Difference between revisions of "Witness"
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In 2007, Witness moved to Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The magazine now publishes one special print issue and two general online issues each year and increasingly seeks out work that contextualizes the American experience by highlighting issues of global concern." | In 2007, Witness moved to Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The magazine now publishes one special print issue and two general online issues each year and increasingly seeks out work that contextualizes the American experience by highlighting issues of global concern." | ||
− | == Prose | + | == Prose rejections == |
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+ | === Standard === | ||
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Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider "Other than us." We have read the work closely and regret that it does not meet our needs. We are grateful that you thought of us and hope you are successful in placing your manuscript elsewhere. | Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider "Other than us." We have read the work closely and regret that it does not meet our needs. We are grateful that you thought of us and hope you are successful in placing your manuscript elsewhere. | ||
Sincerely, | Sincerely, | ||
− | The editors | + | The editors |
+ | </blockquote> | ||
+ | === Higher Tier === | ||
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Dear Author: | Dear Author: | ||
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider "Story Title." Our readers admired many elements of the work, but we've decided that the manuscript isn't right for us. We wish you success in placing it elsewhere. | Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider "Story Title." Our readers admired many elements of the work, but we've decided that the manuscript isn't right for us. We wish you success in placing it elsewhere. | ||
− | Sincerely, | + | Sincerely, The editors |
− | The editors | + | </blockquote> |
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+ | == Poetry rejections == | ||
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+ | === Standard === | ||
+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | Text of Standard Rejection | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
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+ | === Higher Tier === | ||
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+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | Text of Higher Tier Rejection | ||
+ | </blockquote> |
Revision as of 09:55, 28 June 2011
"Witness blends the features of a literary and an issue-oriented magazine to highlight the role of the modern writer as witness to his or her times. Launched in Detroit in 1987, the magazine is best known for showcasing work that defines its historical moment; special issues have focused on political oppression, religion, the natural world, crime, aging, civil rights, love, ethnic America, and exile. The issues “New Nature Writing,” “The Sixties,” “Sports in America,” and “The Best of Witness, 1987 – 2004” eventually appeared as university press anthologies.
In 2007, Witness moved to Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The magazine now publishes one special print issue and two general online issues each year and increasingly seeks out work that contextualizes the American experience by highlighting issues of global concern."
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Prose rejections
Standard
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider "Other than us." We have read the work closely and regret that it does not meet our needs. We are grateful that you thought of us and hope you are successful in placing your manuscript elsewhere.
Sincerely,
The editors
Higher Tier
Dear Author:
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider "Story Title." Our readers admired many elements of the work, but we've decided that the manuscript isn't right for us. We wish you success in placing it elsewhere.
Sincerely, The editors
Poetry rejections
Standard
Text of Standard Rejection
Higher Tier
Text of Higher Tier Rejection