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Guidelines

"We accept fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and novel excerpts (especially looking for more of those). We have no fees during our regular reading period, April-December. Our aesthetic drive is in pursuit of work that is Fearless, Crafted, Impassioned (that's our motto!)"

"We accept fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and novel excerpts (especially looking for more of those). We have no fees during our regular reading period, April-December. Our aesthetic drive is in pursuit of work that is Fearless, Crafted, Impassioned (that's our motto!)"

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

4-6 weeks / 13 days

Acceptance Rate

8.57%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

3 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Statistics

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
You're the best!

Track submission

82

Total submissions tracked

13 days

Average response time

8.57%

Average acceptance rate

3 days

Fastest response time

35 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 682 days, 889 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

Submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter and a biography of no more than 150 words. Work submitted without a biography will not be considered.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Work must be submitted as a Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx). Follow conventional formatting. Include a clear title of the work.

Rights for published work

West Trade Review reserves all publication rights for each issue's design and content, as well as for first North American publishing rights. The journal also retains rights to use works for promotional and publicity pieces in printed or computerized formats. Authors and artists retain their rights for future publication/use.

Additional info

Active on social media "We will occasionally run promos with expedited and/or personalized responses for free." Contributors receive 2 copies WTR regularly submits prize nominations for the O'Henry Award, Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best of the Net, and the Pushcart Prize.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1981 | United States

West Trade Review is published quarterly (one print edition each spring and an online quarterly each summer, fall, and winter). We strive to put forth the best contemporary poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction (personal essays/memoir), photography, and artwork and publish a mix of established and up and coming writers/artists. Work from our journal has been selected for inclusion in Best American Essays, Best Debut Short Stories, and Best Short Fiction, and we regularly nominate writers for all major prizes including Pushcart, Best of the Net, Best American Series, and others. Our mission is to perpetuate the work of artists both well known and yet-to-be-known, simultaneously enriching our world through the written word and visual arts. We strive to reflect diversity in style, content and perspective throughout prose, poetry, photography and other artwork.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Ken Harmon

Editor-in-Chief

D.W. White

Editor

Mary Sutton

Editor

Kelly Harrison

Editor