My ever growing rejection list :)
1) July 5, 2006
From Pedestal magazine:
Dear Summer:
Thank you for submitting your work to The Pedestal Magazine. We enjoyed reading it but regret that we cannot use it at this time.
We wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere and sincerely hope that you will submit other writing to us in the future.
Best,
The Editors
The Pedestal Magazine
http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com
2) August 19, 2006
From Jupiter world press:
Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately your story does not suit our needs at this time.
3)October 3, 2007
4) December 14, 2007
5) March 19, 2007
From Barrel House Editors:
Hi Summer - Thanks for submitting. We're going to pass on this.
Thanks
Matt Kirkpatrick
6) Novemebr 16, 2008
From Emprise Reviews
Dear Summer,
Thank you for the opportunity to read these poems. Although we've decided not to use this particular set, we hope you'll continue reading Emprise and wish you the best in your future writing endeavours.
Kind regards,
Karen Rigby & Greta Aart
7) November 30, 2008
From Emprise Review
Dear Summer Ross,
Thank you for your recent submission. Although we appreciate you thinking of us, this piece unfortunately doesn't meet our current needs.
As fellow writers, we appreciate the effort involved in crafting and submitting your work; please bear in mind that although it might not be quite right for this publication there is a venue for every story. Thank you for considering Emprise Review, and please feel free to submit in the future!
Sincerely,
The Editors
8) December 13, 2009
From Glimmer train
Thank for your submission to Every Day Poets. I regret to inform you that we are unable to use it at this time.
A little better, but those ellipses allow the reader to trail off rather than pulling them in deeper. I'm not tempted to read the story yet, and am wondering if this is force feeding as a result of an eating disorder (given that first stanza)? Why have only women experienced it (3rd stanza)? Still not quite engaged.
-- Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
I'm not sure about this one either so I think we'll pass but you have ended up with a stronger poem and we wish you good luck with placing it. I'm sure with a little more revision it will find a home and we look forward to seeing more of your work.
-- Oonah Joslin
We wish you good luck in placing the poem elsewhere.
Sincerely,
All of us at Every Day Poets
http://www.everydaypoets.com
So this wraps up the call for submissions to Popshot's 'This Is Modern Living' issue. A massive thank you to all of you who submitted (sorry if you didn't submit this time and are receiving this email). We received a barrage of incredible poems and in the end had to turn away quite a number of them that were more than good enough to make it in. This is a rather frustrating but necessary part of the selective process.
For this and for the fact that this email can't be delivered in a more personal manner, I can only apologise.
Thanks again for the time and thought taken to submit to us and please continue to submit to future issues. We'll keep you posted.
Best,
Jacob Denno
Popshot Magazine
www.popshotpopshot.com
13) September 3, 2010
Dear Summer Ross,
Thank you for your submission to Every Day Fiction. I regret to inform you that we are unable to use it at this time.
Good description about Donya's feelings. They really come through.
This doesn't have much plot to it, though. And the setting is unclear.
The author does a great job at relaying emotion and I would like to read more from her.
-- Shelley Dayton
This story has potential but the prose is bogged down by an abundance of descriptors. There was a good message here, but if presented with a bit more subtlety it might have worked better.
-- John Towler
We wish you good luck in placing the story elsewhere.
Sincerely,
All of us at Every Day Fiction
http://www.everydayfiction.com
Best Regards,
Dixon Palmer, Senior Editor
Short-Story.Me!
17) Glimmer Train Press July 8 2011
1) July 5, 2006
From Pedestal magazine:
Dear Summer:
Thank you for submitting your work to The Pedestal Magazine. We enjoyed reading it but regret that we cannot use it at this time.
We wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere and sincerely hope that you will submit other writing to us in the future.
Best,
The Editors
The Pedestal Magazine
http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com
2) August 19, 2006
From Jupiter world press:
Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately your story does not suit our needs at this time.
3)October 3, 2007
Dear Summer:
After careful consideration, I have decided to not include these poems in our upcoming issue of HCR.
I do appreciate the fact that you thought of us, and I want to make clear that this rejection in no way is a reflection of how successful these poems might be with another publication. The truth is, this is only one person's reaction, and other places might need the poems more than I. The process of submitting poems can be a long, drawn out exercise of one disappointment after another. Please keep sending these poems out, and please think of us again in the future.
Thank you again for sharing and thank you for adding to the collective consciousness of this world with your poetry.
Sincerely,
Justin Evans, editor
4) December 14, 2007
Dear Summer,
Although we won't be publishing this particular piece, we do thank you for sending "Deserted". It was a good read. We're not able to give specific feedback, but please take a look at Editors' Input for some ideas. Again, we appreciate the opportunity to read your work!
