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Black Warrior Review

2023-11-08T18:15:03Z

Jonathanfrey: /* Prose rejections */

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>
Thank you for giving us at Black Warrior Review the opportunity to consider your work. The editors have read your submission and regret that it does not meet our present needs.

We wish you the best of luck placing your manuscript elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Black Warrior Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Dear ________,
Thank you for your interest in Black Warrior Review, and for taking the time to send us your work. Unfortunately, after careful review, we have decided the submission isn't a good fit for us at this time.

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

Sincerely,

The Editors
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===
2015

<blockquote>
Thanks for sending us "Title". Unfortunately it's not the right fit for this issue. I wish you the best placing it elsewhere and hope that you will consider sending us more work in the future.
Best,
Nonfiction Editor
</blockquote>

2016

<blockquote>Hi Author,

Thank you for your interest in Black Warrior Review, and for taking the time to send us your work. Although we found much to admire in your work, we have decided the submission isn't a good fit for us at this time.

We wish you the best of luck placing your work elsewhere, and hope you submit to BWR again in the future.

Sincerely,

Fiction Editor
Black Warrior Review </blockquote>

2017

<blockquote>
Dear _____,

Thank you for your interest in Black Warrior Review, and for taking the time to send us your work. Unfortunately, after careful review, we have decided the submission isn't a good fit for us at this time.

However, your work in particular stood out to us, and we encourage you to submit again soon.

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

Sincerely,

Emily Coon
Black Warrior Review
bwr.ua.edu</blockquote>

2018

<blockquote>
Dear _____,

Thank you for your interest in Black Warrior Review, and for taking the time to send us your work. Unfortunately, after careful review, we have decided the submission isn't a good fit for us at this time.

That said, I want to note that we read this with interest, and we encourage you to try us again in the future.

Sincerely,

Chase Burke
Black Warrior Review </blockquote>

2020

<blockquote>
Dear [x],

Thank you for your interest in Black Warrior Review, and for taking the time to send us your work. We highly value the amount of trust you put in our team to read your piece. While we are unable to select this work for publication, our team was impressed by its quality.

We wish you the best of luck placing this piece elsewhere. We hope to see more of your work in the near future. Please feel free to submit again during our next submission call.

Sincerely,

Editor
</blockquote>

2022

<blockquote>
Thank you for your interest in Black Warrior Review, and for taking the time to send us your work. We highly value the amount of trust you put in our team to read your piece. While we are unable to select this work for publication, our team was impressed by its quality.

We wish you the best of luck placing this piece elsewhere. We hope to see more of your work in the near future. Please feel free to submit again during our next submission call.

Sincerely,

Kaush Suresh
Black Warrior Review

</blockquote>

===Highest Tier/Personalized===

2023

<blockquote>
Dear WRITER,

Thank you for choosing to share your work with Black Warrior Review. We appreciate the time, effort, and creativity you invested in "TITLE," and we genuinely valued the opportunity to engage with this piece.

After rigorous review and thoughtful deliberation, we regret to inform you that "TITLE" was not selected for publication in our upcoming issue. However, we’d like to emphasize that each submission undergoes a meticulous review process, and many factors come into play when making our final decisions. This year, we were fortunate enough to receive a wealth of compelling submissions, and the selection was particularly challenging due to the sheer volume and diversity of talent.

Black Warrior Review reopens for submissions on December 1st, 2023, and I highly encourage you to consider submitting to us again. Until then, I have every confidence that “TITLE” will resonate with another publication.

We hope to see more of your work in the future, and I wish you the best of luck in your ongoing creative journey.

Sincerely,

EDITOR

Fiction Editor

Black Warrior Review
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===

<blockquote>Hi Poet,

Thank you for taking the time to submit to BWR. Unfortunately, after careful review, we have decided these poems are not a good fit for us.

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

Sincerely,

Editor </blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

2020

<blockquote>Dear [Poet],

Thank you so much for your interest in Black Warrior Review, and for taking the time to send us your work. We highly value the amount of trust you put in our team to read your work AND your patience while we spent some time with it. While we are unable to select this work for publication at this time, our team was especially impressed by its quality.

We wish you the best of luck placing this piece elsewhere and do hope to see more of your work in the near future. Please feel free to submit again during our next submission call.

