Portland Review

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"publishing exceptional local and international writing and art since 1956"

http://portlandreview.org/

Prose rejections

Standard

Dear [name],

Thank you for submitting [story] for publication in Portland Review. After careful consideration, we have decided that your submission does not fit with our current aims. We wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere, and we thank you for your interest in our journal.

Sincerely, Portland Review

Higher Tier

Dear [name],

Thank you for sharing [story] with us. Although we enjoyed reading it, we're afraid we can't accept it at this time. However, we do encourage you to submit again, and look forward to reading your work in the future.

Sincerely, [editor name] Portland Review

2017 Still higher?

Dear —,

Thank you for submitting "—." While we really enjoyed your work, we don't feel this piece is right for us at this time. However, we do encourage you to send us a different piece sometime soon, as we would love to see more. Seriously, we mean it.

We hope you will consider submitting again and look forward to seeing your work in the future.

Sincerely, Portland Review

2022

Dear —,

Thank you for submitting [Title]. While we really enjoyed your work, we don't feel this piece is right for us at this time. However, we do encourage you to submit again in the future, as we would love to see more of your work. Seriously, we mean it.

Thank you again for sharing your work with us, and good luck with all your writing endeavors.

Sincerely, Portland Review

Poetry rejections

Standard

2016

Dear —,

Thank you for submitting your work for publication in Portland Review. After careful consideration, we have decided that this work does not fit with our current aims.

Portland Review is opening our — submission cycle on —. We'd be glad to see more of your work.

In the meantime, we wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere.

Sincerely, Portland Review

Higher Tier

The following is probably a higher tier response... Not sure, though.

Dear [ FIRST NAME ],

Thank you for sharing [ TITLES OF POEMS HERE ] with us. Although we enjoyed reading it, we're afraid we can't accept it at this time. However, we do encourage you to submit again, and look forward to reading your work in the future.

Sincerely, [ POETRY EDITOR ] Portland Review