUERENT] The NEXT Electronic Literature Organization

[SYSTEM] The NEXT is a digital art and writing museum, library, and preservation space created by the [Electronic Literature Organization](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESUAHrOzAVoFbamF6iWGqEuJoX_Zu36Xem5qQMVyi7I4zOrq7dTQsqZhLTfYweD-aOUbFaRkVovkHYNMiJeQ6FaaaRA5zE66fPlW1It-j63Ddl) (ELO). [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESTQHrOzAVTpuQaQib75mafafLWmcYPDlUB_HhNLzYb3pUxcxjAemm8FfByrCtVMXBaArAvFOZKu8fLs94MiPJp6MQIIWFkdlgUB5mp37N), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESjQEB6zswFUV_Urex6NZ8W9F3x4W62oD2PxhJLpdmgsMcSClASB15LcVHk_eE900WH0VRA7FviRvv8Y4mNbgejYxq64DH5rOT85UMemAvOx2m-Dk6inlUOtj6nyB5B0QDdpSuOdxd6K7rVHdbdTtrF2wXns5we1GK1LLkvk2lPZFp7qo-2DdJYMWPSElLmDA)]
Key Details

* Purpose: Maintains and shares the cultural record of born-digital human expression.
* Contents: Features over 3,000 born-digital literary works and dozens of collections (including hypertext, kinetic poetry, net art, interactive fiction, 3D, VR, and AI art) dating from the mid-1980s onward.
* Support: Hosted and supported by the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver alongside the ELO.
* Leadership: Curated and directed through the Electronic Literature Lab by Dene Grigar. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESUgHrOzAVpd1l9qB6Sq8eXu2uccSnPVzHLcfXP_kTMYqvsLTpSyJFeJe4AZBoft7fhalEIdnH4JaahnnCnGOe_vC-w8yklCfeJhgn2JAdZQH7sIs), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESWwHrOzAVTgwhlDswPjEvVTWymdOcBiGoyX0cFI2yyFd65RdFBgE3E0CtLyyala2z9gITovHrPLRT6-qWeWQFHJi74dKBIIFf0dLmXCYcSnpBj78LzhUp5KkWzTM), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYwHrOzAVIsBizuLCzpCVkf90C80T2dI0hY9lsqOrPpLLqiLoqIutum1YN5-IIr27bSXzsJFbKeIK6l8zDjGAkoDgem5t8Wagk_I0sNAiYTw55C3vUQFKWCvc1hq2nQdCaxj-Mw), [4](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESTQHrOzAVTpuQaQib75mafafLWmcYPDlUB_HhNLzYb3pUxcxjAemm8FfByrCtVMXBaArAvFOZKu8fLs94MiPJp6MQIIWFkdlgUB5mp37N), [5](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESjQEB6zswFUV_Urex6NZ8W9F3x4W62oD2PxhJLpdmgsMcSClASB15LcVHk_eE900WH0VRA7FviRvv8Y4mNbgejYxq64DH5rOT85UMemAvOx2m-Dk6inlUOtj6nyB5B0QDdpSuOdxd6K7rVHdbdTtrF2wXns5we1GK1LLkvk2lPZFp7qo-2DdJYMWPSElLmDA)]

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Electronic Literature Organization
Electronic Literature Organization – To facilitate and promote the writing ...
Oct 21, 2026 — An international organization dedicated to the investigation of literature produced for the digital medium. · Support the ELO!
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Welcome Space | The NEXT
Overview: The NEXT is a digital art and writing museum, library, and preservation space offering open-access archives for the public and scholars. Collections: ...
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Electronic Literature Organization's The NEXT - Katya Farinsky
Overview: The NEXT is a virtual museum, library, and preservation space by the Electronic Literature Organization containing 30 collections and over 3,000 globa...
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The NEXT About Space
OUR MISSION. At the heart of The NEXT is the concern of maintaining and sharing the cultural record of human expression, from the period Jay David Bolter ...
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From the Net to the Web: Genres of Born-Digital Fiction - Dene Grigar
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The Electronic Literature Organization Archives - The NEXT
The NEXT is generously supported by the Electronic Literature Lab, Washington State University Vancouver, and the Electronic Literature Organization. Electronic...
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