Submission Guidelines
Submissions are currently closed for plays.
We are accepting submissions of short stories, poetry and opinion essays for the Fall 2025 issue of Lost Lake Folk Opera from April 1-August 30, 2025. SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED FOR SHORT PLAYS.
Lost Lake Folk Opera is proud to announce that Submissions are Open for its fifteenth issue, Volume 10, with the special theme, United We Write. LLFO v10
Tom Driscoll, Managing editor and publisher.
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Please select the correct imprint for your submission from our upload forms and look over specific guidelines for each imprint.
Shipwreckt Books accepts submissions year-round, but the general reading and acquisition period occurs between November and February.
Rocket Science Press for fiction, literary as well as genre novels and short story collections.
Lost Lake Folk Art for memoirs, family stories, bio, essays as well as any other non-fiction.
Up On Big Rock Poetry Series for high quality poetry - no chapbooks, only full-length collections.
Lost Lake Folk Opera literary magazine published annually in the Fall. Please include a short bio with you manuscript - short fiction (1000-6000 wds); one-act and other short plays or scenes (1000-6000 wds); essays and opinion (500-3000 wds); poetry (no more than 10 poems or 10 pages).
Manuscript Development and Editorial Services - We assist authors with their manuscripts by enriching and elevating writing style, focusing on the narrative - fiction or non-fiction - expanding and/or cutting when it's necessary. To learn more about Shipwreckt Books development and editorial services, please use the submission upload below.
Submission Guidelines
Lost Lake Folk Opera - literary magazine.
Submissions for the fifteenth issue of Lost Lake Folk Opera V10 will close August 30, 2025.
Submission Guidelines
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Rocket Science Press - for fiction, literary as well as genre novels and short story collections. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 10-20 pp.
Shipwreckt Books accepts submissions year-round, but the general reading and acquisition period occurs between November and February.
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Lost Lake Folk Art - for memoirs, family stories, bio, essays as well as any other non-fiction.
Up On Big Rock Poetry Series - for high quality poetry - no chapbooks, only full-length collections.
Lost Lake Folk Opera - literary magazine published twice annually. Please include a short bio with you manuscript - short fiction (1000-6000 wds); one-act and other short plays or scenes (1000-6000 wds); essays and opinion (500-3000 wds); poetry (no more than 10 poems or 10 pages).
Manuscript Development and Editorial Services - We assist authors with their manuscripts by enriching and elevating writing style, focusing on the narrative - fiction or non-fiction - expanding and/or cutting when it's necessary. To learn more about Shipwreckt Books development and editorial services, please use the submission upload below.
You have selected
Lost Lake Folk Art - for memoirs, family stories, bio, essays as well as any other non-fiction. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 10-20 pp.
Shipwreckt Books accepts submissions year-round, but the general reading and acquisition period occurs between November and February.
Rocket Science Press for fiction, literary as well as genre novels and short story collections. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 10-20 pp.
Up On Big Rock Poetry Series - for high quality poetry - no chapbooks, only full-length collections.
Lost Lake Folk Opera - literary magazine published twice annually. Please include a short bio with you manuscript - short fiction (1000-6000 wds); one-act and other short plays or scenes (1000-6000 wds); essays and opinion (500-3000 wds); poetry (no more than 10 poems or 10 pages).
We acquire First North American Serial Rights upon acceptance and retain exclusive rights to your submission for six months following publication. Your piece will be archived and may be included in online and/or future retrospective editions. If you republish your work, please attribute first publication to Lost Lake Folk Opera magazine.
Manuscript Development and Editorial Services - We assist authors with their manuscripts by enriching and elevating writing style, focusing on the narrative - fiction or non-fiction - expanding and/or cutting when it's necessary. To learn more about Shipwreckt Books development and editorial services, please use the submission upload below.Submission Guidelines
Submission Guidelines
You have selected
Up On Big Rock Poetry Series - for high quality poetry - no chapbooks, only full-length collections. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 5-10 poems.
Shipwreckt Books accepts submissions year-round, but the general reading and acquisition period occurs between November and February.
Rocket Science Press for fiction, literary as well as genre novels and short story collections. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 10-20 pp.
Lost Lake Folk Art - for memoirs, family stories, bio, essays as well as any other non-fiction. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 10-20 pp.
Lost Lake Folk Opera - literary magazine published twice annually. Please include a short bio with you manuscript - short fiction (1000-6000 wds); one-act and other short plays or scenes (1000-6000 wds); essays and opinion (500-3000 wds); poetry (no more than 10 poems or 10 pages).
Manuscript Development and Editorial Services - We assist authors with their manuscripts by enriching and elevating writing style, focusing on the narrative - fiction or non-fiction - expanding and/or cutting when it's necessary. To learn more about Shipwreckt Books development and editorial services, please use the submission upload below.
Submission Guidelines
You have selected
Manuscript Development and Editorial Services - We assist authors with their manuscripts by enriching and elevating writing style, focusing on the narrative - fiction or non-fiction - expanding and/or cutting when it's necessary. To learn more about Shipwreckt Books development and editorial services, please use the submission upload below.
Shipwreckt Books accepts submissions year-round, but the general reading and acquisition period occurs between November and February.
Rocket Science Press for fiction, literary as well as genre novels and short story collections. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 10-20 pp.
Lost Lake Folk Art - for memoirs, family stories, bio, essays as well as any other non-fiction. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 10-20 pp.
Up On Big Rock Poetry Series - for high quality poetry - no chapbooks, only full-length collections. Please submit a query letter, short bio and writing sample - 5-10 poems.
Lost Lake Folk Opera - literary magazine published twice annually. Please include a short bio with you manuscript - short fiction (1000-6000 wds); one-act and other short plays or scenes (1000-6000 wds); essays and opinion (500-3000 wds); poetry (no more than 10 poems or 10 pages).