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Caketrain

2011-06-29T19:01:41Z

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"Caketrain is a literary journal and press based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our interest is in bringing readers the very best in contemporary creative writing, full stop."

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Thank you for the opportunity to read your submission. After careful consideration, we have concluded that we are unable to publish your work at this time. The opportunity to assess the unpublished creations of writers from around the world is a great privilege and responsibility, and with that in mind, we want you to know how honored we are that you have trusted us to consider your work. We invite your further submission and correspondence and remain grateful for your continued support of the ongoing Caketrain project.

With best wishes,
Amanda and Joseph
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

Zoetrope: All-Story

2011-06-29T18:46:29Z

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"In 1997, Francis Ford Coppola launched Zoetrope: All-Story, a quarterly magazine devoted to the best new short fiction and one-act plays. It has received every major story award, including the National Magazine Award for Fiction, while publishing today's most promising and significant writers: Mary Gaitskill, David Mamet, Ha Jin, Elizabeth McCracken, Yiyun Li, Don DeLillo, Andrew Sean Greer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Woody Allen, Yoko Ogawa, David Means, Susan Straight, Charles D'Ambrosio, David Bezmozgis, Neil Jordan, and Haruki Murakami among them. "

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

Zoetrope: All-Story

2011-06-29T18:46:10Z

147.144.7.136: Created page with ""In 1997, Francis Ford Coppola launched Zoetrope: All-Story, a quarterly magazine devoted to the best new short fiction and one-act plays. It has received every major story award..."

"In 1997, Francis Ford Coppola launched Zoetrope: All-Story, a quarterly magazine devoted to the best new short fiction and one-act plays. It has received every major story award, including the National Magazine Award for Fiction, while publishing today's most promising and significant writers: Mary Gaitskill, David Mamet, Ha Jin, Elizabeth McCracken, Yiyun Li, Don DeLillo, Andrew Sean Greer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Woody Allen, Yoko Ogawa, David Means, Susan Straight, Charles D'Ambrosio, David Bezmozgis, Neil Jordan, and Haruki Murakami among them. "

[http://www.all-story.com/index.cgi]

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

Annalemma Magazine

2011-06-29T18:41:26Z

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"Annalemma Magazine is a literary and arts journal printed biannually and updated weekly online. Founded in 2007 with the expressed mission of engaging as many people as possible in the life-changing experience of telling good stories, Annalemma’s print issues are a lavish celebration of colorful artwork and photography that accompany short stories and essays from writers of all ages, nationalities, disciplines and echelons of the publishing world.e"

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Other ===

<blockquote>
Annalemma seems to pride itself on sending personal rejections. Current (6/29/11) duotrope stats show 91% personal/3% form/6% unspecified. That said, the two "personal" rejections I've received, while very kind and respectful, have reminded me of horoscopes--generic advice that could apply to almost any story, e.g. "Some good characters, clear images and some really cognitive thoughts being presented." or "I suggest coming at this story from another characters perspective, maybe from a character who's got something to gain or lose, someone who's making something happen."--without any details specifically identifying the story submitted (other than the title in the opening sentence). Anyone else want to weigh in here? I love this mag, but find myself more hesitant to continue to submitting to them than to mags that just keep throwing me forms.
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Annalemma Magazine

2011-06-29T18:39:19Z

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Here is a template you can use for editing pages. Click on "edit" at the top and then copy/paste this form.

"Description of Journal or Magazine"

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Other ===

<blockquote>
Annalemma seems to pride itself on sending personal rejections. Current (6/29/11) duotrope stats show 91% personal/3% form/6% unspecified. That said, the two "personal" rejections I've received, while very kind and respectful, have reminded me of horoscopes--generic advice that could apply to almost any story, e.g. "Some good characters, clear images and some really cognitive thoughts being presented." or "I suggest coming at this story from another characters perspective, maybe from a character who's got something to gain or lose, someone who's making something happen."--without any details specifically identifying the story submitted (other than the title in the opening sentence). Anyone else want to weigh in here? I love this mag, but find myself more hesitant to continue to submitting to them than to mags that just keep throwing me forms.
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Annalemma Magazine

2011-06-29T18:31:15Z

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Annalemma Magazine

2011-06-29T18:31:02Z

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Annalemma Magazine

2011-06-29T18:30:35Z

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Main Page

2011-06-29T18:29:09Z

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This is a wiki for recording literary rejections to help in determining whether you have a standard, tiered or personalized rejection.

