Massachusetts Review

Unspecified Genre Rejections

Standard

Though your work has been declined by our editors, we thank you for allowing us to consider it.

South College, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003

Higher Tier

Thank you for sending us [redacted]. Unfortunately this particular piece was not a right fit for The Massachusetts Review, but we were very impressed by your writing. We hope that you will feel encouraged by this short note and send us something else.

We look forward to reading more.

Sincerely, The Editors of The Massachusetts Review

Fiction Rejection

Standard

2021 Postal

Though your work has been declined by our editors,

we thank you for allowing us to consider it.

Handwritten: Sorry

2021 & 2022 Electronic

Dear —:

Thank you for allowing us to read your submission, "—." Unfortunately, this piece was not quite right for The Massachusetts Review at this time. We apologize for the form letter, but due to the volume of submissions we receive, we cannot respond personally to each one.

We wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors of The Massachusetts Review

Poetry Rejections

Standard

2019

Dear First Last:

Thank you for allowing us to read your submission, "[List of poems]" Unfortunately, this piece was not quite right for The Massachusetts Review at this time. We apologize for the form letter, but due to the volume of submissions we receive, we cannot respond personally to each one.

We wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors of The Massachusetts Review