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Drowning.in.Mercury: /* Prose rejections */

2026-04-05T21:06:48Z

Prose rejections

2026-01-10T10:40:27Z

Poetry rejections

2026-01-10T10:39:33Z

Undo revision 53092 by Lsgchas (talk)

2026-01-10T10:39:11Z

Higher tier Oct 2021

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Higher tier Oct 2021

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Standard

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Standard

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Non-fiction rejections

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2021-11-19T16:05:36Z

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		+	Dear ___,
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		+	Thank you so much for submitting “___." After careful consideration, we’ve determined that this submission was not the right fit for us. We are grateful for your interest in The Kenyon Review, honored you trusted us with your work, and wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere.
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		+	Sincerely,
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		+	The Editors
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		+	</blockquote>

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 Dear [Writer's Name],
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−	~~Dear ______,~~
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−	Thank you so much for submitting “TITLE." After careful consideration, we determined that this submission was not the right fit for us. We are grateful for your interest in The Kenyon Review, appreciated the opportunity to read your work, and wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere.
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−	~~Sincerely,~~
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−	~~The Editors~~
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 Dear (first & last name),

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 The Editors
 == Prose rejections ==

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-Thank you for submitting your story.  We regret that we are unable to use "Title of Story."
+Thank you so much for submitting “Title of Story." After careful consideration, we’ve determined that this submission was not the right fit for us. We are grateful for your interest in The Kenyon Review, honored you trusted us with your work, and wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere.
-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.
+Sincerely,
 The Editors

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		+	'''2024'''
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		+	<blockquote>Dear —,
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		+	Dear ______,
		+
		+	Thank you so much for submitting “TITLE." After careful consideration, we determined that this submission was not the right fit for us. We are grateful for your interest in The Kenyon Review, appreciated the opportunity to read your work, and wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere.
		+
		+	Sincerely,
		+
		+	The Editors
		+	</blockquote>

	'''2022'''		'''2022'''

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	== Non-fiction rejections ==		== Non-fiction rejections ==
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		+	===Higher-tier January 2024===
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		+	<blockquote>Dear [writer name],
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		+	Thank you so much for submitting “[title]." After careful consideration, we determined that this submission was not the right fit for us. However, we found much to admire here, and would be glad to see more work from you during a future submission period. We are grateful for your interest in The Kenyon Review.
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		+	Sincerely,
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		+	The Editors
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		+	</blockquote>

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	"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."		"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."
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		+	== Non-fiction rejections ==
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		+	===Higher-tier November 2021===
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		+	<blockquote>
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		+	Dear [writer name],
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		+	Thank you so much for thinking of the Kenyon Review for "[title]," which we enjoyed reading. I'm sorry to say that this essay isn’t a good fit for the issues we're working on now, but we appreciated the chance to consider it.
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		+	I hope you'll keep us in mind for future work.
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		+	With best wishes,
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		+	[Deputy Editor name]
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		+	</blockquote>

	== Poetry rejections ==		== Poetry rejections ==