River Styx

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Unspecified Genre Rejections

Standard

Look, We're all writers too, so we know how it feels. We're sorry we couldn't use your work. Because of our huge volume of submissions, we ask that thou please wait until our next reading period (May–November) before submitting again.Thanks for trying us.

2018

Thank you for submitting xxxx to us. We're sorry to say that we are unable to find a place for it at River Styx. Please know that every submission we receive is read by a human being who considers it with care. We hope that you will keep us in mind in the future, and we wish you the best of luck with your work.

Higher tier

As above, but with hand-written note. These are common, but not universal. [1]

2018

Thank you for submitting xxxx to us. We're sorry to say that we are unable to find a place for it at River Styx. Please know that I took a special interest in your writing, and I hope to see more of your work in the future.

Jason Lee Brown, Editor-In-Chief

Fiction Rejections

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2019 Postal

Thank you for submitting your work to us. We’re sorry to say that we are unable to find a place for it at River Styx. Please know that every submission we receive is read by human beings who consider it with care. We hope that you keep us in mind in the future; you may either submit via mail again or you can submit to us online at https://riverstyx.submittable.com/submit. We wish you the best of luck with your work.

[handwritten:] Thanks JB

Poetry Rejections

Standard

2019

Dear first-name,

Thank you for submitting [Title] to us. We're sorry to say that we are unable to find a place for your work in River Styx. Please know that every submission we receive is read by a human being who considers it with care. We hope that you will keep us in mind in the future, and we wish you the best of luck with your work. Sorry for the delay.

Jason Lee Brown River Styx

Higher Tier

2019

Thank you for submitting poems to us. We're sorry to say that we are unable to find a place for your work in River Styx. Please know that I enjoyed your writing, and I hope to see more of your work in the future. Sorry for the delay. These made it deep into our reading process. I like "xxx" the best.

Jason Lee Brown, Editor-In-Chief

2021

Hi, first-name,

Thank you for submitting to us. We're unable to find a place for your work in River Styx, but I enjoyed your writing and hope to see more of your work in the future.

[Poem Title] came close, thanks.

Best,

Jason Lee Brown, Editor-In-Chief River Styx