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Gulf Coast is a journal of literature, art, and critical art writing, publishing contributors who represent a flow of international cultures, voices, and aesthetics. Through programs and publications, and in collaboration with the University of Houston, Gulf Coast brings consequential art and writing to an engaged audience.
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Average acceptance rate
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 7000
For online - no more than 3000 words.
Nonfiction
Max words: 7000
For online - no more than 3000 words.
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Review
No longer than 4 pages.
Interview
No longer than 12 pages.
Translations
Translations of poetry (up to 5 poems per submission) and prose (up to 20 pages double-spaced) should include a brief bio of the author and indicate whether the translator has been given permissions.
Art
For all other work, including proposals for commissioned work (reportage, travel writing, etc.) and graphic storytelling and visual narratives that are too large for upload in the online submissions manager, please query the Editor at EditorInChief@GulfCoastMag.org.
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
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Details
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Magazine
Founded in 1986 | United States
Masthead
We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)
Rosa Boshier González
Editor-in-Chief
Ryan Bollenbach
Managing Editor
Leisa Loan
Digital Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
50
Average acceptance rate
5.88%
Average response time
103 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
58/105 days
Fastest response time
28 days
Slowest response time
190 days