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Atlantic

2018-10-31T04:13:52Z

Claseur: /* Personal */

== Prose rejections ==

'''2018'''

=== Personal ===

<blockquote>Dear [Name]:

“Title” is literate and knowing, though a bit long for Atlantic purposes and not entirely persuasive. You’re plainly a writer, however, and I hope you’ll try us again.

Yours,

Michael Curtis
Fiction Editor, The Atlantic.</blockquote>

'''2011'''

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>Though the manuscript you sent has not found a place in The Atlantic, we thank you for the chance to consider it. Best of luck in placing it elsewhere.</blockquote>

=== Personal ===

As above with handwritten note on rejection slip.

Atlantic

2018-10-31T04:12:09Z

Claseur: /* Personal */

== Prose rejections ==

'''2018'''

=== Personal ===

<blockquote>Dear [Name]:

“Title” is literate and knowing, though a bit long for Atlantic purposes and not entirely persuasive. You’re plainly a writer, however, and I hope you’ll try us again.

Yours,

[Name]
Fiction Editor, The Atlantic.</blockquote>

'''2011'''

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>Though the manuscript you sent has not found a place in The Atlantic, we thank you for the chance to consider it. Best of luck in placing it elsewhere.</blockquote>

=== Personal ===

As above with handwritten note on rejection slip.

Atlantic

2018-10-31T04:11:42Z

Claseur: /* Personal */

== Prose rejections ==

'''2018'''

=== Personal ===

<blockquote>Dear [Name]:

“Title” is literate and knowing, though a bit long for Atlantic purposes and not entirely persuasive. You’re plainly a writer, however, and I hope you’ll try us again.

Yours,

[Name]

Fiction Editor, The Atlantic.</blockquote>

'''2011'''

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>Though the manuscript you sent has not found a place in The Atlantic, we thank you for the chance to consider it. Best of luck in placing it elsewhere.</blockquote>

=== Personal ===

As above with handwritten note on rejection slip.

Atlantic

2018-10-31T04:10:39Z

Claseur: /* Prose rejections */

== Prose rejections ==

'''2018'''

=== Personal ===

Dear [Name]:

“Title” is literate and knowing, though a bit long for Atlantic purposes and not entirely persuasive. You’re plainly a writer, however, and I hope you’ll try us again.

Yours,

[Name]
Fiction Editor, The Atlantic.

'''2011'''

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>Though the manuscript you sent has not found a place in The Atlantic, we thank you for the chance to consider it. Best of luck in placing it elsewhere.</blockquote>

=== Personal ===

As above with handwritten note on rejection slip.

Ploughshares

2018-09-26T22:35:45Z

Claseur: /* Editor's Encouraging */

"Ploughshares was founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in the Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, Ploughshares has been based at Emerson College, which hosts one of the best M.F.A. programs in creative writing in the country. Published in April, August, and December in quality paperback, each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer who explores personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles."

== Prose Rejections ==

=== Standard ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. Although we will not be publishing your work at this time and are sorry to disappoint you, please be assured that your manuscript was read carefully by editors and trained screeners. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied and often have more to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and upcoming issues than with the quality of writing we receive. Thank you again for the opportunity to consider your work, and we regret any delay in our response to you. We hope you'll continue to read and submit to Ploughshares.

-The Editors
</blockquote>
'''2012'''

<blockquote>We regret that the manuscript you submitted does not fit our current editorial needs. Thank you very much for sending us your work.

''The Editors''</blockquote>

'''2010–11'''

<blockquote>We regret that your manuscript does not fit our current editorial needs, but we appreciated the opportunity to consider your work. Thanks very much for submitting.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Ploughshares</blockquote>

=== Encouraging ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. We appreciate your patience while we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to consider your work.

-The Editors
</blockquote>

'''2012'''
<blockquote>
Thanks very much for submitting your work to Ploughshares. Although we regret that your manuscript does not fit our current editorial needs, we enjoyed it and hope you'll consider us again.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Ploughshares
</blockquote>

===Editor's Encouraging ===
2018
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. We appreciate your patience while
we read and carefully considered "Title" and we're sorry that it isn't
quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we have enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll
try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to
consider your work.

