Escape Pod

Audio podcast which features a new audio sci-fi story each week, usually updated on Fridays.

Prose rejections

Escape Pod revised their response system in 2019. The new system is described here.

Standard =

2011

Dear ____________,

Thanks for sending us ____________, but I'm afraid it's not for us.

Best of luck,

--Bill

Bill Peters

Assistant Editor

Escape Pod

www.escapepod.org

Higher Tier

Dear __________________,

Thank you for sending "_________________" to Escape Pod. We enjoyed this story, but unfortunately, it's not quite right for us. We have to reject many good stories for a variety of reasons unrelated to their quality. We wish you the best in finding this a good home and look forward to your next submission.

Best Regards, Benjamin C. Kinney Assistant Editor, Escape Pod http://escapepod.org

Dear ______,

Thank you for sending ______________ to Escape Pod. Unfortunately, this story wasn’t a good fit for us. Choosing stories is a subjective process, and we have to reject many well-written stories. Please note that we do not accept revised stories, but we wish you the best in finding this one a good home, and we look forward to your next submission.

[Story specific note]

Best Regards, Benjamin C. Kinney & Premee Mohamed Assistant Editors, Escape Pod http://escapepod.org

Poetry rejections

Standard

Text of Standard Rejection

Higher Tier

Text of Higher Tier Rejection