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D. A. Hosek: /* Prose Rejections */

2026-02-16T20:41:30Z

Prose Rejections

2022-12-27T14:54:14Z

Standard

2019-07-06T17:50:29Z

Higher Tier

2019-07-06T17:50:08Z

Higher Tier

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2015-09-28T18:39:28Z

Prose(?) rejections

2015-09-28T18:39:12Z

Prose(?) rejections

2015-07-08T17:51:30Z

Tiered

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Tiered

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Tiered

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	=== Higher Tier ===		=== Higher Tier ===
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		+	'''2026'''
		+	<blockquote>Dear —,
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		+	Thank you for sending work our way. We sincerely apologize for the delayed response as our small, volunteer team has worked through submissions. It means a lot that you trusted us with your art, and while it wasn't the right fit for the current editors, we'd hope you consider submitting to us again in the future.
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		+	With gratitude for your art,
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		+	The Editors</blockquote>

	<blockquote>Dear xxx,		<blockquote>Dear xxx,

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 === Standard ===
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-Thank you for submitting your manuscript. We have read it with care and regret that we cannot use it. The volume of submissions that we receive makes it impossible for us to respond individually to each story and poem.
+Thank you for submitting "[name]" to The Journal. We read every submission with care, and while we can only publish a small fraction of what we receive, the most exciting part of our job is reading such a wide variety of work. Though your manuscript does not suit our current needs, we wish you the best of luck placing it elsewhere.
 Thanks again.

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 <blockquote>Dear XXX,
-Thank you for submitting "My Frida" to The Journal. Though we decided against accepting your manuscript, we want you to know that we found it particularly compelling. We read every submission with care, and while we can only publish a small fraction of what we receive, the most exciting part of our job is reading such a wide variety of work. We would be glad to see more of your writing in the future.
+Thank you for submitting [Title] to The Journal. Though we decided against accepting your manuscript, we want you to know that we found it particularly compelling. We read every submission with care, and while we can only publish a small fraction of what we receive, the most exciting part of our job is reading such a wide variety of work. We would be glad to see more of your writing in the future.
 Thanks again,

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 Preston Witt
 Fiction Editor </blockquote>
 ==Poetry Rejections==

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+=== Higher Tier ===
 <blockquote>Dear xxx,
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 ==Poetry Rejections==
-===Form===
+===Standard===
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 http://thejournalmag.org </blockquote>
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+===Higher Tier===

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 <blockquote>
-Dear [[Name]],
+Dear [Name],
-Thank you for submitting [[Titles of Poems]] to The Journal. Though we decided against accepting your manuscript, we want you to know that we found it particularly compelling. We read every submission with care, and while we can only publish a small fraction of what we receive, the most exciting part of our job is reading such a wide variety of work. We would be glad to see more of your writing in the future.
+Thank you for submitting [Titles of Poems] to The Journal. Though we decided against accepting your manuscript, we want you to know that we found it particularly compelling. We read every submission with care, and while we can only publish a small fraction of what we receive, the most exciting part of our job is reading such a wide variety of work. We would be glad to see more of your writing in the future.
 Thanks again,
-[[Poetry Editor's Name]] </blockquote>
+[Poetry Editor's Name] </blockquote>

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	Fiction Editor </blockquote>		Fiction Editor </blockquote>
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		+	<blockquote>
		+	Dear [[Name]],
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		+	Thank you for submitting [[Titles of Poems]] to The Journal. Though we decided against accepting your manuscript, we want you to know that we found it particularly compelling. We read every submission with care, and while we can only publish a small fraction of what we receive, the most exciting part of our job is reading such a wide variety of work. We would be glad to see more of your writing in the future.
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		+	Thanks again,
		+	[[Poetry Editor's Name]] </blockquote>