Lake Effect is a literary journal based at the Erie campus of Penn State University. It was first published in 1996. In Spring 2022, the 26th volume of the journal was released. Editors 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. Contributors Recent noteworthy contributors include: Steve Almond, Jacob M. Appel, T. R. Hummer, Michael 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] See also List of literary magazines References External links Lake Effect 1996 establishments in Pennsylvania Annual magazines published in the United States Literary magazines published in the United States Student magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1996 magazines published in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University