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Kaleidotrope

2024-08-01T06:38:49Z

Coyotefe:

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard 2024 ===

<blockquote>

Dear NAME,

Thank you for allowing me to consider your story, "STORY NAME," for inclusion in Kaleidotrope. I regret that I have decided to pass on it at this time.

I hope that you will keep the zine in mind again in the future—it's currently open to submissions through DATE—and I wish you the best of luck finding another home for this story.

Sincerely,

EDITOR NAME

</blockquote>

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>

Dear Author,

Thank you for allowing me to consider your story 'X' for inclusion in Kaleidotrope. I regret that I have decided to pass on the story at this time.

I hope that you will consider submitting again in the future, and wish you the best of luck finding a home for this story.

</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

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

Cutleaf

2024-06-18T08:28:03Z

Coyotefe:

=== Standard?? ===
'''2022'''

<blockquote>
Dear [],

Thank you for your submission to Cutleaf. There's much to admire in this piece, and we're glad you sent it, but ultimately we're going to pass on this one.

Thank you for the opportunity to read your work.

Sincerely,

The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Tiered ===
'''2024'''

<blockquote>
Dear [],

Thank you for your submission to Cutleaf. We enjoyed spending time with your work, and our readers agree that there are compelling aspects of your fiction. Ultimately, however, we're going to pass on this one.

Thank you for the opportunity to read your work, and all the best with your writing. Please keep us in mind for sending future work.

Sincerely,
[Editor's Name]

</blockquote>

Booth

2024-04-29T04:53:05Z

Coyotefe:

==About==
Booth publishes one piece or author every Friday.

In addition, Booth publishes two print issues a year, usually in winter and summer.

==Poetry Rejections==
=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Booth. We appreciate the chance to read your work. After careful consideration, the editorial staff has decided that this is not right for us.

We wish you a productive and kind season.
</blockquote>

'''2017'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Name],

Thank you for considering Booth, and for your patience with the review process. After discussion, we do not feel that Booth is a good fit for your work. Best of luck with your writing and with placing your work elsewhere.

Sincerely,
[Name]
</blockquote>
'''2019'''
<blockquote>
Dear first-name,

Thank you for your recent submission to Booth. We appreciate the chance to read your work. After careful consideration, however, we do not think Booth is the home for your current material.

We wish you the best of luck.

Hannah Sullivan Brown
Poetry Editor
</blockquote>
'''2023'''
<blockquote>
Dear first-name,

Thank you for your recent submission to Booth. After careful consideration, we don't think the submission is a fit for our journal at this time. We consider it a privilege to read your work and that you've chosen to submit to us. We wish you the best of luck in finding homes for your pieces.

Best,

Sophie Salerno-DeWald

Poetry Editor
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===
'''2017'''
<blockquote>
Dear ---,

Thank you for your recent submission to Booth and your patience as we reviewed it. After careful consideration, we unfortunately couldn’t find a place for it in our journal. Thank you again for thinking of us as a possible home for your work and good luck with the rest of your writing endeavors.

Best,
Austin Boling
</blockquote>

'''Oct 2017'''
<blockquote>
Dear ---,

Thank you so much for your recent submission to Booth and for your patience during the review process. We enjoyed reading your packet, but can't find a place for these pieces in our journal. While it wasn't a fit this time, we do hope you'll send us more work in the future.

Thanks again for considering Booth.

Best wishes to you on all your writing endeavors,

Caitlin Dicus
Poetry Editor
</blockquote>
'''2019'''
<blockquote>
Dear first-name,

Thank you for your recent submission to Booth. We enjoyed reading your poems, but these poems are not right for Booth at this time.

Please send us more work in the future. We reopen for submissions on September 1, 2019.

Best of luck in placing these poems elsewhere.

Thanks again for considering Booth.

Sincerely,

Nicole Brooks
Poetry Editor
</blockquote>

== Fiction Rejections ==

=== Standard Form ===

'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear [first name],

Thank you for submitting your piece "TITLE" for our consideration. Unfortunately, your piece doesn't fit with the journal at this time. As fellow writers, we consider it a privilege that you've chosen to submit your work to Booth, and we wish you the best of luck on your writing journey.

Regards,
Fiction Editors | Booth
</blockquote>

'''2018'''
<blockquote>
Dear [first name],

Thank you for considering us for your work, and for your patience with the review process. After discussion, we do not feel that Booth is a good fit for your work. Best of luck with your writing and with placing your work elsewhere.

Sincerely,
Fiction Editors
</blockquote>

'''2019-2020'''
<blockquote>
Dear ----,

Thank you for allowing us to consider your work. Although we could not find a place for "Story Title," we consider it a privilege that you thought of us and chose to submit your work to Booth.

Please note that Booth will remain open to submissions through March 31, 2020.

Sincerely,

Kelly Flynn
Fiction Editor | Booth
@iamkellyflynn
</blockquote>
'''2015'''
<blockquote>
Dear —,

Thank you for submitting to Booth. We appreciate the chance to read your work. After careful consideration, the editorial staff has decided that we are not the right market for your current material. Best of luck elsewhere.
</blockquote>

'''2011'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to Booth. We appreciate the chance to read your work. After careful consideration, the editorial staff has decided that this is not right for us.

