New England Review

Prose Rejections

Form

2018

Thank you for giving us the chance to read "——." While we have found that it's not a good fit for the New England Review, we wish you the best in placing it elsewhere and appreciate your interest in our magazine.

2021 and 2023

Dear [Name],

Thank you for submitting [Title]. We were glad to have the chance to read your work, but unfortunately we were not able to find a place for it in the New England Review.

It’s an important part of our mission to seriously consider writing by new and emerging writers as well as by those we already know and love, so we read each piece with care. Because we are only able to publish a small percentage of the thousands of submissions we read each year, we often have to turn down very accomplished work.

Please consider staying in touch by signing up for occasional emails from NER here: [link]

Thanks again for sharing your work with us.

Sincerely, The Editors

2021–Postal

Dear Writer,

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your writing for publication in New England Review. We were glad to have the chance to read your work, but unfortunately, we were not able to find a place for it in the New England Review.

It’s an important part of our mission to seriously consider writing by new and emerging writers as well as by those we already know and love, so we read each piece with care. Because we are only able to publish a small percentage of the thousands of submissions we read each year, we often have to turn down very accomplished work.

Please note that we prefer electronic submissions, which allow us to more easily share submissions among our staff. You can find our guidelines and access to our online submissions manager at www.NEReview.com.

Thanks again for sharing your work with us.

Sincerely. The Editors New England Review

Tiered

Thank you for giving us the chance to read "---" We appreciate your interest in our magazine.

While in the end we have decided against publishing this piece in the New England Review, we thought the writing had merit, and we wish you the best in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely, The Editors New England Review

Dear [author], Thank you for submitting "[title]" We were glad to have the chance to read your work and our staff enjoyed this story, but unfortunately we were not able to find a place for it in the New England Review.

It’s an important part of our mission to seriously consider writing by new and emerging writers as well as by those we already know and love, so we read each piece with care. Because we are only able to publish a small percentage of the thousands of submissions we read each year, we often have to turn down very accomplished work.

If you haven't already, please consider staying in touch by signing up for occasional emails from NER.

Thanks again for sharing your work with us. Sincerely, The Editors New England Review

Higher Tier

Thank you for giving us the chance to consider “---” for publication in New England Review. I apologize for the long wait in reply. While we have decided against this one in the end, it did get a positive response from our readers and we wish you the best in placing this work.

Sincerely,

---

Managing Editor

Another Tier

Thanks again for the opportunity to consider “---” for publication in NER, and thanks for your patience while we came to a decision. While in the end we have decided against publishing this piece, we were intrigued by its overall presentation and enjoyed much of the writing. We wish you the best with your work.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Kuebler

Managing Editor

New England Review

Poetry Rejections

Standard

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your poems for publication in New England Review. We have read them carefully and found that they do not fit our current editorial needs. However, we do appreciate your interest in our magazine and wish you the best in placing this work elsewhere.

Sincerely, The Editors New England Review

Dear name, Thank you for submitting your poems: "Name of packet." We were glad to have the chance to read this work, but unfortunately we were not able to find a place for it in the New England Review. It’s an important part of our mission to seriously consider writing by new and emerging writers as well as by those we already know and love, so we read each piece with care. Because we are only able to publish a small percentage of the thousands of submissions we read each year, we often have to turn down very accomplished work. If you haven't already, please consider staying in touch by signing up for occasional emails from NER. Thanks again for sending your writing to the New England Review. Sincerely, The Editors

Higher Tier

Dear [Author],

Thank you for giving us the chance to read these poems. We appreciate your interest in our magazine.

While in the end we have decided against publishing any of these in the New England Review, we thought the writing had merit, and we wish you the best in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely, Poetry Editor New England Review

2023

Dear [Author],

Thank you for submitting [Names of poems]. We were glad to have the chance to read your work. While we were unable to find a place for this in the New England Review, it did get a positive response from our staff.

It’s an important part of our mission to seriously consider writing by new and emerging writers as well as by those we already know and love, so we read each piece with care. Because we are only able to publish a small percentage of the thousands of submissions we read each year, we often have to turn down very accomplished work.

If you haven't already, please consider staying in touch by signing up for occasional emails from NER.

Thanks again for sharing your work with us.

Sincerely,