West Trade Review - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
Note: this publication may close early for submissions if they reach a submission quota; these early closures will not be tracked in this listing.
Note: submit once per reading period.
We look for fiction with a literary focus and prioritize characterization and psychological depth. No genre pieces considered.
We want stories that make the reader think and feel, work that humbles us with its joy, humor, embarrassment, anger, hope, grief, or all of the above, and gravitate toward writing that has something important to teach us--something that readers really need to know, but might not have understood this was a need until the last word of the work.
Note: submit once per reading period.
We look for fiction with a literary focus and prioritize characterization and psychological depth. No genre pieces considered.
We want stories that make the reader think and feel, work that humbles us with its joy, humor, embarrassment, anger, hope, grief, or all of the above, and gravitate toward writing that has something important to teach us--something that readers really need to know, but might not have understood this was a need until the last word of the work.
This market charges a fee of $3.00 to submit.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission window - Apr 1, 2025 thru Aug 1, 2025 (Ends 38 days from now)
- Submission window - Aug 15, 2025 thru Dec 15, 2025 (Begins 51 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
LiteraryMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
Non-Paying
Novel Excerpt
8000 to 12000 words
Non-Paying
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 8 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 5 | Average: 27.37 | Median: 27 | Max: 60
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
100.00% - avg 27 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(25 min | 25.00 average | 25 median | 25 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 17 July 2020
Last officially checked: 14 February 2025