Winners receive $1,000 and publication in Third Coast. All contest entries will be considered for publication in Third Coast.

Submit up to three previously unpublished poems at a time, in one file. All manuscripts should be typed. Please include entry title and page numbers on all manuscript pages. Because judging is blind, the author’s name and identifying information (address, email, phone number, and bio) should appear only in the “cover letter” section of the Submittable form; identifying information must not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself. Manuscripts including identifying information will be disqualified.

Simultaneous submissions are permitted, though if work is accepted elsewhere, we ask that it be withdrawn from the contest immediately. If a piece is chosen as a finalist, we ask that it be withdrawn from other publications’ consideration until our judge selects a winner. Multiple entries are permitted, but each entry must be submitted separately.

The entry fee is $10 (payable online). No money will be refunded.

Writers associated with the judges, WMU, or Third Coast are not eligible to submit.

Winners receive $1,000 and publication in Third Coast. All contest entries will be considered for publication in Third Coast.

Submit one previously unpublished story of up to 9,000 words. All manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced. Please include entry title and page numbers on all manuscript pages. Because judging is blind, the author’s name and identifying information (address, email, phone number, and bio) should appear only in the “cover letter” section of the Submittable form; identifying information must not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself. Manuscripts including identifying information will be disqualified.

Simultaneous submissions are permitted, though if work is accepted elsewhere, we ask that it be withdrawn from the contest immediately. If a piece is chosen as a finalist, we ask that it be withdrawn from other publications’ consideration until our judge selects a winner. Multiple entries are permitted, but each entry must be submitted separately.

The entry fee is $10 (payable online). No money will be refunded.

Writers associated with the judges, WMU, or Third Coast are not eligible to submit.

• Please submit one-act plays of no more than 20 pages.
• Third Coast strongly encourages the submission of 10-minute plays that have had readings or productions, but have not received publication.
• Please submit in standard play format.

1 year: $16
2 years: $28
3 years: $40

1 year (international): $20

1 year (institutional): $20  
2 years (institutional): $35

Issue 53 is now available for individual purchase.