Greensboro Review

The Greensboro Review is published by the MFA Writing Program at Greensboro.

Prose Rejections

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At present, your manuscript does not suit our needs. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your work.

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Thank you for sending Title of Story to The Greensboro Review. We regret that we are unable to use it in our next issue.

We are glad to have had the opportunity to read and spend time with your piece, and hope that you will send us more of your work. The submission deadline for our next issue is September 15.

Thank you again for considering The Greensboro Review. We wish you much success with your fiction.

Sincerely,

The Greensboro Review

Tiered (?); 2023

Thank you for allowing The Greensboro Review to consider your fiction submission. We have read your work carefully, but must decline to publish. We did enjoy [Title], but can only take so many stories per issue. We hope you will submit again.

We wish you the best in placing your work elsewhere, and we thank you for your support of The Greensboro Review.

Sincerely, The Editors

Tiered

Thank you for sending your story, Title, to The Greensboro Review. We've read your work carefully and regret that we're unable to use it in our next issue. However, please know that it ranked in our top fifty from among hundreds of submissions.

We're glad to have had the opportunity to read your work and hope that you'll send us more. The submission deadlines are September 15 and February 15.

Best of luck in placing your work elsewhere, and thank you for your support of The Greensboro Review.

Best wishes,

The Greensboro Review

Tiered, 2024

Dear [Name],

Thank you for sending your story, "[Title]," to The Greensboro Review. We've read your work carefully and regret that we're unable to use it in our next issue. Please know that it ranked in our Top 50 from nearly 1000 submissions.

We're glad to have had the opportunity to read your work and hope that you'll send us more. Our new submission deadlines are January 1 and August 1.

Best of luck in placing your work elsewhere, and thank you for your support of The Greensboro Review.

Best wishes,

Terry Kennedy, Editor

Poetry Rejections

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Dear First Last,

Thank you for allowing The Greensboro Review to consider your poetry submission. We have read your work carefully, but must decline to publish. We regret that the volume of submissions we receive and the small size of our staff prevent us from giving a more personal response, but we hope that you will submit to us again.

We wish you the best in placing your work elsewhere, and we thank you for your support of The Greensboro Review.

Sincerely, The Editors The Greensboro Review

2022

Dear first-name,

Thank you for your poetry submission to The Greensboro Review. We enjoyed reading your work and found much to admire, but unfortunately we won’t be able to use anything this time around. The next submission deadlines are February 15 and September 15, and we do hope you will try us again.

Thank you again for allowing us to consider your work for The Greensboro Review. We wish you much success with your poetry.

Best wishes, The Editors The Greensboro Review

Tiered

Dear Your Name,

Thank you for your poetry submission to The Greensboro Review. We enjoyed reading your work, but unfortunately we won’t be able to use anything this time around. We received hundreds of submissions for this issue and your poems, particularly "A Really Great Poem" and "Wonderful but Rejected Poem" made it into our Top 50. The next submission deadlines are February 15 and September 15, and we do hope you will try us again.

Thank you again for allowing us to consider your work for The Greensboro Review. We wish you much success with your poetry.

Best wishes,

The Editors The Greensboro Review

Tiered 2022

Thank you for your poetry submission to The Greensboro Review. We enjoyed reading your work, but unfortunately we won’t be able to use anything this time around. I know it's only a small consolation, but I wanted you to know that we received nearly 1000 submissions for this issue and your poems made it into our Top 50 deliberations. The deadlines for our next reading periods are February 15 and September 15. We certainly hope you know your poems are always welcome here and that you will try us again.

Thank you again for allowing us to consider your work for The Greensboro Review. We wish you much success with your poetry.

Best, Terry Kennedy

Tiered 2023

Thank you for your poetry submission to The Greensboro Review. We enjoyed reading your work, but unfortunately we won’t be able to use anything this time around. I know it's only a small consolation, but I wanted you to know that we received over 500 submissions for this issue and your poems made it into our Top 50. The deadline for our next reading period is January 1st. We certainly hope you know your poems are always welcome here and that you will try us again.

I know it's not much consolation but I wanted you to know that you submission made it into our Top 30 deliberations out of nearly 500 submissions.

Thank you again for allowing us to consider your work for The Greensboro Review. We wish you much success with your poetry.

Sincerely yours, Terry Kennedy