Writer Submissions
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Lake Country is one of the fastest-growing areas in the midwest. Each bimonthly issue of Lake Country Journal Magazine captures the essence of why we work, play, and live in this area. Through a diverse blend of articles from features and fiction, to recreation, recipes, gardening, and nature, this quality lifestyle magazine promotes positive family and business endeavors, showcases our natural and cultural resources, and highlights the best of our people, places, and events. LCJM READERSMost of the people who will read your articles live in the north central Minnesota lakes area as well as many in the metro or outstate locations. All have some significant attachment to the area. We have readers of various ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles. EDITORIAL STATEMENTAfter reading your article, we hope to have a deeper understanding of some aspect of our community, our environment, ourselves, or humanity in general. Tell us something new. Show us something we didn’t see before. Help us grasp the significance of your topic. Use analogies, allusions, and other literary techniques to add color to your writing. Add breadth by making the subject relevant to all readers—especially those who aren’t already interested in your subject. Add depth by connecting your subject with timeless insights. FRONT PORCHIn 100–400 words, amuse our readers with amazing facts, hints, tips, advice for solving problems, true stories that happened in our region, funny or clever things you heard someone say, humorous photos with clever captions, lists of the best of something, or ways to do something, or service information. PROMOTIONSTell us about a unique product, business, or service available in our area. Send us 100 words and several photos or drawings to choose from. We will select articles that we deem to be of interest to our readers. Preference will be given to well-written and amusing or clever articles. There is no charge nor payment for this reader service. FEATURE ARTICLES (Query first)1,200–1,500 words, General categories:
ESSAYSThoughtful prose or drawings about life—particularly life in our region. Humorous, inspirational, or philosophical. We’re looking for significant ideas, cleverly, or beautifully expressed. Essays: 600–800 words. DEPARTMENTS (Query first)Profiles Recreation Healthy Living Poetry Short Fiction SUBMISSIONSSend hard copy in standard manuscript form: double-spaced; name, address, and telephone number (include FAX number if available) in top left-hand corner; word-count and rights offered in top right-hand corner. If you are offering second rights, please give the name and location of the publication in which the work first appeared. We prefer to receive all articles on digital file. If necessary, we will work with "hard copy" but will deduct the re-typing costs from the contributor's payment. We can work with either PC or MAC Files. It is necessary that you save the file format as either "ASCI" or "txt". This option will usually be in your save dialog box, under file format options. It is also possible to export your file by going to a command called "Export". If you have difficulty establishing these two options call us with any questions E-MAILING AN ARTICLEWhen e-mailing an article (which is a very effective method of sending to us), do not send it as an attachment. Please call up your article, select all, copy, then paste it directly into your open e-mail document. Then just send it. Our e-mail address is jodi@lakecountryjournal.com. We cannot be responsible for your manuscripts or photos, so don’t send us your only copy. If you want them returned, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Send photos, manuscripts, or queries to:
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