West Trade Review is a quarterly literary journal founded in 2009 by Ken Harmon and based in Charlotte, NC. An imprint of Iron Oak Editions, a nonprofit independent press, the journal publishes contemporary poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction (personal essays and memoir), book reviews, visual art, and interviews. It is published on a hybrid schedule — one print edition each spring and three online editions throughout the remainder of the year. The journal is known for championing both established and emerging writers, with work from its pages having been selected for Best American Essays, Best Debut Short Stories (PEN/Richard J. Dau Prize), Best of the Net, and Best Small Fictions, and it regularly nominates writers for the Pushcart Prize and other major awards.

West Trade Review seeks work that is fearless, honest, carefully crafted, and unafraid of artistic risk, with a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion across voices and perspectives. General submissions are free during the first week of each month from April through December; a $3 administrative fee applies at other times. Expedited responses and personalised feedback are available for an additional cost. The journal also runs annual contests — the West Trade Review Prize for Poetry and the Phyllis Grant Zellmer Prize for Fiction (up to 5,000 words) — and accepts year-round submissions of personal essays about the creative life for its Roots & Words Substack. Submissions are accepted via Submittable.