If you're looking for information on where to collect your rejections from, we recommend [http://www.duotrope.com Duotrope]

== Purpose==

RejectionWiki was born from the Poets & Writers forums, a place where writers come together to talk about writing and the writing life. A big part—really, a massive part—of writing is dealing with rejection and developing and maintaining a healthy attitude towards it. Everybody gets rejected, hundreds and hundreds of times, and writers need a thick skin in order to persevere. Writers understand the necessity of the form rejection letter, but often the wording can confuse. That’s where the RejectionWiki comes in.

The goal of the RejectionWiki is to house the standard (or “boilerplate” as they are often known) rejections as well as upper-tier rejection letters. These upper-tier rejections are usually still forms, but knowing that you made a few rounds to that upper-tier can be encouraging. The more different tiers of rejection letters people share, the more transparent the whole process will become.

As with most wikis, this is a work in progress. Please be patient and get involved!

If there's anything that you would like to see, please leave a note on the discussion page (see tab above).

== Journals ==
Curious about what kind of rejection letter you received? Find it on the [[Literary Journals and Rejections]] page.

==The Basics==
To create a new journal entry, go to the [[Literary Journals and Rejections]] page, click 'edit' next to the appropriate letter, and add the journal to this list.

Open the new page you've created and use the template on the [[Help:Editing]] page to get started.

Versal

2011-06-28T17:57:46Z

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"Description of Journal or Magazine"

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Thank you for letting us consider your work, sent to us under the title "Title".

After close review, we have decided not to use it in the upcoming Versal. Thank you for giving us the chance to consider it.

We enjoyed this work and are interested in seeing more from you in the future, though please submit only once per genre per reading period. Our next reading period begins in September 2011. You can stay in touch with Versal via our mailing list, which you can join from here: http://www.wordsinhere.com.

Best wishes,
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

West Branch

2011-06-28T17:56:41Z

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"West Branch is a semiannual magazine of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. Founded in 1977, West Branch is published in the spring and fall of each year at the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University. ISSN : 0149-6441. West Branch is funded by Bucknell University and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.West Branch is printed and bound in the USA by McNaughton & Gunn, Inc., and distributed by Ingram Periodicals, Inc. ISSN: 0149-6441."

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Thanks for sending to West Branch. Though we have decided not to publish your work this time, we appreciate your interest in the magazine.

Sincerely,

The Editors of West Branch
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Dear ________:

Thank you for sending to West Branch. Though we have decided not to publish your work this time, we appreciate your interest in the magazine and hope that you will think of us in the future.

Sincerely, The Editors of West Branch
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

Witness

2011-06-28T17:55:23Z

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"Witness blends the features of a literary and an issue-oriented magazine to highlight the role of the modern writer as witness to his or her times. Launched in Detroit in 1987, the magazine is best known for showcasing work that defines its historical moment; special issues have focused on political oppression, religion, the natural world, crime, aging, civil rights, love, ethnic America, and exile. The issues “New Nature Writing,” “The Sixties,” “Sports in America,” and “The Best of Witness, 1987 – 2004” eventually appeared as university press anthologies.

In 2007, Witness moved to Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The magazine now publishes one special print issue and two general online issues each year and increasingly seeks out work that contextualizes the American experience by highlighting issues of global concern."

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider "Other than us." We have read the work closely and regret that it does not meet our needs. We are grateful that you thought of us and hope you are successful in placing your manuscript elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The editors
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Dear Author:

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider "Story Title." Our readers admired many elements of the work, but we've decided that the manuscript isn't right for us. We wish you success in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely, The editors
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

Word Riot

2011-06-28T17:53:40Z

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"Word Riot publishes the forceful voices of up-and-coming writers and poets. We like edgy. We like challenging. We like unique voices.

