Lake: A Journal of Arts and Environment, published by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus, is staging a contest seeking literary entries for its next issue.

Non-fiction stories including personal, lyric and narrative essays and memoirs are eligible. The contest, sponsored by Meiklejohn Architects Inc., awards a $250 prize and publication in issue #8 of Lake.

Deadline for entries is July 15, 2012. Entry fee of $20 includes a one-year subscription to Lake. Submissions must be double-spaced, computer-printed copy with no name or identifying marks on the manuscript. Email submissions are not accepted.

Further contest and submission details can be found at: http://www.lakejournal.ca/submissions.html

Submissions can be mailed to: LAKE, Dept. of Creative Studies, FIN 161, University of British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Kelowna BC, V1V 1V7.