Edward Hower has published twelve books, including nine novels, two collections of stories, and, most recently, What Can You Do: Personal Essays and Travel Writings. His work has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, Smithsonian, American Scholar, Southern Review, Epoch, Five Points, and elsewhere. He has been awarded fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council for the Arts, as well as two Fulbright Grants to India.
When reading prose submissions—novels, short stories, memoirs, essay collections—he is partial to work which features strong character development and sense of place, a good story (with fiction), and a clear, interesting, and original prose style. He likes both contemporary and historical work. He will also consider young adult novels. He rarely finishes reading science fiction, detective or fantasy novels, or plot-driven thrillers.
Contact Edward at edwardhower@gmail.com.
Peter Fortunato is a founding editor of Cayuga Lake Books. A poet as well as a fiction writer and memoirist, he is most interested in reading poetry submissions. Subject matter and the writer’s literary pedigree are not so important as the urgency of the voice and the beauty of form he wants in poetry.
In 2016, Peter and Jack Hopper edited the landmark collection From the Finger Lakes: A Poetry Anthology. Peter’s most recent book from CLB is Desert Wind: My Life in Qatar (2023). His own poetry books from CLB are Entering the Mountain (2017) and Late Morning: New and Selected Poems (2013). In 2019, Fomite Press published his novel, Carnevale. In 2024, Fomite press published Peter’s poetry collection, World Headquarters. His website is www.peterfortunato.net.
Contact Peter at poetfortunato@gmail.com.
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