The 2007 Third Coast Fiction and Poetry Award
First Prize: $1,000 & Publication

Final Judges
For fiction: Chang-rae Lee
For poetry: Carolyn Forché

Send entries to:

Third Coast 2007 Fiction or Poetry Contest
Department of English
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331

Open to all writers unassociated with the judges or Third Coast. Postmark deadline: October 15th, 2006. Prize-winning issue: Fall 2007. Entry fee: $15 per manuscript. Please make checks or money orders payable to Third Coast. Each fee entitles entrant to a 1-year subscription to Third Coast, an extension of an existing subscription, or a gift subscription. Please indicate your choice and enclose a complete address for subscription. Please send each entry separately, and mark clearly whether it is a fiction or poetry entry. Any previously unpublished short story or standalone novel or novella excerpt of up to 9,000 words is eligible for the fiction contest; up to five unpublished poems totaling no more than 12 pages are eligible for the poetry contest. Simultaneous submissions are permitted; if accepted elsewhere, we ask that they be withdrawn from the contest immediately. No money will be refunded. Submissions will not be returned; send SASE for results only. All manuscripts should be typed (fiction entries double-spaced) and accompanied by a cover letter. The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself.