Magazine · Houston, Texas, USA
Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts is a student-run biannual print and online literary journal housed in the University of Houston's English Department in Houston, Texas. Begun by Donald Barthelme and Phillip Lopate as Domestic Crude in 1982 before debuting as Gulf Coast in 1986, the journal publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, interviews, book reviews, full-color visual art portfolios, and critical art writing. Regular print submissions are read via Submittable from September 1 through March 1 with a $3 reading fee dedicated to contributor honorariums, accepting
Open to poets
- Print Edition. Sep 1–Mar 1. Fee: $3. Pays: $50 per page in print; $75 for online exclusives. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; tell them promptly if taken. Up to 5 poems.
- Gulf Coast Prize in Translation. Last listed deadline Aug 31, 2024; check for a current cycle. Fee: $20. Pays: $1,000 prize.
- Online Exclusives. Last listed deadline Aug 31, 2024; check for a current cycle. Fee: $20. Pays: $1,000 prize.
Official site: gulfcoastmag.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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