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Southern Indiana Review

2022-12-20T21:26:53Z

Biondom54: /* Higher Tier */

"The Southern Indiana Review presents a cross-section of emerging and established artists and writers whose work is both regional and national in scope and degree of recognition. With the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts, SIR is published in October and May by the University of Southern Indiana and sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts. The editors invite submissions of poetry, fiction, interviews, art work, photography, critical essays, and reviews."

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sending us your work to consider for an upcoming issue of the Southern Indiana Review; a panel of editors carefully read your submission. Unfortunately, we are unable to use your work at this time.

Sincerely,
SIR

</blockquote>
'''2022'''
<blockquote>Dear first last,

Thank you for your submission for an upcoming issue of the Southern Indiana Review. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept your work for publication at this time.

Sincerely,

SIR
</blockquote>

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Dear Submitter:

Thank you for your interest in Southern Indiana Review. A panel of editors carefully read your submission. Unfortunately, due to page considerations and a large number of previously solicited pieces for forthcoming issues, we are unable to use you work at this time.

Sincerely,

-- The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for sending us "Title". A panel of editors carefully read your story, and though we are unable to use it at this time, we enjoyed it and hope you consider sending us more work in the future.

</blockquote>

Southern Indiana Review

2022-12-20T21:25:23Z

Biondom54: /* Higher Tier */

"The Southern Indiana Review presents a cross-section of emerging and established artists and writers whose work is both regional and national in scope and degree of recognition. With the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts, SIR is published in October and May by the University of Southern Indiana and sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts. The editors invite submissions of poetry, fiction, interviews, art work, photography, critical essays, and reviews."

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sending us your work to consider for an upcoming issue of the Southern Indiana Review; a panel of editors carefully read your submission. Unfortunately, we are unable to use your work at this time.

Sincerely,
SIR

</blockquote>
'''2022'''
<blockquote>Dear first last,

Thank you for your submission for an upcoming issue of the Southern Indiana Review. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept your work for publication at this time.

Sincerely,

SIR
</blockquote>

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Dear Submitter:

Thank you for your interest in Southern Indiana Review. A panel of editors carefully read your submission. Unfortunately, due to page considerations and a large number of previously solicited pieces for forthcoming issues, we are unable to use you work at this time.

Sincerely,

-- The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Dear Submitter,

Thank you for sending us [Title]. A panel of editors carefully read your story, and though we are unable to use it at this time, we enjoyed it and hope you consider sending us more work in the future.

</blockquote>

The Common

2021-07-10T20:24:53Z

Biondom54: /* Standard */

==Prose rejections==

===Standard===

<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting your work to ''The Common''. Although we are not accepting this piece, we were glad to have the chance to read and consider it. We hope you'll have success in placing it elsewhere.

Thanks again for submitting to us. We know that submitting your work takes time and energy, and we wish you the best with your work.

Sincerely,
The Common

</blockquote>

===Tiered(2018)===

<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting your work to The Common. Although we are not accepting this piece, we were impressed by your writing and would like to see more work in the future. <comment about the story>. (Note that subscribers may submit to The Common year round.)

Sincerely,
The Common
</blockquote>
==Poetry rejections==

===Standard===
'''2019'''
<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for sending us "[Title]." Our readers and editors have read it carefully. Unfortunately this piece does not fit our current editorial needs, but we appreciate the opportunity to consider it.

Thanks again for submitting to The Common. We know that submitting your work takes time and energy, and we wish you the best in placing your piece elsewhere.

Sincerely,
The Common
</blockquote>

===Tiered===
'''2020'''
<blockquote>
Dear [name],

Thank you for submitting "[title]" to The Common. Our readers and editors have read it carefully. While unfortunately this piece was not the right fit for us, we enjoyed your writing and would be happy to see more work from you in the future. (Note that subscribers may submit to The Common year round for free.)

Thanks again for submitting to The Common. We know that submitting your work takes time and energy, and we wish you the best in placing your piece elsewhere.

Sincerely,
The Common
</blockquote>

Portland Review

2019-11-27T17:59:01Z

Biondom54:

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

http://portlandreview.org/

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
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
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>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
</blockquote>

'''2017''' Still higher?

<blockquote>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
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
'''2016'''
<blockquote>
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
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

The following is probably a higher tier response... Not sure, though.
<blockquote>
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
</blockquote>

The Offing

2019-11-03T19:48:13Z

Biondom54:

===Standard rejection===
<blockquote>
Hi,

Thanks so much for submitting to The Offing; we truly appreciate it. Unfortunately, we don't have enough staff to offer individual critiques, but please know that a department editor did review your work with thought and care. This piece isn't right for us, but we hope it finds an excellent home elsewhere — and we wish great success with your writing.

Warmly,

The Offing Editors
</blockquote>

===Tiered rejection===
<blockquote>
Hi there, and thank you so much for submitting to The Offing — we're truly grateful for your interest and support.

Please know that a department editor reviewed your work with thought and care, and while this particular piece doesn't work for us right now, we admire what you're up to, and would be happy to consider work from you in the future. For real.
</blockquote>

The Offing

2019-11-03T19:46:08Z

Biondom54: /* Tiered rejection */

===Tiered rejection===
<blockquote>
Hi there, and thank you so much for submitting to The Offing — we're truly grateful for your interest and support.

Please know that a department editor reviewed your work with thought and care, and while this particular piece doesn't work for us right now, we admire what you're up to, and would be happy to consider work from you in the future. For real.
</blockquote>