The Fear of Being Found

Erin Elizabeth Smith's The Fear of Being Found was published recently by Three Candles Press. Her poems "Sin (Storm): A Pantoum" and "Macha Speaks of Her Children" appeared in Issue 22 of Third Coast.

Knockemstiff Receives National Recognition

Congratulations to Third Coast author, Donald Ray Pollack. His debut collection of short stories, Knockemstiff, has garnered national attention in recent weeks, including a favorable review in the March 23, 2008 edition of the New York Times Book Review. Pollack published his first story, "Discipline," in our Spring 2005 Tenth Anniversary issue (and "Lard" in Fall 2006). In his review, Jonathan Miles describes Pollack's voice as "fresh and full-throated," and claims his best stories, "leave an indelible smear." Here is a link to the complete review.

2008 Contest Winners

Below are the results of the 2008 Fiction and Drama Contests.

Fiction Contest

Winner: "The Three Davids" by Roger Sheffer

Finalists:
"Slackwater" by Heather Brittain Bergstrom
"Long Division" by Timothy Crandle
"Holes" by Teresa Milbrodt
"The Knowledge of Cedar" by Irene Keliher
"In Jersey City" by Siobhan Scarry

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Drama Contest

Winner: "Penelope and the Sterile Field" by James Magruder

Finalists:
"The Mistress of Wholesome" by Jacob Appel
"The Switch Room" by Jason Lenz
"Simprov" by Laurence Klaven
"Buskers" by Anesa Miller
"Nobody's Watching" by Ed Minus

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We thank all of the writers who submitted their work.

Third Coast at AWP

If you are attending the AWP conference this week, stop by our table at the bookfair to say hello and check out our newest issue. The Fall 2007 issue features Kate Lane's story, "Red Winter," which won our 2007 fiction contest, and fantastic work by Maggie Smith, Mark Kraushaar, Jonathan Weinert, Terry Wolverton, Nance Van Winkel, Seth Abramson, Jean Valentine, Porter Fox, Charles McLeod, Jessica Roeder, Eric Gansworth, and many other exceptional writers.

We hope to see you there!

Deadline Extended

We have extended our Poetry and Creative Nonfiction Award postmark deadline to February 29th, 2008. Please visit our contest page for complete submission guidelines.

Welcome

Welcome to Third Coast's new blog. We'll be posting news, book reviews, contest announcements, recommended books, and other information.

We hope you'll check in often.