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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949, is the award-winning SF magazine which is the original publisher of SF classics like Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz. | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949, is the award-winning SF magazine which is the original publisher of SF classics like Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz. | ||
| − | = Prose Rejections = | + | == Prose Rejections == |
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| + | === Form Rejection === | ||
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| + | <blockquote>Dear --, | ||
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| + | Thank you for giving me a chance to read "---." Unfortunately, this story didn't quite work for me and I'm going to have to pass on it for Fantasy & Science Fiction. But I wish you best of luck finding the right market for it and hope that you'll keep us in mind in the future. | ||
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| + | Best regards, | ||
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| + | Charlie | ||
| + | -- | ||
| + | C.C. Finlay, Editor | ||
| + | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
| + | fandsf.com | @fandsf</blockquote> | ||
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| + | === Higher Tiers === | ||
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<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
Dear ---, | Dear ---, | ||
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Fantasy & Science Fiction | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
fandsf.com | @fandsf | fandsf.com | @fandsf | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| − | </blockquote> | + | This higher tier rejection appears to be backed up by C.C. Finlay's blog post [http://www.ccfinlay.com/blog/nectar-for-rejectomancers.html here]. |
| + | Quote from page: | ||
| + | <blockquote>Template 3 is the “didn’t win me over” template. Look, you’re probably a pro. This is a good story. You know it’s good. You’re probably going to sell it elsewhere. Maybe I can tell you the idiosyncratic reasons why it didn’t make me all hot and tingly so that I can’t stop thinking about it day and night, night and day. Maybe I did. But either way, you probably don’t care. It’s a no. You’ve already got your next market lined up and you’re ready to send it out again.</blockquote> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:22, 13 November 2019
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949, is the award-winning SF magazine which is the original publisher of SF classics like Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz.
Prose Rejections
Form Rejection
Dear --,
Thank you for giving me a chance to read "---." Unfortunately, this story didn't quite work for me and I'm going to have to pass on it for Fantasy & Science Fiction. But I wish you best of luck finding the right market for it and hope that you'll keep us in mind in the future.
Best regards,
Charlie -- C.C. Finlay, Editor Fantasy & Science Fiction
fandsf.com | @fandsf
Higher Tiers
Dear ---,
Thank you for giving me a chance to read ---. I liked ---, but overall the story didn't quite win me over and I'm going to pass. I wish you best of luck finding the right market for it. I appreciate your interest in Fantasy & Science Fiction and hope that you'll keep us in mind in the future.
Best regards,
Charlie
-- C.C. Finlay, Editor Fantasy & Science Fiction fandsf.com | @fandsf
This higher tier rejection appears to be backed up by C.C. Finlay's blog post here. Quote from page:
Template 3 is the “didn’t win me over” template. Look, you’re probably a pro. This is a good story. You know it’s good. You’re probably going to sell it elsewhere. Maybe I can tell you the idiosyncratic reasons why it didn’t make me all hot and tingly so that I can’t stop thinking about it day and night, night and day. Maybe I did. But either way, you probably don’t care. It’s a no. You’ve already got your next market lined up and you’re ready to send it out again.
