The Drift

Fiction rejections

Standard

2023

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Thank you for submitting your story to The Drift. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept it for publication. We receive many more exceptional submissions than we can publish, and regret that we are unable to provide feedback on specific work. We wish you the best of luck with your writing.

Best,

The Editors

Tiered

2022

Dear —,

Thank you for submitting “—” to The Drift. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept it for publication. [comments on story] We receive many more exceptional submissions than we can publish, and we hope you will share your work with us again.

Sincerely, The editors

2024

[Author name],

Thank you for submitting again to The Drift. Unfortunately, we're unable to accept "[story]" for publication. We receive many more exceptional submissions than we can publish, but continue to find much to admire in your work and hope you'll send us more in the future.

Best, The Editors

2024—update on advancing to next stage

Dear [Author name],

Thank you for sending your work to The Drift. We were impressed with your story and selected it for consideration by our full editorial team. Please let us know if the status of your submission has changed, or if it is no longer available; we’ll get back to you as soon as we can, and appreciate your patience.

Best, The Editors