West Trade Review - Poetry
(Fiction)
Description
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Note: submit once per reading period.
We are looking for poems that perform Olympic feats with language that leave a reader in wonder while still referring back to the basic things that make us human. We want powerful imagery and enjoy the juxtaposition of images in interesting and unexpected ways.
We want poems 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 are looking for poems that perform Olympic feats with language that leave a reader in wonder while still referring back to the basic things that make us human. We want powerful imagery and enjoy the juxtaposition of images in interesting and unexpected ways.
We want poems 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, 2026 thru Aug 1, 2026 (Ends 17 days from now)
- Submission Window - Aug 15, 2026 thru Dec 15, 2026 (Begins 30 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
GeneralMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Poetry
Any length
Non-Paying
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
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: 13 | Average: 23.62 | Median: 24 | Max: 37
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
100.00% - avg 23 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 17 July 2020
Last officially checked: 15 February 2026