Gulf Coast

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Gulf Coast Literary Journal publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, reviews, interviews, and online exclusives, with regular print submissions accepted during its annual reading period.

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Mar 1, 2027Fee: $3Pays: $50 per .doc or PDF page for print fiction

Regular print submissions are open from September 1 through March 1. Submit previously unpublished fiction; prose submissions may not exceed 7,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but multiple submissions in the same genre are not accepted.

fictionLiteraryCloses Mar 1, 2027Fee: $3Pays: $100 for online-exclusive prose

Online Exclusives accept prose submissions during Gulf Coast's stated regular reading period. Prose should be typed, double-spaced, and paginated; Gulf Coast is less likely to accept submissions of more than 3,000 words.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Mar 1, 2027Fee: $3Pays: $50 per .doc or PDF page for print nonfiction

Regular print submissions are open from September 1 through March 1. Submit previously unpublished nonfiction; prose submissions may not exceed 7,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but multiple submissions in the same genre are not accepted.

otherLiteraryCloses Mar 1, 2027Fee: $3Pays: $50 per .doc or PDF page for print work

Regular print submissions are open from September 1 through March 1. Gulf Coast accepts unsolicited reviews, occasionally publishes them, and typically commissions reviews; single-book reviews may not exceed four pages, and interviews may not exceed twelve pages.

poetryLiteraryCloses Mar 1, 2027Fee: $3Pays: $50 per .doc or PDF page for print poetry

Regular print submissions are open from September 1 through March 1. Submit previously unpublished poetry, with up to five poems per submission. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but multiple submissions in the same genre are not accepted.

poetryLiteraryCloses Mar 1, 2027Fee: $3Pays: $75 for online-exclusive poetry

Online Exclusives accept poetry submissions during Gulf Coast's stated regular reading period, with up to five poems per submission.

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