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"Nightmare" by AJ Donley
"Pull"
by Savanna Parra
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Submissions are open until August 1, 2022. Send us your work. We are excited to read your best short fiction, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, and poems.
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Fiction
Poetry
Volume 13 Summer 2022 Edition
Available Now!
This issue features fiction by Madison Ellingsworth, Savanna Parra, Caleb Scott, & Annabelle Ulaka; poetry by Tyler Allen Penny, Zachary Kluckman, Anne Holub, Piper Gourley & Chidiebere Sullivan among others; Creative Nonfiction by Tomas Baiza, Avery Gregurich, and Mandira Pattnaik; Cover art by Caitlin Truman-Baker
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BOOK REVIEW
"Taking Up Their Rightful Space: Grief, Hunger, and Reclamation in Akwaeke Emezi’s You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty"
by Tara Friedman
"While still full of examples of denial, plenty of anger, bargaining, all-encompassing depression, and acceptance, it is the liminal spaces between Emezi’s razor-sharp wit and scorching honesty that cut deepest."
We are pleased to announce the results of the first annual West Trade Review Prize for Poetry contest.
Grand Prize ($500 and publication in West Trade Review): Max Parker "Secrets And Surprises"
Honorable Mention: Amanda Leal, "AMERICA"
Honorable Mention: Lauren Endicott "Mama Snake Love on Vinyl"
Congratulations to all three poets!
See contest details here.
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June is National Pride Month
Discover Literary LGBTQIA+ Voices
WTR celebrates and supports all the LGBTQIA+ writers that make up an important part of our literary community. Below you will find some important titles to add to your reading list.
Happy Pride!
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