Glimmer Train Press Reference#: 198565
Although we won't be publishing this particular piece, we do thank you for sending "Deserted". It was a good read. We're not able to give specific feedback, but please take a look at Editors' Input for some ideas. Again, we appreciate the opportunity to read your work!
Glimmer Train Press Reference#: 198565
5) March 19, 2007
From Barrel House Editors:
Hi Summer - Thanks for submitting. We're going to pass on this.
Thanks
Matt Kirkpatrick
6) Novemebr 16, 2008
From Emprise Reviews
Dear Summer,
Thank you for the opportunity to read these poems. Although we've decided not to use this particular set, we hope you'll continue reading Emprise and wish you the best in your future writing endeavours.
Kind regards,
Karen Rigby & Greta Aart
7) November 30, 2008
From Emprise Review
Dear Summer Ross,
Thank you for your recent submission. Although we appreciate you thinking of us, this piece unfortunately doesn't meet our current needs.
As fellow writers, we appreciate the effort involved in crafting and submitting your work; please bear in mind that although it might not be quite right for this publication there is a venue for every story. Thank you for considering Emprise Review, and please feel free to submit in the future!
Sincerely,
The Editors
8) December 13, 2009
From Glimmer train
Dear Summer,
Thank you for submitting "Twelve Chimes". We won't be publishing this piece, but we appreciated the opportunity to read your work! Because we read so many stories, it is not possible for us to give specific feedback, but, if you're a relative beginner, you may find something of interest here: Editors' Input
Glimmer Train Press Reference#: 269261
9) Aug 2010
Although we won't be publishing this piece, we thank you for letting us read it, and look forward to seeing more of your work. Keep writing!-Glimmer Train Press
10) March 11 2010
Dear Summer Ross,
Many thanks for submitting "Blind Date" for our consideration. Unfortunately, we must decline acceptance at this time. But thanks for your interest in our magazine, and best of luck in placing your work with other markets.
Sincerely,
Shelly Jackson
Fiction Editor,
"A Fly in Amber"
Thank you for submitting "Twelve Chimes". We won't be publishing this piece, but we appreciated the opportunity to read your work! Because we read so many stories, it is not possible for us to give specific feedback, but, if you're a relative beginner, you may find something of interest here: Editors' Input
Glimmer Train Press Reference#: 269261
9) Aug 2010
Although we won't be publishing this piece, we thank you for letting us read it, and look forward to seeing more of your work. Keep writing!-Glimmer Train Press
10) March 11 2010
Dear Summer Ross,
Many thanks for submitting "Blind Date" for our consideration. Unfortunately, we must decline acceptance at this time. But thanks for your interest in our magazine, and best of luck in placing your work with other markets.
Sincerely,
Shelly Jackson
Fiction Editor,
"A Fly in Amber"
11) May 23, 2010
Dear Summer Ross, Thank for your submission to Every Day Poets. I regret to inform you that we are unable to use it at this time.
A little better, but those ellipses allow the reader to trail off rather than pulling them in deeper. I'm not tempted to read the story yet, and am wondering if this is force feeding as a result of an eating disorder (given that first stanza)? Why have only women experienced it (3rd stanza)? Still not quite engaged.
-- Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
I'm not sure about this one either so I think we'll pass but you have ended up with a stronger poem and we wish you good luck with placing it. I'm sure with a little more revision it will find a home and we look forward to seeing more of your work.
-- Oonah Joslin
We wish you good luck in placing the poem elsewhere.
Sincerely,
All of us at Every Day Poets
http://www.everydaypoets.com
12) August 2, 2010
Hello Summer ,So this wraps up the call for submissions to Popshot's 'This Is Modern Living' issue. A massive thank you to all of you who submitted (sorry if you didn't submit this time and are receiving this email). We received a barrage of incredible poems and in the end had to turn away quite a number of them that were more than good enough to make it in. This is a rather frustrating but necessary part of the selective process.
For this and for the fact that this email can't be delivered in a more personal manner, I can only apologise.
Thanks again for the time and thought taken to submit to us and please continue to submit to future issues. We'll keep you posted.
Best,
Jacob Denno
Popshot Magazine
www.popshotpopshot.com
13) September 3, 2010
Dear Summer Ross,
Thank you for your submission to Every Day Fiction. I regret to inform you that we are unable to use it at this time.
Good description about Donya's feelings. They really come through.
This doesn't have much plot to it, though. And the setting is unclear.
The author does a great job at relaying emotion and I would like to read more from her.