Please feel free to mention our praise for your work the next time you
submit.

Sincerely,

The Ploughshares Editors
</blockquote>

2015
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. We appreciate your patience while
we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it
isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we have enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll
try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to
consider your work.

Please feel free to mention our praise for your work the next time you
submit.

Sincerely,

The Ploughshares Editors
</blockquote>

'''2013'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares and for being patient with us while we carefully considered your manuscript. Our staff readers enjoyed your work enough to pass it along to our editors for further consideration. While we're sorry to have to disappoint you, in the end we've had to make hard choices between equally good submissions. We hope you'll try us again, and if you do, please feel free to mention this note about your work the next time you submit.

Sincerely,
The Editors of Ploughshares</i?>
</blockquote>

'''2017'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. Although we will not be
publishing "Title" at this time and are sorry to disappoint you, please be
assured that your manuscript was read carefully by editors and trained
screeners. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied
and often have more to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and
upcoming issues than with the quality of writing we receive. Thank you again
for the opportunity to consider your work, and we regret any delay in our
response to you. We hope you'll continue to read and submit to Ploughshares.

Sincerely,

The Ploughshares Editors
</blockquote>

== Poetry Rejections ==

=== Standard ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. Although we will not be publishing your work at this time and are sorry to disappoint you, please be assured that your manuscript was read carefully by editors and trained screeners. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied and often have more to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and upcoming issues than with the quality of writing we receive. Thank you again for the opportunity to consider your work, and we regret any delay in our response to you. We hope you'll continue to read and submit to Ploughshares.

-The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Encouraging ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>We appreciate your patience while we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to consider your work.

Sincerely,
The Editors of Ploughshares
</blockquote>

'''2017'''
<blockquote>Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. We appreciate your patience while we read and carefully considered "{submission title}" and we're sorry that it isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we have enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to consider your work.

Please feel free to mention our praise for your work the next time you submit.

Sincerely,
The Ploughshares Editors
</blockquote>

Kenyon Review

2015-11-19T18:41:46Z

Claseur: /* Higher Tier January 2014 */

"The creation of a Kenyon Review Board of Trustees and a renewed commitment by Kenyon College combined to guarantee the financial health of the Review and to free its editors to pursue increased excellence. Such is the status of The Kenyon Review today."

== Poetry rejections ==

===Standard Nov 2012===

<blockquote>
Dear "Writer Name,"

Thank you for submitting your work "____________________." We regret that we are unable to publish it.

Your work has received careful consideration. Unfortunately, the large number of submissions prevents us from commenting on many worthy manuscripts.

We very much appreciate your interest in The Kenyon Review.

The Editors
</blockquote>

===Higher tier Nov 2013 ===

<blockquote>
Dear "Writer Name,"

I read these with interest and am truly sorry to say no--we're outrageously overstocked with poetry at the moment and taking very little. I liked the __________________ best, for whatever that's worth....Please do remember us for future work.

Best,
The Editors
</blockquote>

== Prose rejections ==

===Standard Jan 2013===

<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting your work "Title of Story." We regret that we are unable to publish it.

Your work has received careful consideration. Unfortunately, the large number of submissions prevents us from commenting on many worthy manuscripts.

We very much appreciate your interest in The Kenyon Review.

The Editors

</blockquote>

===Standard===

<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting your story. We regret that we are unable to use "Title of Story."

Your work has received careful consideration, which sometimes means a response less prompt than we would wish. Unfortunately, the large number of submissions prevents us from commenting on many worthy manuscripts.

We do appreciate your interest in The Kenyon Review.

The Editors
</blockquote>

===Higher tier (?) Nov 2013 ===

<blockquote>
Dear "Writer Name,"

Thank you for submitting your work "Title of Story." We regret that we are unable to publish it.

Your work has received careful consideration. Despite its literary merit, your essay just isn't quite right for our pages.

