Rejections

04/01/26 - 04/30/26

“Dear Sunday Dutro,

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider ‘Mediocrity’. We are sorry to tell you that this particular text is not quite right for the magazine, but we wish you all the best with your writing.

Yours sincerely,

XXX”

“Dear Sunday:

Thank you for sending us “Sentimental.” Our readers appreciated the chance to read it, but couldn’t identify XXX and for that reason we won’t be accepting it. We wish you good luck placing it elsewhere, and hope you will send another piece our way soon.

The Reading Team at XXX”

“Dear Sunday,

Thank you so much for submitting “Snowbirds” to XXX; we very much appreciate the chance to read your work. Although the editorial team determined that this submission is ultimately not a fit for us at this time, we wish you luck in placing it elsewhere.

Best regards,

XXX”

“Dear Sunday Dutro,

Thank you so much for your submission to XXX! Unfortunately, we do not have a place for your work in the issue for which we are currently reading, but we wanted you to know that your submission was read closely.

We have been fortunate to receive a large number of submissions lately, and hope you understand that we can only publish a small fraction of the material we receive.

Once again, thanks very much for your submission. We hope that you will consider submitting again in the future.

Sincerely,

XXX

Editor, XXX”

Dear Sunday Dutro,

Thank you for taking the time to submit work to XXX.

We’ve read your work with interest, but we have decided this piece is not a good fit for the journal in 2027.

Yours sincerely,

XXX, nonfiction editor”

“Dear Sunday Dutro,

At this time, the editors at XXX have chosen not to publish “Relationship Treadmill” in the next available issue of XXX.

While “Relationship Treadmill” was not selected for publication, please know that the editors carefully considered your piece.

With gratitude,

XXX“

“Dear Sunday Dutro,

Thank you for sending us “Power”. We appreciate the chance to dive into your work. Unfortunately, this piece isn’t the right fit for us at this time. Keep creating and keep lit weird—we’d love to see more of your work in the future.

Thanks again. Best of luck with this.

Sincerely,

XXX”

“Dear Sunday,

On behalf of the staff at XXX, thank you for responding to our creative call this year. Though “Forgiveness” was not selected for the 2026 issue, we greatly appreciate the opportunity to read your work. We wish you the best of luck and hope you will consider submitting to us again in the 2026-2027 review period! The opening and closing dates for our submission categories and contests will be posted to our website at the beginning of our next fall semester. We look forward to our next group of student interns to have the opportunity to review your work.

Sincerely,

XXX”

“Dear Sunday Dutro,

We are grateful for the opportunity to read “A Powerful Shift.” Although we are unable to accept it at this time, we thank you for considering XXX as a home for your work. We are often forced to pass on pieces we admire, and we hope you keep creating.

You can sign up for our newsletter and follow us on social media to keep up to date on our submission windows, programs, and upcoming publications. In the meantime, we appreciate you trusting us with your work, and for all you contribute to contemporary literature.

Warm Regards,

XXX & XXX

Editors, XXX”

“Dear Sunday Dutro,

We hope this email finds you well. Thank you for submitting “The Weight of Emptiness.” Although it doesn’t currently meet our needs, we appreciate the chance to read your work.

As writers ourselves, we know that this isn’t a pleasant email to receive. XXX’s acceptance rate is less than 5%, and genre editors read each submission. We wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere.

The Editors

XXX”

“Dear Sunday Dutro,

Thank you for considering XXX a worthy venue for your work. The editorial staff has decided that this work is not right for XXX. We regret that the large volume of submissions we receive precludes a more personal reply.

The Editors”

“Hi there,

Thank you so much for submitting your work to XXX! Unfortunately, it isn’t the right fit for this issue, but we are grateful you shared your writing with us and hope you’ll submit again in the future. Please know that this decision does not reflect the quality of your work, but rather a number of factors that go into putting an issue together.

Again, thank you for trusting XXX with your piece; we hope it finds the right readers soon.

All the best,

XXX”

“Dear Sunday Dutro,

Your submission has not been selected for publication on this occasion, though we were grateful for the chance to read it. XXX receives a very high volume of submissions and must let many wonderful pieces go unpublished as a result.

We wish you all the best for placing this submission elsewhere.

XXX”

“Dear Sunday,

Thank you for sharing this work with XXX, and thank you for your patience as we consider and discuss submissions. We hope this note finds you well.

After a review of your submission, the staff has unfortunately decided that this submission is not right for us. Best of luck placing this work elsewhere, and thanks again!

Sincerely,

The Editors

XXX”

“Dear Author,

Thank you for submitting your work to XXX. After our editorial team reviewed your work, we regret to inform you that we will not be able to include your piece in the literary magazine. We appreciate your effort and encourage you to submit again in the future. Thank you.

Regards,

The Editors”