Gulf Coast Journal

A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts. Follow: @uhcwp @lawndalehouston

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Congratulations to our 2026 Gulf Coast Prizes winners: Eleanor Sturm in Poetry, Ena Selimović in nonfiction, and Edward Tyndall in fiction, as selected by our judges Richard Siken, Hala Alyan and John Milas!

Visit https://t.co/65Av0w1M92 for more details!

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Have you read "Taylor Swift" by @behm_steinberg, our 2015 Barthelme Prize Winner? You should. Here:

https://t.co/my1IpLa9s3

[Gessica Sakamoto Martini @GJMartini]

I'm so excited to share that two of my prose poems are now out in Gulf Coast Journal. Here's the first one, 🦩"Flamingos"🦩

So grateful to the editors at @Gulf_Coast for selecting my work!

https://t.co/iZm8v0UwXB

[Chill Subs @chillsubs]

Read the full list here: https://t.co/6u17oVOOxB (FULL DISCLOSURE tho, it's a paid piece because Shannan worked her ass off doing research for this)

Featured:
@Gulf_Coast
@OffAssignment
@TheSchooner
@Hopkins_Review

#writing #writingcommunity #litmags

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This Friday!

Our featured readers will be Felicia Zamora & Ryan Bollenbach. We will also be farewelling our current editorial team Anthony Sutton, Kelan Nee, & Leisa Loan

In addition, Felicia Zamora will be leading a discussion at Basket Books Friday at 1pm

See you there! 🎉

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DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Send us your work by Friday April 17th 🎉

https://t.co/65Av0w1M92

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The 2026 Gulf Coast Prizes are now open!

This year's esteemed judges are:

Hala Alyan (Nonfiction)
Richard Siken (Poetry)
John Milas (Fiction)

We look forward to receiving your work! Head to the link for submission guidelines:
https://t.co/65Av0w1M92

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Join us tomorrow night at 7pm at Basket Books & Art to celebrate the winner of the 2025 Gulf Coast Toni Beauchamp Prize Kathleen Heil, in conversation with this year's esteemed judge Natalie Hegert.

For more info, head here: https://t.co/e1waDD1IWd

See you tomorrow! 😍

[Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag]

ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY is for poetry talk 💕 Contributor @heyAbbieK was interviewed in @Gulf_Coast about her poetry collection CERTAIN SHELTER. We know you'll love it: https://t.co/ApVF2O31Hj

[Julia Meinwald @JuliaEve]

My story, Like Mud From Spinning Wheels, is part of the latest issue of @Gulf_Coast ! I am losing my mind with delight to be included in such a fine crop of pieces in a publication I absolutely adore. https://t.co/mhDvFu27ZC

[Gulf Coast Journal @Gulf_Coast]

The 2026 Gulf Coast Prizes are now open!

This year's esteemed judges are:

Hala Alyan (Nonfiction)
Richard Siken (Poetry)
John Milas (Fiction)

We look forward to receiving your work! Head to the link for submission guidelines:
https://t.co/65Av0w1M92

[Gulf Coast Journal @Gulf_Coast]

We're back at it!

The Gulf Coast Reading Series continues this Friday w/ featured reader Dylan Bassett, joined by UHCWP students Malcolm Mitchell, Iqra Khan, and Conor Hogan

1pm-Dylan Bassett in conversation at Basket Books 7pm-Reading at Lawndale Art Center🎉

See you there!

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More special programming for Gulf Coast's 40th Anniversary!

This Friday, February 13th at 7pm at Box 13 Gallery

"Artist Interface"- featuring sensational artists Verónica Gaona & Jakayla Monay, whose incredible work has graced the covers & pages of Gulf Coast.

See you there!

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This week we're celebrating contemporary Italian Literature & Translation with award winning writer JENNIFER SCAPPETTONE, Strega winner ANDREA BAJANI, & UH’s own KAITLIN RIZZO!

1pm-Basket Books Q&A
7pm- Art League Houston Reading

Come celebrate with us! Vi aspettiamo! 🎉🍾

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This Friday! A special multi-lingual edition of the Gulf Coast Reading Series ft. Laura Cesarco Eglin & UH student readers Zahra Tavana, Dillon Scalzo, and John Michael Ahern 🎉

Join us at 7pm at Lawndale Art Center.

This is going to be a fun one, so we hope to see you there!

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Join us Friday at 7pm at Lawndale featuring Randall J. Tyrone and UHCWP readers James Braun, Christopher Hewitt, and Ona Akinde 😍

Also join us at 1pm at Basket Books for a conversation with Randall!

Sure to be a fun one, mighty even get a little...spooky? 👻 Find out Friday!

[Michelle R. Brady @BradyMichelleR]

So excited to share that an excerpt of my novel in progress won the Gulf Coast Prize for Fiction this year!! I'm incredibly grateful to @Gulf_Coast and @rachelhengqp for selecting my work. Thank you! 🙏https://t.co/IxrxMQUIsn

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This Thursday at Sicardi Gallery!

Entry is free, but please register here: https://t.co/rGruSI9wdu

@worldpoetrybook @uhcwp @SicardiGallery

[Duotrope @Duotrope]

Today's listing of the day is: Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts @Gulf_Coast (fee-based) https://t.co/gcGeEf3JED #WritingCommunity

[Daniel Seifert @DanSeifwrites]

Excited to share a short story that the awesome editors at @Gulf_Coast accepted! Link below 👀

[K. A. Polzin @K_A_Polzin]

I'm thrilled that my story, "For Me," appears in Gulf Coast Issue 37.2. Many thanks to Leisa Loan, Miles Farrell, and all the folks at @Gulf_Coast https://t.co/0AJbEz1lFt