-- Shelley Dayton
This story has potential but the prose is bogged down by an abundance of descriptors. There was a good message here, but if presented with a bit more subtlety it might have worked better.
-- John Towler
We wish you good luck in placing the story elsewhere.
Sincerely,
All of us at Every Day Fiction
http://www.everydayfiction.com
14) December 28, 2010
Dear S.A.,
Thank you very much for your submission. We are still reading for the issue, but we wanted you to know that these did not fit for us.
We hope that you will continue to follow and support our progress, and that you will consider submitting other work in the future.
Best,
Bonnie MacAllister
Editor-in-Chiefhttp://web.me.com/bonniemacallister/Site/An_Uncommon_Magazine.html
15) From BNW on April 6, 2011
The editors apologize for not responding personally, but we receive many submissions each month to be considered for the Eric Hoffer Award and Best New Writing. The editors appreciated your submission but will decline your story at this time. Feel free to submit a new or revised work in the future.
16) From Short-Story.me! April 15,2011
Dear Summer -
Thank you for submitting "Restless" to Short-Story.Me! for publication. Unfortunately, we must decline. Although we are aggressive publishers, we receive many more manuscripts than we can accept. We wish you luck in placing it with another publisher.
15) From BNW on April 6, 2011
The editors apologize for not responding personally, but we receive many submissions each month to be considered for the Eric Hoffer Award and Best New Writing. The editors appreciated your submission but will decline your story at this time. Feel free to submit a new or revised work in the future.
16) From Short-Story.me! April 15,2011
Dear Summer -
Thank you for submitting "Restless" to Short-Story.Me! for publication. Unfortunately, we must decline. Although we are aggressive publishers, we receive many more manuscripts than we can accept. We wish you luck in placing it with another publisher.
Dixon Palmer, Senior Editor
Short-Story.Me!
17) Glimmer Train Press July 8 2011
Dear Summer,
Thank you for submitting "Blind Date". While we won't be publishing this piece, we appreciated the opportunity to read your work! Because we read so many stories, it is not possible for us to give specific feedback, but, if you're a relative beginner, you may find something of interest here: Editors' Input
Glimmer Train Press Reference#: 325387
18) The Narrative Magazine August 29th 2011
Thank you for submitting "Blind Date". While we won't be publishing this piece, we appreciated the opportunity to read your work! Because we read so many stories, it is not possible for us to give specific feedback, but, if you're a relative beginner, you may find something of interest here: Editors' Input
Glimmer Train Press Reference#: 325387
18) The Narrative Magazine August 29th 2011
Dear Summer Ross,
Thank you for entering “Rooms” in the Spring Contest. We were grateful for the opportunity to read and consider your work, and we regret that your entry was not one of our winners or finalists this time.
An announcement of the winning stories will soon go out to the magazine’s readership, and in early November, we will publish the winning stories, which include the works of notable new and emerging writers.
We continue to look for engaging new works to publish, and we hope you will keep Narrative in mind for your work in the future.
Again, thank you for your entry, and please accept our kind wishes.
Sincerely,
The Editors
19) The Narrative Magazine (October 15th 2011)
Dear Summer Ross:
Thank you for sending your work to Narrative. We are always grateful for the opportunity to review new work, and we have given "The Top" close attention and careful consideration. We regret, however, that "The Top" does not meet our needs at this time. We hope that you will keep us in mind in the future.
Sincerely,
The Editors
20) Fiction 365 (November 10, 2011)
Thank you for entering “Rooms” in the Spring Contest. We were grateful for the opportunity to read and consider your work, and we regret that your entry was not one of our winners or finalists this time.
An announcement of the winning stories will soon go out to the magazine’s readership, and in early November, we will publish the winning stories, which include the works of notable new and emerging writers.
We continue to look for engaging new works to publish, and we hope you will keep Narrative in mind for your work in the future.
Again, thank you for your entry, and please accept our kind wishes.
Sincerely,
The Editors
19) The Narrative Magazine (October 15th 2011)
Dear Summer Ross:
Thank you for sending your work to Narrative. We are always grateful for the opportunity to review new work, and we have given "The Top" close attention and careful consideration. We regret, however, that "The Top" does not meet our needs at this time. We hope that you will keep us in mind in the future.
Sincerely,
The Editors
20) Fiction 365 (November 10, 2011)
Dear Ms. Ross,
We
enjoyed both the premise of "Blind Date" and the ending. This story
has a lot going for it. However the dialogue feels stilted and awkward
to us, making the action difficult to follow in some places and the
characters difficult to sympathize with (even as the story makes us want
to). For a scenario like this, it's crucial that the dialogue feel
natural and show character more than it tells.
