Ocean State Review

Fiction Rejections

Tiered?

Dear —,

Thank you for sending "—" to The Ocean State Review. Our staff read the piece with care and appreciated the opportunity to spend time with your work. Though this isn't a good fit for the journal at this time, we hope that you'll try us again, and we wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere.

Thank you for considering us.

Sincerely, Ocean State Review

Poetry rejections

2025

Higher Tier

Dear ___ ___,

Thank you for sending "___", "___", "___", "___", and "___" to the Ocean State Review. Our staff read the submission with care and appreciated the opportunity to spend time with your work. Though this isn't a good fit for the journal at this time, we hope that you'll try us again, and we wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere.

We apologize for the unusually long waiting period to hear back about your submission during this submission cycle. We experienced an unusual number of delays in virtually all matters related to this issue.

Thank you for considering us.

Sincerely, the Editors

Ocean State Review