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Tupelo Quarterly

2025-10-29T17:59:34Z

Akcabingirl:

==Poetry rejections==
===Standard===
'''2025'''
<blockquote>
Dear Poet,

We cannot thank you enough for submitting to the 2025 Summer Open Reading Period!

We deeply appreciate your interest in Tupelo Press. Unfortunately, your manuscript was not among the five we selected for publication, although many of your manuscripts had us (Kristina Marie Darling, Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey Levine, Publisher, and Cassandra Cleghorn, Poetry Editor) reading, re-reading, and discussing them many times over, and for days. In all, we received and personally read and considered approximately 1,400 manuscripts, so very many of them extraordinary.

Know then, that this is absolutely no reflection on the quality of your work. We want to be very clear that we found many manuscripts we would have been proud to publish, and more than a few of those are ones we part from with a palpable sense of loss.

You can read about the manuscripts and honorable mentions we selected here:
https://tupelopress.org/past-winners/tupelo-press-proudly-announces-the-results-of-the-2025-summer-open-reading-period

When considering where next to send your manuscript, please keep in mind both the Helena Whitehill Award, which closes October 31st, and the Tupelo Press Tupelo’s Dorset Prize, which runs through December 31st:
https://tupelopress.subfolios.com/submit

We hope that you'll keep your work in front of us! Virtually every manuscript we’ve ever published has been submitted to us more than once, and not a few have been submitted multiple times.
Meanwhile, all of us here at Tupelo Press honor your devotion to the practice.
Sincerely,
Kristina Marie Darling, Cassandra Cleghorn & Jeffrey Levine

p.s. Please accept our sincerest apologies for this notification being a day late. As ever, we are deeply grateful for your interest in and support of Tupelo Press.
<blockquote>

'''2020'''
<blockquote>
Dear first-name,

Thank you for thinking of Tupelo Quarterly as a possible home for your work. While this particular submission doesn't meet our editorial needs, we appreciate the opportunity to consider it. We are grateful to you for trusting us with your work, and we wish you the best of luck placing it in another magazine.

Sincerely,
The Editors
Tupelo Quarterly
</blockquote>

Smartish Pace

2025-04-05T22:34:41Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher tier */

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

And please friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so we can update you on readings, poetry news, contests, submission deadlines and other poetry info.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
[Obviously a form from before the pandemic, but sent while it's still raging.]
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series 'HOT L Poets Series' held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,
Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

===Higher tier===

'''2010'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry for taking as long as we did to reach a decision. Your poems made it through our entire reading process and were read by all of our editors. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

This is our first year of reading e-mail submissions and we are hopeful that our response time will be much quicker in the future.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2015'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry we took forever to reach a decision. Your poems are great and made it through our entire reading process. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future. Please note our policy of 1 submission per year, though you may also enter our contests.

And please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription or following us on Facebook.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. Ironically, because your poems were well received and stayed in the conversation until the final decisions were made for the next issue, we took a long time in sending you a response because we liked them. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series "HOT L Poets Series" held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,

Smartish Pace
</blockquote>
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,
Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing me to read your poems for the Erskine J. Poetry Prize. I enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication. The competition was excellent and you should know that your submission did very well. I hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,
Stephen Reichert
Editor
Smartish Pace

PO Box 22161
Baltimore, MD 21203
</blockquote>

Smartish Pace

2025-04-05T22:32:50Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher tier */

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

And please friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so we can update you on readings, poetry news, contests, submission deadlines and other poetry info.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
[Obviously a form from before the pandemic, but sent while it's still raging.]
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series 'HOT L Poets Series' held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,
Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

===Higher tier===

'''2010'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry for taking as long as we did to reach a decision. Your poems made it through our entire reading process and were read by all of our editors. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

This is our first year of reading e-mail submissions and we are hopeful that our response time will be much quicker in the future.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2015'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry we took forever to reach a decision. Your poems are great and made it through our entire reading process. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future. Please note our policy of 1 submission per year, though you may also enter our contests.

