Third Coast Fiction Contest ★Work published here has won or been selected for: O. Henry Award Series, Pushcart Prize, Best of the West: New Stories fro….
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Last checkedThird Coast Magazine’s annual Fiction and Poetry Contests offer publication and $1,000 prizes to selected winners.
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fictionLiterary
The 2026 Fiction Contest accepts one previously unpublished story of up to 9,000 words. The entry fee is $10 and includes one issue of Third Coast; the winner receives $1,000 and publication.
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The 2026 Poetry Contest accepts up to three previously unpublished poems at a time in one file. The entry fee is $10 and includes one issue of Third Coast; the winner receives $1,000 and publication.
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