The Collagist

"The Collagist is a monthly journal published on the 15th of each month since August 2009. Each issue contains short fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews, and one or more excerpts from novels forthcoming from (mostly) independent presses. By publishing online, The Collagist seeks to provide access to powerful, progressive literature by both new and established writers to an ever-expanding audience."

Prose Rejections

Standard

2014

Dear —,

Thank you for the opportunity to read "—." Unfortunately, we are unable to use the fiction you submitted. We wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely, Gabriel Blackwell Editor The Collagist

Thank you for your interest in The Collagist and for the opportunity to read your work. Unfortunately, we are unable to use the fiction you submitted. We wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere and hope you’ll consider us again in the future.

Sincerely,

Matt Bell

Editor

The Collagist

Higher Tier

Thank you for your interest in The Collagist and for the opportunity to read your work. Unfortunately, we are unable to use the fiction you submitted. We wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere and hope you’ll consider us again in the future.

Thanks for sending "---" to me -- I enjoyed reading it. Thanks also for your kind words about The Collagist-- It means a lot to hear from writers. Thanks!

Sincerely, Matt Bell Editor

2017

Thank you so much for sending [Title] and [Title], and congratulations on the acceptance of [Title]. Unfortunately, I don't think these are quite right for us, but I would be glad to see more work from you in the future. In the meantime, best of luck in placing these two elsewhere.

Sincerely, [Name] Editor

Variation

Thank you for your interest in The Collagist and for the opportunity to read your work. Unfortunately, we are unable to use the non-fiction you submitted. We wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere and hope you’ll consider us again in the future.

Thanks for sending this to me -- I read it several times over the last few months, and while I've decided to pass on it, I hope you'll know how much I enjoyed it. Please submit again sometime.

Sincerely, Matt Bell Editor

Poetry Rejections

Standard

Dear [first-last],

Thank you for your interest in THE COLLAGIST and for giving us the opportunity to read your work. We have not chosen your submission for publication in one of our upcoming issues, but we wish you the best of luck in all your poetic endeavors.

Sincerely, Marielle Prince Poetry Editor The Collagist