And please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription or following us on Facebook.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. Ironically, because your poems were well received and stayed in the conversation until the final decisions were made for the next issue, we took a long time in sending you a response because we liked them. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series "HOT L Poets Series" held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,

Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

<blcokquote>
Dear First Last,
Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing me to read your poems for the Erskine J. Poetry Prize. I enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication. The competition was excellent and you should know that your submission did very well. I hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,
Stephen Reichert
Editor
Smartish Pace
<blockquote>

Smartish Pace

2025-04-05T22:29:24Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher tier */

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

And please friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so we can update you on readings, poetry news, contests, submission deadlines and other poetry info.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
[Obviously a form from before the pandemic, but sent while it's still raging.]
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series 'HOT L Poets Series' held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,
Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

===Higher tier===

'''2010'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry for taking as long as we did to reach a decision. Your poems made it through our entire reading process and were read by all of our editors. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

This is our first year of reading e-mail submissions and we are hopeful that our response time will be much quicker in the future.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2015'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry we took forever to reach a decision. Your poems are great and made it through our entire reading process. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future. Please note our policy of 1 submission per year, though you may also enter our contests.

And please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription or following us on Facebook.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. Ironically, because your poems were well received and stayed in the conversation until the final decisions were made for the next issue, we took a long time in sending you a response because we liked them. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series "HOT L Poets Series" held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,

Smartish Pace
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems for the Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.

We apologize in the delay in our response, but I had several major life events happen this year, so I'm behind in everything. Thankfully, co-editor Clare Banks stepped in to be my co-judge again this year.

We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication.

As always, the competition was excellent and your submission did well. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future.

We appreciate your support. Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP, please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,

Traci O'Dea
Associate Editor
Smartish Pace
<blockquote>
<blcokquote>
Dear First Last,
Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing me to read your poems for the Erskine J. Poetry Prize. I enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication. The competition was excellent and you should know that your submission did very well. I hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,
Stephen Reichert
Editor
Smartish Pace
<blockquote>

Smartish Pace

2025-04-05T22:25:51Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher tier */

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

And please friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so we can update you on readings, poetry news, contests, submission deadlines and other poetry info.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
[Obviously a form from before the pandemic, but sent while it's still raging.]
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series 'HOT L Poets Series' held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,
Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

===Higher tier===

'''2010'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry for taking as long as we did to reach a decision. Your poems made it through our entire reading process and were read by all of our editors. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

This is our first year of reading e-mail submissions and we are hopeful that our response time will be much quicker in the future.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2015'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry we took forever to reach a decision. Your poems are great and made it through our entire reading process. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future. Please note our policy of 1 submission per year, though you may also enter our contests.

And please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription or following us on Facebook.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. Ironically, because your poems were well received and stayed in the conversation until the final decisions were made for the next issue, we took a long time in sending you a response because we liked them. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series "HOT L Poets Series" held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,

Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

'''2024'''
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems for the Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.

We apologize in the delay in our response, but I had several major life events happen this year, so I'm behind in everything. Thankfully, co-editor Clare Banks stepped in to be my co-judge again this year.

We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication.

As always, the competition was excellent and your submission did well. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future.

We appreciate your support. Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP, please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,

Traci O'Dea
Associate Editor
Smartish Pace
<blockquote>

Smartish Pace

2025-04-05T22:24:47Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher tier */

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

And please friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so we can update you on readings, poetry news, contests, submission deadlines and other poetry info.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
[Obviously a form from before the pandemic, but sent while it's still raging.]
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series 'HOT L Poets Series' held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,
Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

===Higher tier===

'''2010'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry for taking as long as we did to reach a decision. Your poems made it through our entire reading process and were read by all of our editors. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

This is our first year of reading e-mail submissions and we are hopeful that our response time will be much quicker in the future.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2015'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry we took forever to reach a decision. Your poems are great and made it through our entire reading process. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future. Please note our policy of 1 submission per year, though you may also enter our contests.

