A year in rejection letters
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We understand, or at least we think we do, what is behind that desire to share your work: you want someone to love it.
We have received your submission and look forward to reviewing it.
We changed the status to In-Progress.
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While we have read your work with interest, it unfortunately does not meet our editorial needs.
I can’t tell you how difficult the selection process was
Unfortunately, the piece is not for us.
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Please keep us in mind for your future projects
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we genuinely believe that your manuscript will find the right home
unfortunately, we must pass
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we’d love to read more from you.
your submission does not fit our current needs
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we read it with interest.
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we encourage you to submit again
We really enjoyed your voice – it is relatable but still unique
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We’re sorry
We encourage you to submit your work to the prize again
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Damn, yeah, this is a reality for many writers. Sometimes, I get sick of the same rejection letters but I’ve gotten two that stuck out and were really personal (in a good way that they liked my work). I understand why mags and editors don’t generally give personalized feedback, but still, I feel like it makes the rejection better if they gave us something more to work with to improve on in our writing, along with what they liked.
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How about
Sucks Sucks Sucks
They are obviously idiots!
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