West Trade Review
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Publishing the best contemporary fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art since 2009. Literary magazine based out of Charlotte, NC.
Charlotte, NC
Joined June 2020
Our fourth annual poetry contest is now open. The grand prize is $1000 and publication in the Spring 2026 print edition. Submit by end of day on 2/9, and we'll respond to your submission within 2 weeks (at no extra charge). Details: #writingcommunity
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“the entire middle class kneeled with cupped hands to drink the only fresh water left on Earth” Excerpt from Alex Gurtis’s “Under a Honey-Dipped Moon,” which appeared in the Winter 2024 collection of Online Exclusives. Listen here: #poetrycommunity
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Iron Oak Editions writing workshops are a mix of a craft lecture, discussion, and a writing exercise. Climbing the Scenic Mountain: A Micro Approach to Story Structure is Feb. 22nd. Sign up today. Seats are limited. Details: #writingcommunity
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RT @WTRlitmag: Need honest, constructive criticism? Consider working with one of our professional editors that can offer detailed developme…
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RT @WTRlitmag: “He cannot trust/his spine./It’s rotting hollyhock column/deteriorating/petals between his L5 and S1.” Excerpt from Taylor…
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RT @WTRlitmag: Iron Oak Editions writing workshops mix craft lecture, discussion, and a writing exercise. Single-session workshops include…
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RT @WTRlitmag: “These colors, I think, must agitate the unquiet spirit of the woman who was hanged from the tower window five hundred years…
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RT @WTRlitmag: Our fourth annual poetry contest is now open. The grand prize is $1000 and publication in the Spring 2026 print edition. Su…
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RT @WTRlitmag: The editors of West Trade Review seek creative nonfiction that engages with the ideas of mental health and mental wellness.…
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RT @WTRlitmag: Our fiction contest is open. Grand prize is $1000 and publication in the spring 2026 print edition. Submit by end of day on…
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“Danny committed suicide slowly, like most of us do, with a bottle instead of a gun.” Excerpt from this week’s #FlashbackFriday, “Parts Unknown,” by Les Brady. It appeared in the Spring 2022 print edition. Read the full piece at the link below: #litmag
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Our fiction contest is open. Grand prize is $1000 and publication in the spring 2026 print edition. Submit by end of day on 2/9, and we'll respond to your submission within 2 weeks. See the link below for details: ⠀ ⠀ #writingcommunity
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“He cannot trust/his spine./It’s rotting hollyhock column/deteriorating/petals between his L5 and S1.” Excerpt from Taylor Franson-Thiel’s “Spondylolisthesis.” It appeared in the Winter 2024 edition. Listen to her read below: #writingcommunity
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Need honest, constructive criticism? Consider working with one of our professional editors that can offer detailed developmental feedback. The @IronOakEditions editorial critique team is here to help you refine your work. #writingcommunity
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The editors of West Trade Review seek creative nonfiction that engages with the ideas of mental health and mental wellness. Submit by end of day on 2/9, and we'll respond to your submission within 2 weeks. Details at the link below: #writingcommunity
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“Time is both the answer and the question for Vallianatos, and she gives physicality to its presence in the many entrances and exits of her various players…” From a review of “Origin Stories” by Corinna Vallianatos, new from @GraywolfPress . Read here:
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“I don’t know what happens to a person between one thing and the next, how it holds through bones—beneath skin.” From “Geologic Unconformity” by Rebecca Brock. It appeared in our Winter 2024 collection of Online Exclusives. Read here: #writingcommunity
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“These colors, I think, must agitate the unquiet spirit of the woman who was hanged from the tower window five hundred years ago.” From Noah Dunn’s “Herbs de Provence,” from the Fall 2024 collection of Online Exclusives. Details: #writingcommunity
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Iron Oak Editions writing workshops mix craft lecture, discussion, and a writing exercise. Single-session workshops include The Art of the Opening and Exploring the Depths of the Ghazal. Sign up today. Seats are limited. Details: #writingcommunity
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RT @WTRlitmag: Our fiction contest is open. Grand prize is $1000 and publication in the spring 2026 print edition. Submit by end of day on…
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