And please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription or following us on Facebook.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. Ironically, because your poems were well received and stayed in the conversation until the final decisions were made for the next issue, we took a long time in sending you a response because we liked them. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series "HOT L Poets Series" held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,

Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

'''2024'''
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems for the Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.

We apologize in the delay in our response, but I had several major life events happen this year, so I'm behind in everything. Thankfully, co-editor Clare Banks stepped in to be my co-judge again this year.

We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication.

As always, the competition was excellent and your submission did well. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future.

We appreciate your support. Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP, please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,

Traci O'Dea
Associate Editor
Smartish Pace
<blockquote>

<blockquote>
Dear First Last,
Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing me to read your poems for the Erskine J. Poetry Prize. I enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication. The competition was excellent and you should know that your submission did very well. I hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,
Stephen Reichert
Editor
Smartish Pace

PO Box 22161
Baltimore, MD 21203
<blockquote>

Smartish Pace

2025-04-05T22:23:01Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher tier */

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

And please friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so we can update you on readings, poetry news, contests, submission deadlines and other poetry info.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
[Obviously a form from before the pandemic, but sent while it's still raging.]
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series 'HOT L Poets Series' held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,
Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

===Higher tier===

'''2010'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry for taking as long as we did to reach a decision. Your poems made it through our entire reading process and were read by all of our editors. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

This is our first year of reading e-mail submissions and we are hopeful that our response time will be much quicker in the future.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2015'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry we took forever to reach a decision. Your poems are great and made it through our entire reading process. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future. Please note our policy of 1 submission per year, though you may also enter our contests.

And please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription or following us on Facebook.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. Ironically, because your poems were well received and stayed in the conversation until the final decisions were made for the next issue, we took a long time in sending you a response because we liked them. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series "HOT L Poets Series" held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,

Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

'''2024'''
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems for the Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.

We apologize in the delay in our response, but I had several major life events happen this year, so I'm behind in everything. Thankfully, co-editor Clare Banks stepped in to be my co-judge again this year.

We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication.

As always, the competition was excellent and your submission did well. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future.

We appreciate your support. Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP, please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,

Traci O'Dea
Associate Editor
Smartish Pace
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,
Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing me to read your poems for the Erskine J. Poetry Prize. I enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication. The competition was excellent and you should know that your submission did very well. I hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,
Stephen Reichert
Editor
Smartish Pace

PO Box 22161
Baltimore, MD 21203
<blockquote>

Smartish Pace

2025-04-05T22:19:35Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher tier */

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

And please friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so we can update you on readings, poetry news, contests, submission deadlines and other poetry info.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
[Obviously a form from before the pandemic, but sent while it's still raging.]
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series 'HOT L Poets Series' held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,
Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

===Higher tier===

'''2010'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry for taking as long as we did to reach a decision. Your poems made it through our entire reading process and were read by all of our editors. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

This is our first year of reading e-mail submissions and we are hopeful that our response time will be much quicker in the future.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2015'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry we took forever to reach a decision. Your poems are great and made it through our entire reading process. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future. Please note our policy of 1 submission per year, though you may also enter our contests.

And please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription or following us on Facebook.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. Ironically, because your poems were well received and stayed in the conversation until the final decisions were made for the next issue, we took a long time in sending you a response because we liked them. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series "HOT L Poets Series" held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,

Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

'''2024'''
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems for the Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.

We apologize in the delay in our response, but I had several major life events happen this year, so I'm behind in everything. Thankfully, co-editor Clare Banks stepped in to be my co-judge again this year.

We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication.

As always, the competition was excellent and your submission did well. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future.

We appreciate your support. Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP, please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,

Traci O'Dea
Associate Editor
Smartish Pace

<blockquote>

Smartish Pace

2025-04-05T22:17:47Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher tier */

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

And please friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so we can update you on readings, poetry news, contests, submission deadlines and other poetry info.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
[Obviously a form from before the pandemic, but sent while it's still raging.]
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series 'HOT L Poets Series' held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,
Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

===Higher tier===

'''2010'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry for taking as long as we did to reach a decision. Your poems made it through our entire reading process and were read by all of our editors. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future (please note our policy of 1 submission per year; though you may also enter our contests) and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription.