Sincerely,

Kelsey Nuttall
Black Warrior Review </blockquote>

== Contest rejections ==

=== Standard ===
Flash (2018)

<blockquote>
Dear _____,

Thank you for participating in the Black Warrior Review flash contest, and for trusting us with your work. After careful review, this submission was not selected as a finalist. These were tough decisions to make, and we received more good work than we could have ever imagined.

We wish you the best of luck placing your writing elsewhere. Our winners will be announced in the coming week.

Sincerely,

Black Warrior Review
bwr.ua.edu
</blockquote>

Fiction (2018)
<blockquote>
Dear _____,

Thank you for participating in the Black Warrior Review Fiction Contest, and for trusting us with your work. After careful review, this submission was not selected as a finalist. These were tough decisions to make, and we received more good work than we could have ever imagined.

We wish you the best of luck placing your story elsewhere. Our winners will be announced in the coming weeks.

Sincerely,

The BWR Team
</blockquote>

Passages North

2023-06-05T18:39:58Z

Jonathanfrey: /* Prose rejections */

== Prose rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Dear [Name],

Thank you for sending us 'xxx.' After careful consideration, we regret to inform you that your submission has not been selected for publication. While this work isn't a fit for us, we wish you the best in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,
Passages North
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Dear [name],

Thank you for sending us "xxx". We appreciate the chance to read it. Unfortunately, the piece is not for us.

Thanks again. Best of luck with this.
Sincerely,
Passages North
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Dear [Name],

We regret to inform you that your submission hasn't been selected for publication. While this work isn't a fit for us, as fellow writers, we share in the rigors of the submission process and wish you the best placing "[Title]" elsewhere.

Thanks again.

Sincerely,
Passages North
</blockquote>

=== High Tier ===
<blockquote>
Dear (Name),

We have read your submission with interest. Although we will not be able to publish (Title), we would certainly like to see more of your work.

Thank you,

The Editors

</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Dear (Name),

Thank you for the opportunity to read "Title." Though we are not able to accept your Fiction Submissions piece at this time, we were interested and request that you send us more of your work in the future.

Best of luck with this piece,

Passages North
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Dear (Name),

Thank you for sending "Titles". Though we are not able to publish your work at this time, we were truly interested in what we read. We would appreciate seeing more of your work.

We are officially closed for this reading period, but please think of us again when we open again in Autumn. For future updates, please go to passagesnorth.com, or add us on Facebook and / or follow us on Twitter.

Best wishes,
Passages North
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

<blockquote>
Dear (Name),

Thank you for sending us (Title). I, and other fiction editors, have carefully read through your submission, and we regret to inform you this piece does not meet our current needs. We, however, did respond positively to many elements in your writing, and I hope you think of us again in the future.

We appreciate your interest in our journal and hope you have luck placing your work elsewhere.

Thanks again,

(Name)
Fiction Editor
Passages North
</blockquote>

=== Personalized ===

<blockquote>
Dear [writer[,

Thank you for the opportunity to read [Title]. Though we are not able to accept it at this time, we emotionally connected with this piece and appreciated the complexity of the main character. We hope that you will send us more of your writing in the future. Best of luck with this submission!

Sincerely,

Passages North
</blockquote>

== Poetry rejections ==

=== Standard ===
<blockquote>
Dear ---,

We regret to inform you that your submission hasn't been selected for publication. While this work isn't a fit for us, as fellow writers, we share in the rigors of the submission process and wish you the best placing "---" elsewhere.

Thanks again.

Sincerely,
Passages North
</blockquote>

== 2022 ==
<blockquote>

Thank you for sending us "——" After careful consideration, we regret to inform you that your submission has not been selected for publication. While this work isn't a fit for us, we wish you the best in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,
Passages North
</blockquote>

=== Higher Tier ===

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

EcoTheo Review

2023-06-05T18:36:38Z

Jonathanfrey:

== Poetry Rejections ==

== Standard Rejection ==

Dear H----,

We thank you for submitting poems to EcoTheo for our consideration. Although we have not selected your work for publication at this time, we wish you the best in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,

C--- B---,

Poetry Editor

The EcoTheo Review

== Tiered Rejection ==

Dear [writer],

Thank you for submitting to EcoTheo Review. Although we can't offer you an acceptance right now, we wanted you to know that we appreciated your work and hope to have the opportunity to consider more of it in the future.

Sincerely,

Editors, EcoTheo Review