West Trestle Review strives to respond to submissions within three months and aims to provide a supportive platform for underrepresented voices

West Trestle Review is an online literary magazine that publishes poetry and visual art by women and non-binary creators from around the globe. The journal is dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and has a special focus on supporting BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) poets and artists through its Fairlies category, which accepts reprints of work previously published in print

Online publications putting forward exceptional short stories for Best of the Net.

Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Publications with verse selected for America's foremost poetry anthology. These journals consistently publish poetry representing the most significant contemporary verse across styles and approaches.

Lit Mags Featured in Best American Poetry Anthologies

Identifies publications that put forward outstanding online work for this respected digital anthology established in 2006.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

BASS represents the most mainstream recognition for short fiction in America. These journals serve as the initial screening layer for potential inclusion in this widely-read collection.

Literary Mags That Nominate for Best American Short Stories

Online journals that specifically champion poetry for Best of the Net consideration.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

West Trestle Review

General Submissions

General call

Poetry: Submissions for BIPOC poets

Poems submitted to Fairlies will have been written by a woman of color or non-binary writer of color and published at least one year ago in a print-only publication. Please send up to five poems in one document. Include the title of each submission, the name of the journal where it was published, and the year of publication. 

REPRINT submissions for BIPOC authors only

Dear artist, 
Thank you for considering West Trestle Review as a home for your visual art. Women and non-binary artists are welcome to submit up to five low-res images as JPEG attachments. Tell us about your process in the cover letter. If your work is chosen, we will request high-res images. We aim to respond within three months. If you haven't heard back from us in 90 days feel free to give us a nudge via Submittable. Please do send more than one image in a submission so that the editors have a sense of your work. 
Originality and Ownership Clause: All contributors will be asked to affirm that the work is her / their own creative effort, unadulterated by machine-generated visual or literary art.
We ask that contributors wait one year after their piece was published before submitting again. 
Finally, by submitting your work here, you are agreeing to be added to our email list. Our newsletters are short and occasional.

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Poetry: Submissions for BIPOC poets

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