We very much appreciate your interest in The Kenyon Review.

The Editors
</blockquote>

===Higher Tier January 2014===
<blockquote>
Dear "Writer Name,"

Thank you for submitting your work "Title of Story." We regret that we are unable to publish it.

We very much enjoyed the voice of this piece.

We very much appreciate your interest in The Kenyon Review.

The Editors
</blockquote>

===Higher Tier November 2015===
<blockquote>
Dear "Writer Name",

Thank you for submitting “Title of Story” to the Kenyon Review. We regret that we are unable to publish it, but we invite you to submit again during our next submission period.

It is part of our mission to read every manuscript that is submitted to us, and your work has received careful consideration.

We appreciate your interest in the Kenyon Review. We wish you good luck finding a home for “Title of Story” elsewhere.

The Editors
</blockquote>

Mid-American Review

2015-09-18T14:52:23Z

Claseur: /* Slightly Higher Tier than That */

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
''2013''
<blockquote>
Dear —:

Thank you for the privilege of considering your writing for our journal. We've read it carefully, but we regret to report we have decided not to accept it for publication. We wish you luck in placing it with another outlet and wish you well in all your writing endeavors.
</blockquote>

''2012''
<blockquote>
We appreciate the opportunity to read your work; however, after careful consideration, we at Mid-American Review have decided your submission is not a match for us at this time. We do wish you the best of luck placing it elsewhere, however, and with all your writing endeavors.

Thank you for giving us a try.

Best wishes,

Michael Czyzniejewski,
Editor-in-Chief
</blockquote>

''2011''
<blockquote>
Greetings! Thank you for the opportunity to read your work. We're sorry to say that after careful consideration, we have decided not to publish this submission. We do wish you the best of luck placing it elsewhere, and with all your writing endeavors.

Best,

Michael Czyzniejewski,
Editor
</blockquote>

===A Rung Above===
<blockquote>
Thank you for sending your work to Mid-American Review. After careful
deliberation, we have decided not to accept it for publication, though we wanted
to let you know that we read it with more than the casual amount of interest,
that your work in some way caught our eye.

We hope that you will send more work our way in the future. We also wish you
luck in all of your literary endeavors, including placing this submission in
another publication.
</blockquote>

===Slightly Higher Tier than That===
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting your writing to Mid-American Review. After careful consideration, we're sorry to report that we have decided not to accept it for publication. Please know, however, that we read this submission with more than the casual amount of interest; your work in some way distinguished itself from many of our other submissions.

We wish you luck in placing this particular submission in another venue. We also hope that you will consider submitting more work to us in the future.

Best,
Lydia Munnell
Fiction Editor
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Thank you for sending your work to Mid-American Review. Although we have decided not to accept it for publication, we wanted to let you know that we read it with more than the casual amount of interest, that there is much to admire in your writing.

We hope that you will send more work our way in the future. We also wish you luck in all of your literary endeavors, including placing this submission in another forum.

Thanks again for sending your work our way, ------, and please forgive my delay in responding to it.

Best,
Karen Craigo
Editor
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Greetings. Thanks for submitting, as well as for your patience in awaiting our reply. We, as a staff, spent time reading and discussing your submission, which delayed our response somewhat, but also allowed us to give it the attention it deserves.

I'm sorry to say that after our discussion, we have decided not to accept your work for publication. However, there were quite a few favorable comments made, supporters of your work speaking up on its finer points.

We do wish you the best of luck placing this elsewhere and hope you do try us again when you have something.

Best,

Brad Felver

Fiction Editor
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier, personal note ===
<blockquote>
Thanks for your submission to MAR, and for your patience in awaiting a response.

This is a story I kept around so that my staff could discuss upon their return to campus this fall. While a lot of nice things were said, and the story had some support, I'm sorry to say that we are not accepting it for publication.

We do wish you luck in placing it elsewhere, and hope you try us again in the future.