Word Riot first opened shop in March 2002 as the literary section of a now defunct on-line music magazine, Communication Breakdown. Each month we provide readers with book reviews, author interviews, and, most importantly, writing from some of the best and brightest making waves on the literary scene."

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Thank you for sending "Title of Story" to Word Riot. We've read it carefully. Unfortunately, we didn't feel it was quite right for us. If you have something else you think is right for our magazine, please feel free to try us again in the future.

Sincerely,

Word Riot
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

Willow Springs

2011-06-28T17:52:31Z

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"Description of Journal or Magazine"

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Thank you for sending "Title" to Willow Springs. We regret that we are unable to accept it for publication. Best of luck placing it elsewhere.
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Dear [Jane Writer]:

Thank you for submitting ""Your Story"" to Willow Springs. While we have decided against publishing your submission, we enjoyed it, and encourage you to submit to us again.

We look forward to reading more of your work.

Sincerely,

The Editors
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Text of Higher Tier Rejection
</blockquote>

Summerset Review

2011-06-23T21:34:26Z

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== Presumably standard ==

'''2011'''

Thank you for your submission. We’re sorry to say we are unable to use it,
though we recognize the work that has gone into it and appreciate your
thought of sending it to us for consideration. We regret not being able to
comment more specifically. Good luck with this piece and with all future
writing endeavors.

The Editors
The Summerset Review

Summerset Review

2011-06-23T21:32:35Z

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== Presumably standard ==

Thank you for your submission. We’re sorry to say we are unable to use it,
though we recognize the work that has gone into it and appreciate your
thought of sending it to us for consideration. We regret not being able to
comment more specifically. Good luck with this piece and with all future
writing endeavors.

The Editors
The Summerset Review

Literary Journals and Rejections

2011-06-23T21:31:49Z

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== Literary Journals and Rejection Letters ==
If you add journals to the list, please keep them in alphabetical order.

== A ==
* [[Agni]]
* [[American Short Fiction]]
* [[A Public Space]]
* [[Avery Anthology]]

== B ==
* [[Bat City Review]]
* [[Black Clock]]
* [[Black Warrior Review]]
* [[Blue Mesa Review]]
* [[Boston Review]]
* [[Boulevard]]

== C ==
* [[Camera Obscura]]
* [[Carolina Quarterly]]
* [[The Collagist]]
* [[Colorado Review]]
* [[Crazyhorse]]
* [[Cutbank Literary Journal]]

== D ==

* [[Daily Science Fiction]]

== E ==

== F ==

* [[Fence]]
* [[Five Points]]

== G ==

* [[Gargoyle]]
* [[Glimmer Train]]
* [[Greensboro Review]]
* [[Grist]]
* [[Gulf Coast]]
* [[Gulf Stream]]

== H ==

* [[Hayden's Ferry Review]]
* [[Hobart]]

== I ==

* [[Indiana Review]]

== J ==

== K ==

* [[Kenyon Review]]

== L ==

== M ==

== N ==

* [[New England Review]]
* [[Ninth Letter]]

== O ==
* [[One Story]]
* [[Opium]]

== P ==
* [[Painted Bride Quarterly]]
* [[Ploughshares]]
* [[Post Road]]
* [[A Public Space]]

== Q ==

== R ==

== S ==
* [[SmokeLong Quarterly]]
* [[South Dakota Review]]
* [[Southern Humanities Review]]
* [[Subtropics]]
* [[Summerset Review]]
* [[Sycamore Review]]

== T ==

* [[Third Coast]]
* [[Threepenny Review]]
* [[Tin House]]

== U ==

== V ==

* [[Virginia Quarterly Review]]

== W ==

* [[West Branch]]
* [[Witness]]
* [[Word Riot]]

== X ==

== Y ==

== Z ==

== 123 (Non-alphabetic titles) ==