Blackbird
Poetry Rejections
Standard
2011
Thank you for your interest in Blackbird. Unfortunately, we won't be publishing your piece. Because of the high volume of submissions, we can only publish a small amount of what we receive. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors.
The Blackbird Staff
Higher-tier
2018 (prose)
Thank you for submitting to Blackbird. After careful review and consideration, the editors have decided that this work does not fit the needs of the journal at this time. However, the editors enjoyed reading "[story]," and would like to see more work from you during our next open reading period. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors and hope you’ll submit again to Blackbird.
The Blackbird Editors
2011
Dear [Author],
Thank you for your interest in Blackbird. Though we can’t say yes to this piece, "---", our editors enjoyed reading it, and would be interested in seeing more work from you. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors and hope you'll choose to submit to Blackbird again.
The Blackbird Staff
2010
Thank you for your interest in Blackbird. Though we can’t say yes to this piece, "---", our editors enjoyed reading it, and would be interested in seeing more work from you. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors and hope you'll choose to submit to Blackbird again.
The Blackbird Staff