Best,

Michael Czyzniejewski,
Editor
</blockquote>

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2010'''
<blockquote>
Greetings! Thank you for the opportunity to read your work. We're sorry to say that after careful consideration, we have decided not to publish your submission. We do wish you the best of luck placing it elsewhere, however, and with all your writing endeavors.

The deadline for our James Wright Poetry Competition and Sherwood Anderson Competition has been extended to November 1, 2010. For information on these contests, and the upcoming Winter Wheat: The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing, visit our website:
http://www.bgsu.edu/midamericanreview
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier, personal note ===
<blockquote>
Thank you for sending your work to Mid-American Review. Although we have decided not to accept it for publication, we wanted to let you know that we read it with more than the casual amount of interest, that there is much to admire in your writing.

We hope that you will send more work our way in the future. We also wish you luck in all of your literary endeavors, including placing this submission in another forum.

We really enjoyed reading and talking about your work, but I'm sincerely sorry to have kept you waiting so long for this response.

If you try us again, we'll do better.

Best,
Karen Craigo
Editor

For information on our literary contests, about our yearly writing festival Winter Wheat, how to acquire an issue of MAR, or for general queries, please visit our website:

http://www.bgsu.edu/midamericanreview</blockquote>

Ploughshares

2015-09-15T20:18:44Z

Claseur: /* Editor's Encouraging */

"Ploughshares was founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in the Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, Ploughshares has been based at Emerson College, which hosts one of the best M.F.A. programs in creative writing in the country. Published in April, August, and December in quality paperback, each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer who explores personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles."

== Prose Rejections ==

=== Standard ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. Although we will not be publishing your work at this time and are sorry to disappoint you, please be assured that your manuscript was read carefully by editors and trained screeners. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied and often have more to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and upcoming issues than with the quality of writing we receive. Thank you again for the opportunity to consider your work, and we regret any delay in our response to you. We hope you'll continue to read and submit to Ploughshares.

-The Editors
</blockquote>
'''2012'''

<blockquote>We regret that the manuscript you submitted does not fit our current editorial needs. Thank you very much for sending us your work.

''The Editors''</blockquote>

'''2010–11'''

<blockquote>We regret that your manuscript does not fit our current editorial needs, but we appreciated the opportunity to consider your work. Thanks very much for submitting.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Ploughshares</blockquote>

=== Encouraging ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. We appreciate your patience while we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to consider your work.

-The Editors
</blockquote>

'''2012'''
<blockquote>
Thanks very much for submitting your work to Ploughshares. Although we regret that your manuscript does not fit our current editorial needs, we enjoyed it and hope you'll consider us again.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Ploughshares
</blockquote>

===Editor's Encouraging ===
2015
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. We appreciate your patience while
we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it
isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we have enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll
try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to
consider your work.

Please feel free to mention our praise for your work the next time you
submit.

Sincerely,

The Ploughshares Editors
</blockquote>

'''2013'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares and for being patient with us while we carefully considered your manuscript. Our staff readers enjoyed your work enough to pass it along to our editors for further consideration. While we're sorry to have to disappoint you, in the end we've had to make hard choices between equally good submissions. We hope you'll try us again, and if you do, please feel free to mention this note about your work the next time you submit.

Sincerely,
The Editors of Ploughshares</i?>
</blockquote>

== Poetry Rejections ==

=== Standard ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. Although we will not be publishing your work at this time and are sorry to disappoint you, please be assured that your manuscript was read carefully by editors and trained screeners. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied and often have more to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and upcoming issues than with the quality of writing we receive. Thank you again for the opportunity to consider your work, and we regret any delay in our response to you. We hope you'll continue to read and submit to Ploughshares.

-The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Encouraging ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>We appreciate your patience while we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to consider your work.

Sincerely,
The Editors of Ploughshares
</blockquote>

Ploughshares

2015-09-15T20:18:04Z

Claseur: /* Editor's Encouraging */

"Ploughshares was founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in the Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 1989, Ploughshares has been based at Emerson College, which hosts one of the best M.F.A. programs in creative writing in the country. Published in April, August, and December in quality paperback, each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer who explores personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles."

