Third Coast does not publish issues around specific themes. The editors invite submissions of unsolicited manuscripts all year long, although response times may be slower during summer months. Payment to contributors is two contributor's copies and a one-year subscription. Please do not submit dot-matrix printouts.
Copies are acceptable if they are clear and legible.
There is no maximum or minimum length. Writers may submit two or three short-shorts at one time. Poetry should be typed and single-spaced, with the author's name or a shortened title on each page. Stanza breaks should be double-spaced. Please submit a maximum of five poems.