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"Begun by Donald Barthelme and Phillip Lopate, Gulf Coast is the nationally-distributed journal housed within the University of Houston's English Department, home to one of the US's top ranked creative writing programs."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

December 21, 2023

Table of contents

Introduction

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
/ 103 days
Average acceptance rate
5.88%

Types of Submissions Accepted

7 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 7000

For online - no more than 3000 words.

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Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

For online - no more than 3000 words.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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Review

No longer than 4 pages.

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Interview

No longer than 12 pages.

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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.

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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.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 7000

For online - no more than 3000 words.

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

For online - no more than 3000 words.

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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Review

No longer than 4 pages.

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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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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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