This is our first year of reading e-mail submissions and we are hopeful that our response time will be much quicker in the future.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2015'''

<blockquote>Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission and are sorry we took forever to reach a decision. Your poems are great and made it through our entire reading process. Unfortunately your poems were not selected for publication. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future. Please note our policy of 1 submission per year, though you may also enter our contests.

And please support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription or following us on Facebook.

Thanks again for sending us your poems.
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems. We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for publication. We apologize for taking so long to come to a decision. Ironically, because your poems were well received and stayed in the conversation until the final decisions were made for the next issue, we took a long time in sending you a response because we liked them. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future! Please enter one of our contests and support our independent publication by ordering our new issue or a subscription, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP please stop by our table and say hello!

Finally, if you're in Baltimore, come to our monthly reading series "HOT L Poets Series" held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. See our Facebook page for the next reading and video of past readings.

Best,

Smartish Pace
</blockquote>

'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for your interest in Smartish Pace and for allowing us to read your poems for the Beullah Rose Poetry Prize.

We apologize in the delay in our response, but I had several major life events happen this year, so I'm behind in everything. Thankfully, co-editor Clare Banks stepped in to be my co-judge again this year.

We enjoyed your submission but unfortunately, your poems were not selected for the prize or publication.

As always, the competition was excellent and your submission did well. We hope that you will consider sending poems to Smartish Pace again in the future.

We appreciate your support. Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. If you go to AWP, please stop by our table and say hello!

Best,

Traci O'Dea

Associate Editor

Smartish Pace

PO Box 22161

Baltimore, MD 21203
<blockquote>

Alaska Quarterly Review

2025-04-05T21:42:30Z

Akcabingirl: /* Higher Tier */

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
We thank you for the opportunity to read your manuscript. Unfortunately, your work does not meet our needs at this time. Because we know how much effort went into this submission, we regret the use of this form. But the volume of manuscripts we receive makes a personal reply impossible.

The Editors

[with a hand-written "Many Thanks"]
</blockquote>

=== Standard, 2022 ===
<blockquote>
We'd like to thank you, sincerely, for giving us the opportunity to read your work. Though it doesn't meet our needs at this time, we're so thankful for it; now more than ever, the arts feel as necessary as they are fragile, and it's up to each of us to keep them going.

For the foreseeable future, we'll only be accepting submissions via Submittable. Information regarding open submission reading periods will be posted on our website.

Wishing you safe and well, all our best,

The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Same text as standard, with a handwritten "Many thanks. Hope you'll send more."
</blockquote>

'''2022'''
<blockquote>
Dear NAME,

Thank you, sincerely, for giving us the opportunity to read your work. Though ultimately it wasn't selected for publication, we're so thankful for it; now more than ever, the arts feel as necessary as they are fragile, and it's up to each of us to keep them going.

We'd like to encourage you to submit your work to Alaska Quarterly Review again. For the foreseeable future, we'll only be accepting submissions via Submittable. Information regarding open submission reading periods will be posted on our website. We certainly hope you'll consider sending more of your work our way in the future.

Wishing you safe and well, all our best,

The Editors
</blockquote>

Not sure if this is personal or form:
<blockquote>
Thank you for the opportunity to consider your work. Although in the end we have decided that "The [Exploding] Arm" does not meet our needs at this time, please know your work was seriously considered. We sincerely hope you will continue to send more our way.

Many Thanks,

The Editors
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
'''2024'''
Pretty sure this is standard now
<blockquote>
We'd like to thank you, sincerely, for giving us the opportunity to read your work. Though it doesn't meet our needs at this time, we're so thankful for it; now more than ever, the arts feel as necessary as they are fragile, and it's up to each of us to keep them going.

Information regarding open submission reading periods will be posted on our website.

