Hunger Mountain

Prose Rejections

Standard

2014

Dear —,

Thanks so much for your submission of “—” to Hunger Mountain. So sorry to disappoint you, but we won't be publishing your story. Nobody likes rejections, we know - we're writers too. But please be assured that your submission was read carefully. As you know, it's all a very subjective thing. Our reasons for not accepting particular submissions are varied and sometimes have to do with the shape of our recent acquisitions and the needs of our upcoming issues. If our response time is a little long, please accept our apologies.

Thanks again for the opportunity to consider your work and thank you for supporting Hunger Mountain with your reading, writing, and subscribing.

Sincerely,

The Editors,

We appreciate the opportunity to read "---," but unfortunately this submission was not a good fit for Hunger Mountain.

Thank you for trying us.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Hunger Mountain

(Oct, 2011)

Dear [name],

Thank you for sending us "xxx". We appreciate the chance to read it. Unfortunately, the piece is not for us.

Thanks again. Best of luck with this.

Sincerely,

The editors, Hunger Mountain: the VCFA Journal of the Arts

Tiered

Thank you for sending us "-------". We really enjoyed this piece, but we didn't feel it was right for Hunger Mountain.

We hope that you will continue to send us your work.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Hunger Mountain

Dear Author:

Thank you for sending us "Story Title." We really enjoyed your work, but we didn't feel it was right for Hunger Mountain.

We hope that you will continue to consider us.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Hunger Mountain

Personal

I enjoyed "---" very much but found it too close in tone to several pieces HM has already accepted for future issues. Please think of us again. We would enjoy seeing more of your work.

We look forward to reading more.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Hunger Mountain