Lake City Lights
An Online Literary Anthology
An Online Literary Anthology
Lake City Lights is an online literary magazine
designed to allow established and emerging
writers to display their previously unpublished
work. The goals of Lake City Lights are to
showcase well-written poetry and flash fiction, to
bring new readers to the art, and to provide a tool
for classroom teachers to improve student interest
and understanding of these literary forms.
designed to allow established and emerging
writers to display their previously unpublished
work. The goals of Lake City Lights are to
showcase well-written poetry and flash fiction, to
bring new readers to the art, and to provide a tool
for classroom teachers to improve student interest
and understanding of these literary forms.
About Lake City Lights
This is a free magazine--no subscription
costs and no requests for money. As a
result writers and artists will not be paid
for publication and will retain full
ownership of their work. Our purpose is to
provide an outlet for writers. As the
magazine grows, we will request art work
and photography, brief articles about
poetry, and original lessons which can be
used by classroom teachers.
This is a free magazine--no subscription
costs and no requests for money. As a
result writers and artists will not be paid
for publication and will retain full
ownership of their work. Our purpose is to
provide an outlet for writers. As the
magazine grows, we will request art work
and photography, brief articles about
poetry, and original lessons which can be
used by classroom teachers.
Call for Poems and Flash Fiction
We are looking for original,
unpublished poems and short, short
stories! Submissions with fresh
language, vivid images, and
interesting subjects will have the
best chance of being chosen. Poems
with predictable end rhyme will
probably not be included. Lake City
Lights is anxious to hear new
voices! We will not check your
literary pedigree before accepting or
rejecting. High school and college
students are welcome to submit their
work.
Email submissions to
editor@lakecitypoets.com
(Copy and paste the above
address into your email
provider.)
We are looking for original,
unpublished poems and short, short
stories! Submissions with fresh
language, vivid images, and
interesting subjects will have the
best chance of being chosen. Poems
with predictable end rhyme will
probably not be included. Lake City
Lights is anxious to hear new
voices! We will not check your
literary pedigree before accepting or
rejecting. High school and college
students are welcome to submit their
work.
Email submissions to
editor@lakecitypoets.com
(Copy and paste the above
address into your email
provider.)
Painting:
"Moonrise" by Sarah Wimperis
(www.sarahwimperis.co.uk) used with
permission of the artist.
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Copyright 2012 Lake City Lights. All rights
reserved.
Lake City Lights will be updated
regularly, so check us often to see what's
new!
regularly, so check us often to see what's
new!
Comments and Suggestions
Feel free to send questions and comments
to the address below:
editor@lakecitypoets.com
Feel free to send questions and comments
to the address below:
editor@lakecitypoets.com
To Submit Your Work
Only email submissions will be
considered. Send 1-4 poems in the
text of the email (I've had some
problems opening some attached
files). Also, submit one or two
short, short (flash) stories of
between 300 and 1000 words. You
may also include a brief biography
and attach a recent photo of yourself.
Please state in your email message
that the work submitted is original
and unpublished and that you give
Lake City Lights permission to
publish the work online. If at any
time you decide to delete the work
from our magazine, we will
accommodate that request as quickly
as possible.
Send your work to
editor@lakecitypoets.com
Editor: Jerry McGinley
Only email submissions will be
considered. Send 1-4 poems in the
text of the email (I've had some
problems opening some attached
files). Also, submit one or two
short, short (flash) stories of
between 300 and 1000 words. You
may also include a brief biography
and attach a recent photo of yourself.
Please state in your email message
that the work submitted is original
and unpublished and that you give
Lake City Lights permission to
publish the work online. If at any
time you decide to delete the work
from our magazine, we will
accommodate that request as quickly
as possible.
Send your work to
editor@lakecitypoets.com
Editor: Jerry McGinley
| From the Editor: For people interested in becoming better at reading and writing poetry, I'd like to recommend a couple of books. The first is titled American Poetry: Wildness and Domesticity by Robert Bly. In this series of essays, Bly explores what is wrong with American poetry and what is right. He encourages poets to break out of the restraints of traditional English poetry, both in format and consciousness. For me the most fascinating idea is his theory that we include in our brains and in our DNA memories that date back to the earliest phases of human evolution. He stresses that in order to be fully aware of who we are, we must delve into those dark regions of our unconscious. The second book is The Real Work, Interviews & Talks, 1964-1979 by Gary Snyder. This is an easy to read collections of insights from one of the great American poets. The book is earthy and perceptive. Both books are available through Amazon (or perhaps on the shelves of your nearest used bookstore). Also, two good websites to check out are www.madpoetry.org (which gives sample poems by nearly a hundred poets in the Madison, Wisconsin area and also keeps writers up to date on all the news and events related to poetry) and www.versewisconsin.org (a very stylish online magazine full of poetry, essays, visual art, and all the poetic happenings around Wisconsin). Both sites are definitely worth exploring. |
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to overlapping words, try closing your browser and
opening the site using Internet Explorer. Some browsers
(ex. Safari and Chrome) sometimes have problems.
Visual Artists Wanted!!
It's time to add visual art to our pages. We
need original art work and photography. Send
your prints and pictures to the editor as email
attachments, and we will try to include them in
our future issues. This must be your original
work and you must give us permission to
publish them on line. Your name and website
will be posted with your work. A short bio is
welcome with your art work.
It's time to add visual art to our pages. We
need original art work and photography. Send
your prints and pictures to the editor as email
attachments, and we will try to include them in
our future issues. This must be your original
work and you must give us permission to
publish them on line. Your name and website
will be posted with your work. A short bio is
welcome with your art work.
Flash Fiction!
In an attempt try new things to broaden our audience of writers
and readers, starting with this issue, we will start considering
short, short stories, often referred to as Flash Fiction. These
should be complete stories with details and dialogue written in
the same condensed language we use when writing poetry. If
you are not familiar with the genre, do some research online or
at your bookstore. Stories must be between 300 and 1000
words. Only two stories may be submitted by an author per
issue. Include your stories in the text of your email letter.
In an attempt try new things to broaden our audience of writers
and readers, starting with this issue, we will start considering
short, short stories, often referred to as Flash Fiction. These
should be complete stories with details and dialogue written in
the same condensed language we use when writing poetry. If
you are not familiar with the genre, do some research online or
at your bookstore. Stories must be between 300 and 1000
words. Only two stories may be submitted by an author per
issue. Include your stories in the text of your email letter.