We wish you a productive and kind season.
</blockquote>

=== Tiered ===

'''2019-2020'''
<blockquote>

Dear ---,

Thank you for allowing us to consider "Story Title." Although we are unable to find a place for it, our readers responded positively to X,Y,Z.

We consider it a privilege that you thought of us and chose to submit your work to Booth. Please note that Booth will remain open to submissions through March 31, 2020.

Sincerely,

Kelly Flynn
Fiction Editor | Booth
@iamkellyflynn

</blockquote>

=== Higher Tiered ===

'''2019-2020'''
<blockquote>

Dear ---,

Thank you for allowing us to consider "Story Title." Although we are unable to find a place for it, this piece was well received by our readers and made it to our monthly roundtable meeting. Our readers and editors responded positively to X, Y, Z.

We consider it a privilege that you thought of us and chose to submit your work to Booth. We hope you will consider us for future submissions. Please note that Booth will remain open to submissions through March 31, 2020.

Sincerely,

Kelly Flynn
Fiction Editor | Booth
@iamkellyflynn

American Short Fiction

2023-12-20T05:16:19Z

Coyotefe: /* Prose rejections */

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting "——" to American Short Fiction.

We regret that we are unable to use it at this time. While the volume of submissions prevents us from responding specifically to your work, we wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors of American Short Fiction
</blockquote>

'''2023'''

<blockquote>Dear ___,

Thank you for submitting _____ for consideration at American Short Fiction. We read your submission carefully and regret that we are unable to use it at this time. While the volume of submissions prevents us from responding specifically to your work, we wish you the best of luck with placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors, [OrganizationName
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>

Dear [Jane Writer]:

Thank you for sending us "Your Story."

This particular piece did not work for us, but we were quite impressed by your writing. We hope that you will send us something else--our regular submissions are open now.

Sorry we've had this for so long, [Jane]!

We look forward to reading more of your work.

Sincerely,
</blockquote>

<blockquote>

Dear [Name]:

Thank you for sending us "Your Story."

First of all, please accept our apologies for the lateness of this response. While this particular piece wasn't all the way there for us, we were very impressed by your writing. We hope that you will send us something else. Our small team is working diligently to catch up and get our response time to a more reasonable 3-5 months. Our submission schedule can be found on our website at http://americanshortfiction.org/submityourwork/.

We look forward to reading more of your work.

Sincerely,

The Editors, American Short Fiction
</blockquote>

Dear[Name],

Thank you again for submitting your work to The American Short(er) Fiction Prize. While we read "Story " with pleasure, we are sorry to say that it did not place as a finalist. We were blown away by the quality of submissions we received this year. Stay tuned for the announcement of the winning stories in the next week.

We consider it a privilege that you shared your work with us. Thank you for reminding us, once again, of the beauty and potential of the short form.

We wish you the best of luck in placing your story elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors, American Short Fiction

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>

Dear [Writer]:

Thanks for sending "Story" our way. We enjoyed it on this end. It's [positive comments], but we couldn't reach a consensus on the piece and therefore can't offer to publish it. We did want to send along our compliments, though. [Specific critique of piece.]

Thank you again for sending this our way.

Sincerely,
</blockquote>

Blue Mesa Review

2023-12-20T05:05:39Z

Coyotefe:

"Blue Mesa Review is a literary magazine put out annually by the creative writing department at the University of New Mexico. We accept submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction from all over the country."

== Prose Rejections ==

===Probably Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>
Thank you for sending us “Title of Story”. Thank you for sharing your work with us. We gave it careful consideration. Blue Mesa Review relies heavily on stories and poems like yours, since most of what we publish comes to us unsolicited. Unfortunately, we will not be accepting this piece in our next issue. But please feel free to send us more work in the future; our tastes change, as it has over the years, and we're always looking.

Thanks again for your efforts and for letting us see your work.

All the best in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,

Blue Mesa Review
</blockquote>

'''2021'''

<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sharing your submission, '—,' with us. We gave it careful consideration but ultimately decided that it does not meet our current needs. We wish you the best of luck in your publishing endeavors and hope that you will consider submitting to Blue Mesa Review in the future.

Thank you again for sending us your work.

Sincerely,

Blue Mesa Review
http://bmr.unm.edu
</blockquote>

===Standard===

'''2023'''

<blockquote>Dear ___,

Thank you for sharing your submission, ____ with us. We gave it careful consideration but ultimately decided that it does not meet our current needs. We wish you the best of luck in your publishing endeavors.

Thank you again for sending us your work.

Sincerely,

Blue Mesa Review
http://bmr.unm.edu
</blockquote>

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

'''2011'''

<blockquote>
Thank you for sending us “title”. Thank you for sharing your work with us. We gave it careful consideration. Blue Mesa Review relies heavily on stories and poems like yours, since most of what we publish comes to us unsolicited. Unfortunately, we will not be accepting this piece in our next issue. But please feel free to send us more work in the future; our tastes change, as it has over the years, and we're always looking.

Thanks again for your efforts and for letting us see your work.

All the best in placing it elsewhere.
</blockquote>

===Tiered===

'''2016'''

<blockquote>

Thank you for sending your work to Blue Mesa Review. Although the work is inspiring, we decided that it does not meet our needs at this time. We wish you the best of luck in your publishing endeavors and hope that you will consider submitting to Blue Mesa Review in the future.

</blockquote>