West Trade Review

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West Trade Review is a quarterly literary journal seeking original, unpublished fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction with a focus on socially engaged writing and elevating underrepresented voices.

Response time info: final decisions typically do not take more than 3 months at most although we tend to read and respond to most submissions within one month or less

Read the full guidelines at westtradereview.com

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryOpens Aug 15

Literary fiction only (no genre pieces); character-driven, risk-taking, and psychologically deep stories; submit one prose piece up to 5000 words; must include a 3rd person bio (max 150 words); writers may not submit more than once per reading period; $3 general submission fee (free on first 3 days…

nonfictionOpens Aug 15

Personal essays, memoir, literary journalism, and lyric essays up to 6000 words; must blend style with substance and reach beyond the personal; submit one piece; must include a 3rd person bio (max 150 words); writers may not submit more than once per reading period; $3 general submission fee (free…

poetryOpens Aug 15

Submit up to 5 poems in a single file; poems should feature powerful imagery and linguistic originality; must include a 3rd person bio (max 150 words); writers may not submit more than once per reading period; $3 general submission fee (free on first 3 days of each month, April–December); expedited…

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