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+ | ===Tiered=== | ||
+ | '''2020''' | ||
+ | <blockquote>Dear —, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Thank you for submitting poems to Waxwing and trusting us with your words. It's a responsibility we don't take lightly. We like your work, but we have chosen not to publish these particular poems and hope that you will send us more poems to read in the future. And of course, we wish you the best of luck placing the work in this submission elsewhere. | ||
+ | |||
+ | We are grateful for your support of Waxwing and your being a part of our literary community. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sincerely, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Justin Bigos & Todd Kaneko | ||
+ | Poetry Editors | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Fiction rejections== | ||
+ | ===Standard=== | ||
+ | '''2020''' | ||
+ | <blockquote>Dear [Name], | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sincere thanks for sending [Submission Title] to Waxwing, and for your support of our mission. We are grateful for the opportunity to read your work, but we have decided not to publish it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Thank you for being a part of our literary community. We wish you all the best with your own writing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | With appreciation, | ||
+ | The Editors</blockquote> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Tiered=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''2021 & 2022''' | ||
+ | <blockquote>Dear —, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sincere thanks for sending "—" to Waxwing, and for the opportunity to read your work. Although we enjoyed reading it, we have decided not to publish it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Thank you for being a part of our literary community. We wish you all the best with your own writing. Stay safe and stay well. | ||
+ | |||
+ | With appreciation, | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Editors | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===Higher (or just updated) tier=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''2024''' | ||
+ | <blockquote>Dear —, | ||
+ | |||
+ | We want to apologize for our delayed response to your submission and thank you for your patience and support of Waxwing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | While we have not found a place for "--" in our upcoming issues, we read your words with interest and would love to see more of your work in the future. | ||
+ | |||
+ | We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for this piece elsewhere. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Thank you so much. | ||
+ | |||
+ | All our best in writing and reading and submitting, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Allison Field Bell and Audrey Bauman | ||
+ | Waxwing Fiction Editors | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> |
Latest revision as of 13:08, 29 September 2024
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Poetry rejections
Standard
2020
Dear first-name,
Thank you for submitting poems to Waxwing and trusting us with your work. It's a responsibility we don't take lightly. We have decided not to publish these poems, and wish you the best of luck in placing them elsewhere.
We are grateful for your support of Waxwing and your being a part of our literary community.
Sincerely,
Justin Bigos & Todd Kaneko Poetry Editors
Tiered
2020
Dear —,
Thank you for submitting poems to Waxwing and trusting us with your words. It's a responsibility we don't take lightly. We like your work, but we have chosen not to publish these particular poems and hope that you will send us more poems to read in the future. And of course, we wish you the best of luck placing the work in this submission elsewhere.
We are grateful for your support of Waxwing and your being a part of our literary community.
Sincerely,
Justin Bigos & Todd Kaneko Poetry Editors
Fiction rejections
Standard
2020
Dear [Name],
Sincere thanks for sending [Submission Title] to Waxwing, and for your support of our mission. We are grateful for the opportunity to read your work, but we have decided not to publish it.
Thank you for being a part of our literary community. We wish you all the best with your own writing.
With appreciation,
The Editors
Tiered
2021 & 2022
Dear —,
Sincere thanks for sending "—" to Waxwing, and for the opportunity to read your work. Although we enjoyed reading it, we have decided not to publish it.
Thank you for being a part of our literary community. We wish you all the best with your own writing. Stay safe and stay well.
With appreciation,
The Editors
Higher (or just updated) tier
2024
Dear —,
We want to apologize for our delayed response to your submission and thank you for your patience and support of Waxwing.
While we have not found a place for "--" in our upcoming issues, we read your words with interest and would love to see more of your work in the future.
We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for this piece elsewhere.
Thank you so much.
All our best in writing and reading and submitting,
Allison Field Bell and Audrey Bauman Waxwing Fiction Editors