West Branch is a literary magazine with a long-standing commitment to publishing work that is formally ambitious and emotionally resonant. While the organization is listed as unknown in the provided data, the journal has historically been associated with Bucknell University's Stadler Center for Poetry and has been a fixture in the American literary landscape for decades. Its pages have featured a range of voices, from emerging writers to established figures, always with an eye toward craft and intellectual rigor. The submission call is for fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. There is no entry fee indicated, and no prize is associated with this call; it is a standard reading period for general submissions. The journal does not specify a theme, suggesting that the editors are open to a broad spectrum of styles and subjects. What the journal offers is publication in a respected venue with a dedicated readership, as well as the editorial attention that comes with a carefully curated literary magazine. The curatorial vision of West Branch tends toward work that is deeply considered, whether in its use of language, its narrative structure, or its engagement with the world. The journal has a history of publishing poetry that is both lyrical and intellectually probing, fiction that is character-driven and formally aware, and nonfiction that is personal and reflective. Submitters should consider how their work might fit within this tradition while also bringing something new to it.