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Fiction

Gulf Coast

Closes 1 Mar 2027
Length
Up to 7,000 words
Pay
Not stated
Fee
Reading fee 3.00 USD
Simultaneous
Allowed
Reprints
Original only

What they accept

Gulf Coast is a journal of literature and fine arts published at the University of Houston. Its print fiction call takes previously unpublished stories of up to 7,000 words from September 1 to March 1, charges $3, and pays $50 per printed page.

Literary
Anonymous reading
Not required
Query after
90 days
AI policy
No AI-use policy stated in the guidelines checked.

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