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The Shore

2026-07-09T00:39:27Z

Kathryn: /* Higher Tier */

=== Standard ===
'''2026'''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to The Shore. We are grateful for the opportunity to read your work. Unfortunately, it does not meet our current needs, but we appreciate your interest and wish you success in placing these poems elsewhere. We only accept one submission per reading period, but feel free to try us again in the future:
January 1 through March 1
April 1 through June 1
July 1 through September 1
October 1 through December 1

Please note that due to the volume of submissions that we receive, we are unable to provide personalized feedback.
Best,
The Editors
</blockquote>

'''2025'''
''Better?''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to The Shore. We are grateful for the opportunity to read your work. Unfortunately, it does not meet our current needs, but we appreciate your interest and wish you success in placing these poems elsewhere.

Please note that due to the volume of submissions that we receive, we are unable to provide personalized feedback.

Best,
The Editors
</blockquote>
''Lesser''
<blockquote>
Thank you for submitting to The Shore. We are grateful for the opportunity to read your work. Unfortunately, it does not meet our current needs.

We appreciate your interest and wish you success in placing these poems elsewhere.

Best,
The Editors
</blockquote>

'''2023'''
<blockquote>
Hi Poet,

Thank you for submitting to The Shore. We are grateful for the opportunity to read your work. Unfortunately, it does not meet our current needs.

We appreciate your interest and wish you success in placing these poems elsewhere.

Best,
The Editors
</blockquote>

===Higher Tier===
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Poet],

Thank you for thinking of The Shore as a home for your work. We are grateful for the opportunity to read it. While we are unable to accept it at this time, we enjoyed reading and wanted to let you know that we hope you consider sending us more work during future reading periods.

Best,
Sarah Brockhaus, Caroline Chavatel, John A. Nieves
</blockquote>

'''2026'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Poet],

Thank you for thinking of The Shore as a home for your work. We are grateful for the opportunity to read it. While we are unable to accept it at this time, we want you to know we really enjoyed reading this and found a lot to admire. We hope you consider sending us more work during future reading periods.

Best,

Sarah Brockhaus, Caroline Chavatel, John A. Nieves
</blockquote>

New Orleans Review

2026-05-14T21:42:33Z

Kathryn: /* Tiered */

== Prose Rejections ==

=== Standard ===

'''2011'''
<blockquote>

Thank you for sending us ["title"]. We appreciate the opportunity to read your work. We regret that we are unable to use it and wish you success placing it elsewhere. Thanks for thinking of us.

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=== Tiered ===

'''2022'''
<blockquote>

Thank you so much for entrusting NOR with your work, and we apologize for taking so long to get back to you. Unfortunately, we won't be publishing your piece at this time, but we appreciate your interest in New Orleans Review, and we hope you'll submit to us again in the future.

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'''2018'''
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Thank you for sending us "[story]." We regret to say that we're passing on it.

We appreciate your thinking of us, and we'd be happy to see more of your work in the future. </blockquote>

'''2015'''
<blockquote>

Thank you for sending us ["title"]. We regret that it did not make the final round, and that it has taken us so long to get back to you. We appreciate you thinking of us, and we'd be happy to see more of your work in the future."

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=== Other Higher Tier===
'''2025'''
<blockquote>Dear xx,

Thank you for sending us "xx" Unfortunately, we will not be publishing your piece at this time, but please know that we found a great deal to admire. Please do send us more of your work in the future, and feel free to mention that you received a positive response from us in your cover letter. Thank you, and best of luck. We're certain your piece will find a great home soon.

Best wishes,
The Editors

New Orleans Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Dear ----:

Thank you for sending "---" for our consideration. We regret that it does not quite suit our needs right now. That said, we'd be happy to see more of your work in the future.

Best wishes,

The Editors
New Orleans Review
</blockquote>

2021
<blockquote>
Thank you for sending us "---." While we were intrigued by this piece, we regret that it did not make the final round, and that it has taken us so long to get back to you.

All that said, we appreciate you thinking of us, and we'd be very happy to see more of your work when you'd like to send again.
</blockquote>

== Poetry Rejections ==
=== Standard ===

'''2012'''
<blockquote>
Dear Writer,

Thank you for submitting a group of your poems to New Orleans Review. We were glad to have a chance to read them, but unfortunately we do not have a place for them in the journal.

We wish you the very best with your writing.

Poetry Editors
New Orleans Review
</blockquote>

===Tiered===
'''2019'''
<blockquote>
Dear Name:

Thank you very much for sending a submission to New Orleans Review. We are going to pass on these poems, but we would be happy to read more of your work in the future.

Best wishes,

The Editors
</blockquote>
'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Thank you very much for entrusting your work with New Orleans Review. We regret that we can't publish these poems, but we would be happy to read more of your work in the future.
</blockquote>

'''2026'''
<blockquote>
Dear Name,

Thank you so much for entrusting New Orleans Review with your work, "poems." Unfortunately, we won't be publishing your submission, but we appreciate your interest in our magazine. We hope you'll submit to us again in the future.

Sincerely,

The Editors

New Orleans Review
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Anacapa Review

2026-04-19T20:15:52Z

Kathryn: /* Standard */

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

Thank you for submitting poems to Anacapa Review.

As a monthly publication, we work to select poems that speak to each other and reflect a range of poetic styles and themes. This means that many excellent poems will not be selected for a given issue. We also want to be sure that the poems we publish get readers' full attention, so we limit the number of poems in each issue.

Unfortunately, we did not select your poems for this issue. As more issues of Anacapa Review become available online, we hope you will be inspired by the poems we have selected and allow us to consider your work in the future.

We accept submissions every month and respond promptly.

With appreciation,

David Starkey and Chryss Yost, Editors

(Response time: 31 days)

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=== Tiered ===
<blockquote>

Dear ,

Thank you for submitting your excellent poems to Anacapa Review.

As a bimonthly publication, we work to select poems that speak to each other and reflect a range of poetic styles and themes. We also want to be sure that the poems we publish get readers' full attention, so we limit the number of poems in each issue. As a result, even strong poems may not be selected for a given issue.

While we did not select poems from your submission for this issue, we found much to admire in your work and would be happy to consider your poetry again in the future. We accept submissions on a rolling basis and respond promptly.

With appreciation,

David Starkey and Chryss Yost, Editors

(response time 29 days)

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