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Third Coast Literary Magazine

A Publication of Western Michigan University’s Graduate Creative Writing Program

Founded in 1995 by graduate students of the Western Michigan University English department, Third Coast is one of the nation’s premier literary magazines—and one of only a handful of nationally distributed literary magazines to regularly include four genres; Third Coast consistently publishes excellent, and often award-winning, fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama.

04/23/2026

Grab your summer read as the season grows closer! Link in bio 📖☀️Click the link in our bio to purchase issue 55/56 and soak up some sun with Third Coast!

04/22/2026

third coast magazine wishes you a happy earth day🌏🌷🌞

03/05/2026

Thank you so much to Le Mondo, Western Humanities Review, and Waxwing for a wonderful off-site reading last night.

03/04/2026

We have the most beautiful booth at AWP. I DARE YOU to prove us wrong.

Please come say hi, play Dice & Draft, and grab a free bookmark!!

02/26/2026

Check out the new story “Hypothetically Speaking” by Amy Clark on our website!

thirdcoastmagazine.com/readonline

02/24/2026

Meet our spring interns Cash, Nora, Khloe, Rosey, and Bridget!! 📖🩷

02/12/2026

✨ATTENTION WRITERS✨ The submission deadline for our poetry & fiction contest is rapidly approaching! The contest closes this Sunday, February 15th.

Winners from both categories will be awarded a $1000 prize and a spot in our next issue. We encourage you to submit today!

See thirdcoastmagazine.com/submissions for more details.

02/10/2026

Check out the new story “Maneater” from Patrick J. Zhou on our website! 🖊️✨

thirdcoastmagazine.com/readonline

02/06/2026

⭐️ATTENTION WRITERS!!⭐️ The submission deadline for Third Coast Magazine is rapidly approaching. Submissions for our fiction and poetry contest are open for 9 more days!!

Winners from both categories will be awarded a $1000 prize and a spot in our next issue. All contest submissions will be considered for publication. Mark your calendars!! 📚

See thirdcoastmagazine.com/submissions for more details

12/13/2025

Our winner from round 2 is... Marie!!

Now for round 3 of the 2025 Third Coast Cat Competition, we have Marie vs. Padfoot!

As a reminder, Marie is a particular little lady who prefers things done her way. She enjoys lounging in her tent and loafing on top of her subordinates like a broody hen.

Padfoot is a menace, but her cuddles will melt your heart. She enjoys exploring the rafters of the basement, and is often covered in cobwebs from said rafters. Her favorite place to puke is from the top of the internet router. So many electronics to spew on!

12/09/2025

The winner of round one was... Storm!!🌪️🌩️🐱
Now, for the second round of the 2025 Third Coast Cat Contest, we have Marie vs. Storm!

Marie is a particular little lady who prefers things done her way. She enjoys lounging in her tent and loafing on top of her subordinates like a broody hen.

As a reminder, Storm is four years old and has a talent for causing copyediting chaos for her owners--all while looking mildly unimpressed.

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