== Prose Rejections ==

=== Standard ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. Although we will not be publishing your work at this time and are sorry to disappoint you, please be assured that your manuscript was read carefully by editors and trained screeners. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied and often have more to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and upcoming issues than with the quality of writing we receive. Thank you again for the opportunity to consider your work, and we regret any delay in our response to you. We hope you'll continue to read and submit to Ploughshares.

-The Editors
</blockquote>
'''2012'''

<blockquote>We regret that the manuscript you submitted does not fit our current editorial needs. Thank you very much for sending us your work.

''The Editors''</blockquote>

'''2010–11'''

<blockquote>We regret that your manuscript does not fit our current editorial needs, but we appreciated the opportunity to consider your work. Thanks very much for submitting.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Ploughshares</blockquote>

=== Encouraging ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. We appreciate your patience while we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to consider your work.

-The Editors
</blockquote>

'''2012'''
<blockquote>
Thanks very much for submitting your work to Ploughshares. Although we regret that your manuscript does not fit our current editorial needs, we enjoyed it and hope you'll consider us again.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Ploughshares
</blockquote>

===Editor's Encouraging ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares and for being patient with us while we carefully considered your manuscript. Our staff readers enjoyed your work enough to pass it along to our editors for further consideration. While we're sorry to have to disappoint you, in the end we've had to make hard choices between equally good submissions. We hope you'll try us again, and if you do, please feel free to mention this note about your work the next time you submit.

Sincerely,
The Editors of Ploughshares</i?>
</blockquote>

2015
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. We appreciate your patience while
we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it
isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we have enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll
try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to
consider your work.

Please feel free to mention our praise for your work the next time you
submit.

Sincerely,

The Ploughshares Editors
</blockquote>

== Poetry Rejections ==

=== Standard ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>Thank you for submitting to Ploughshares. Although we will not be publishing your work at this time and are sorry to disappoint you, please be assured that your manuscript was read carefully by editors and trained screeners. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied and often have more to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and upcoming issues than with the quality of writing we receive. Thank you again for the opportunity to consider your work, and we regret any delay in our response to you. We hope you'll continue to read and submit to Ploughshares.

-The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Encouraging ===
'''2013'''
<blockquote>We appreciate your patience while we read and carefully considered your manuscript, and we're sorry that it isn't quite right for us at this time.

However, please know that we enjoyed your submission and we hope you'll try us again in the future. Thank you very much for the opportunity to consider your work.

Sincerely,
The Editors of Ploughshares
</blockquote>

Tin House

2015-03-09T21:38:44Z

Claseur:

"We are a general interest literary quarterly. Our watchword is quality. Our audience includes people interested in literature in all its aspects, from the mundane to the exalted."

== Prose Rejections ==

===Standard===

<blockquote>

Thank you for sending us "[submission title]." Unfortunately, we must pass at this time.

Best of luck placing your work elsewhere.

</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

'''2015'''

<blockquote>

Thank you for submitting "[submission title]" to Tin House. Thank you also for your patience in waiting to hear from us. While we were unable to select your piece for publication at this time, we want you to know we were impressed by the quality of your writing. We hope to see more of your work in the future.

Sincerely,
Tin House Editors
</blockquote>

'''2014'''

<blockquote>

Thank you for submitting "[submission title]" to Tin House. While we were unable to select your piece for publication at this time, we want you to know we were impressed by the quality of your writing. We hope to see more of your work in the future.

Best of luck placing your work elsewhere.
</blockquote>

The Southern Review

2015-01-04T05:23:03Z

Claseur: /* Higher Tier */

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
After careful consideration, we have decided we are unable to use your manuscript. We wish you the best in finding a home for it elsewhere.

The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
We thank you for your interest in The Southern Review. After careful consideration, we have decided we are unable to use your manuscript. We wish you the best in finding a home for it elsewhere. (Handwritten:) Thanks for sending. Please try us again. - Emily
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
After careful consideration, we have decided we are unable to use your manuscript. We wish you the best in finding a home for it elsewhere.
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

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