Issue Six Hundred Ninety Eight

Lake Effect: Now Seeking Submissions

Lake Effect is a publication of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. They publish one print issue per year. They are a non-paying market but do offer two contributor copies to authors whose work is accepted. They publish poetry, fiction, and non fiction. They have a very…
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Issue Six Hundred Ninety Eight Literary Journals Poetry Print

73 Publishing, Grant, and Fellowship Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (October 2026)

This list of publishers meet our guiding principles, but are only open to free submissions from historically underrepresented writers or focus on publishing content produced by historically underrepresented writers. Some of these publications are open to a wide range of writers including writers of color, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ writers, and those living with disabilities….
Issue Six Hundred Ninety Eight Special Feature

What Writers Get Wrong About Strong Female Characters

The more I read, the more I come across “strong female characters” (SFCs) who seem all the same to me. This is worrying, because while people are similar in many ways, there are downsides if all SFCs have nothing that distinguishes them from each other in how they are strong and how they’re female. Following…
Issue Six Hundred Ninety Eight

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