Lake Effect (journal)
| Discipline | Literary journal |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | George Looney |
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| Publisher | |
Publication history | 1996 - present |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN |
1538-3105 |
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Lake Effect is a literary journal based at the Erie campus of Penn State University.[1][2] It was first Published in 1996.
Editors
The current editors are George Looney (editor-in-chief), Amanda Dziubkowski (fiction), Jessica Storm (fiction), Elizabeth Twohig (poetry) and Aimee Pogson (nonfiction).
It is notable among University-sponsored literary journals in that its editorial staff are undergraduate students. Most other University-sponsored literary journals have MFA students who are involved in the editorial work.
Contributors
Recent noteworthy contributors include: Steve Almond, Jacob M. Appel, T. R. Hummer, Michael A. Martone, Chris Mazza, Esther Pearlman and Virgil Suarez.
Other Awards
Stories that have previously appeared in Lake Effect have been anthologized in the Best American Short Stories. [citation and title / author needed]