| Lake Effect | |
| Editor: | George Looney |
| Discipline: | Literary journal |
| Language: | English |
| Abbreviation: | Lake Eff. |
| Country: | United States |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| History: | 1996 - present |
| Website: | http://pennstatebehrend.psu.edu/academic/hss/lakeeffect/index.html |
| Issn: | 1538-3105 |
Lake Effect is a literary journal based at the Erie campus of Penn State University.[1] [2] It was first published in 1996. In Spring 2022, the 26th volume of the journal was released.[3]
The current editors are George Looney (editor-in-chief) and Aimee Pogson (fiction).
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.
Recent noteworthy contributors include: Steve Almond, Jacob M. Appel, T. R. Hummer, Michael Martone, Chris Mazza, Esther Pearlman and Virgil Suarez.
Stories that have previously appeared in Lake Effect have been anthologized in the Best American Short Stories. [citation and title / author needed]