Wishing you safe and well, all our best,

The Editors

Alaska Quarterly Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
We thank you for the opportunity to read your manuscript. Unfortunately, your work does not meet our needs at this time. Because we know how much effort went into this submission, we regret the use of this form. But the volume of manuscripts we receive makes a personal reply impossible.

[Hand-written "Many Thanks"]

The Editors

</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

We'd like to thank you, sincerely, for giving us the opportunity to read your work. Though it doesn't meet our needs at this time, we're so thankful for it; now more than ever, the arts feel as necessary as they are fragile, and it's up to each of us to keep them going.

For the foreseeable future, we'll only be accepting submissions via Submittable. Information regarding open submission reading periods will be posted on our website in late summer.

Wishing you safe and well, all our best,
The Editors
Alaska Quarterly Review
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your work. Though the poems from your October submission were not selected for publication, please know they were carefully considered. Your interest in AQR is greatly appreciated, and we hope you will send more work our way in the future.
</blockquote>
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to consider your work, and thank you for your patience while we reviewed it. Though in the end it was not advanced for publication, please know your work was seriously considered. We will still be reviewing hard-copy submissions during the submissions window (August 15 - May 15), should you wish to send more of your work our way.

All the best,
Hannah Perrin King
Deputy Poetry Editor
Alaska Quarterly Review
</blockquote>

'''2021'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Name],

We'd like to thank you, sincerely, for giving us the opportunity to read your work. Though ultimately it wasn't selected for publication, we're so thankful for it; now more than ever, the arts feel as necessary as they are fragile, and it's up to each of us to keep them going.

We'd like to encourage you to submit your work to Alaska Quarterly Review again. For the foreseeable future, we'll only be accepting submissions via Submittable. Information regarding open submission reading periods will be posted on our website in late summer. We certainly hope you'll consider sending more of your work our way in the future.

Wishing you safe and well, all our best,

The Editors

Alaska Quarterly Review
</blockquote>

'''2024'''
<blockquote>

Dear [Name],

Thank you, sincerely, for giving us the opportunity to read your work. Though ultimately your submission was not selected for publication, please know that it was very seriously considered. We certainly hope you will send more of your work our way. Information regarding open submission reading periods will be posted on our website.

Wishing you safe and well, all our best,
The Editors
Alaska Quarterly Review
<blockquote>

Palette Poetry

2025-04-05T20:41:09Z

Akcabingirl: /* Poetry rejections */

==Poetry rejections==

===Standard===
'''2022''', '''2023''','''2024''','''2025'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for the opportunity to consider your work, and for your patience. Unfortunately, the submission is not right for us at this time.

We appreciate the effort every poem takes to write, and the courage every submission demands as it's sent out into the world—we see you, poet. Thank you again for choosing us and our community.

Best of luck with this & all your future work.

Sincerely,

Palette Poetry
</blockquote>

'''2021'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you so much for sharing your work with us. It was a pleasure to read your poetry, but unfortunately, the submission is not right for us at this time.

We appreciate the effort every poem takes to write, and the courage every submission demands as it's sent out into the world—we see you, poet. Thank you again for choosing us and our community.

Best of luck with this & all your future work.

Sincerely,

Palette Poetry
</blockquote>

===Tiered===
'''2023'''
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,

Thank you for the opportunity to consider your work, and for your patience. It was a pleasure to spend time with your poetry, but unfortunately, the submission is not right for us at this time.

Special note: our editors and readers admired your work. We want to offer you our sincere respect and encouragement.

We appreciate the effort every poem takes to write, and the courage every submission demands as it's sent out—we see you, poet! Thank you for choosing us and our community.

Best of luck with this & all your future work.

Sincerely,

Palette Poetry
</blockquote>

'''2025'''
<blockquote>

Dear First Last,

Thank you for sharing your work with us for the 2024-25 Previously Published Poem Prize. It was a privilege to consider such innovative and exciting poems.

Unfortunately, your submission was not selected for this prize, though our readers found much to admire in your work. We're grateful for the opportunity to have read your work and are excited to see where it finds a home in the future. We'll share news about the results soon!

Sincerely,

Palette Poetry
</blockquote>