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Cincinnati Review

2025-02-05T22:22:53Z

JM: /* Poetry rejections */

Established in September 2003, The Cincinnati Review draws together within its pages the finest creative and critical work from across the country. We provide a venue for writers of any background, at any point in their literary careers, to showcase their best writing. Each issue also features a portfolio of artwork from a local or national artist.

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Dear Writer:

Thank you for the opportunity to consider your work. We've read it with care but have decided not to accept it for publication. Best of luck placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Cincinnati Review
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===
<blockquote>
Dear xxx:

Thanks for sending us your submission "title." We didn't feel it was quite right for us, but we found much to admire in your work and hope you'll try us again.

Sincerely,

The Editors of The Cincinnati Review
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>Dear —:

Thank you for the opportunity to consider your submission "—." We've read it with care but have decided not to accept it for publication, though we wish you the best of luck placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors of The Cincinnati Review</blockquote>

=== Tiered ===
<blockquote>

Dear ______:

Thanks for sending us your submission _______. Though we are not accepting it, many of us were impressed by it, and we hope you'll send us something else in the future. Our submission periods fall in September, December, and May.

Sincerely,

The Editors of The Cincinnati Review

</blockquote>

Flyway

2025-02-05T22:20:09Z

JM: /* Higher Tier */

Based out of Iowa State University, Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction exploring the many complicated facets of the word environment – at once rural, urban, and suburban – and its social and political implications.

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Text of Standard Rejection
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=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Dear _____,

Thank you for sending us _____. While our staff enjoyed reading your piece, especially _______, we were unable to place it in our upcoming issue. We hope you'll consider sending more of your work in the future.

Sincerely,

Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment

www.flyway.org
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Dear _____,

Thank you for sending us your poems and for your patience while we reach a decision. While this particular submission is not quite what we’re looking for at the moment, please know our team enjoyed it. _________ in particular stood out to us and we'd be excited to see a revised version in the future. I wish you the best in placing your work elsewhere and hope you'll consider sending us more in the future.

Sincerely,

Claire Jussel

</blockquote>

== Prose rejections ==

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

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
While this particular submission is not quite what we’re looking for at the moment, please know that our editors enjoyed reading it and were impressed by your writing. hope you'll consider sending us more of your work in the future.
</blockquote>

The Fiddlehead

2025-02-05T22:18:15Z

JM: /* Higher Tier */

=== Standard ===

2018

<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to The Fiddlehead. "Comments specific to the submission" All the best with your writing,
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=== Higher Tier ===
''2024''

<blockquote>Dear ____,

Thank you for submitting to us here at The Fiddlehead. Unfortunately, while we appreciate having had the opportunity to read through your poems, and really enjoyed some of your turns of phrase and ideas, we will not be publishing any from this batch. All the best with your writing. Please try us again in the future with new work. Stay well. —Matt

We at The Fiddlehead love hearing your feedback but, unfortunately, given the volume of submissions we get, we can’t respond to further emails or inquiries. And please remember that you can only submit once a year!

—The Editors</blockquote>

''2023''

<blockquote>Dear ____,

Thank you for submitting to The Fiddlehead. Unfortunately we will not be publishing your poems. We enjoyed reading your work and wish you all the best with your writing.

We at The Fiddlehead love hearing your feedback but, unfortunately, given the volume of submissions we get, we can’t respond to further emails or inquiries. And please remember that you can only submit once a year!

—The Editors</blockquote>

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Thank you for submitting to us here at The Fiddlehead. Unfortunately, while we appreciate having had the chance to read through these, we won't be keeping any of this batch of poems to publish. Please consider trying us again with new work in the future. All the best with your writing!
</blockquote>

Tinderbox Poetry Journal

2025-02-05T22:06:11Z

JM: /* Standard */

=== Standard ===
'''2016'''
<blockquote>
Dear —,

Thank you so much for sharing — with us. We appreciate the chance to read this work, but it isn't quite right for us at this time. Thank you for thinking of Tinderbox, and we wish you the best in finding a home for your poems.

Sincerely,
Tinderbox Poetry Journal
http://www.tinderboxpoetry.com
</blockquote>

=== Standard ===
'''2018'''
<blockquote>

Dear ____,

Thank you so much for sharing ______ with us. We appreciate the chance to read this work, but it isn't quite right for us at this time. Please do not take this as a sign of the quality of your work, as we receive such a high number of submissions and can only publish a very small percentage, so we often have to turn away wonderful poems. Thank you for thinking of Tinderbox, and we wish you the best in finding a home for your poems.

Sincerely,
Levi Todd
Poetry Editor
Tinderbox Poetry Journal

</blockquote>

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

Dear First Last,

Thank you so much for sending us _____. While we did not select your work this time around for publication, we want you to know that we deeply appreciate your trust in submitting your poems to us. Your work made it to our semi-final round, and we honored we had the chance to read your poems.

Thanks Again,
Tinderbox Poetry Journal

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Southern Humanities Review

2025-02-05T22:02:09Z

JM: /* Poetry Rejections */

"SHR publishes fiction, poetry, personal and critical essays, and book reviews on the arts, literature, philosophy, religion, cultural studies, and history. Translations in all genres have also appeared in the journal."

== Prose Rejections ==

===Standard===

<blockquote>We have considered your submission carefully and regret that we are unable to use it in SHR. Thank you for sending it to us.

Sincerely,
The Editors</blockquote>

===Tiered (?) fiction rejection===

2021

<blockquote>

Thank you for sending us your piece. We want you to know that we enjoyed reading your work, but we didn't feel it was quite right for Southern Humanities Review at this time.

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

Sincerely,

The Editors

Southern Humanities Review

</blockquote>

== Poetry Rejections ==

===Standard===

<blockquote>We have considered your submission carefully and regret that we are unable to use it in Southern Humanities Review. Thank you for sending it to us.

Sincerely,

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

Thank you for sending us your work. We appreciated the chance to read it. Unfortunately, we could not find a place for it in our upcoming issues.

We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for your work.

Sincerely,

The Editors

Southern Humanities Review
</blockquote>

===Tiered===

<blockquote>
Dear First Last,

Thank you for sending us your work. While we must decline this time, we found much to admire in your poems, and we hope you will consider submitting to Southern Humanities Review again in the future.

Sincerely,

The Editors

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