Stinging Fly

Poetry rejections

Standard

2023

Dear —,

Thank you for sharing your poetry with The Stinging Fly. We weren't able to find a home for your work in the magazine, but appreciate the opportunity to consider it and wish you all good things with your writing.

Very best wishes,

The Stinging Fly

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Tiered

2020

Dear first-name,

Thank you for submitting your work to The Stinging Fly. We received an enormous number of submissions and the task of selecting work for Issue N has truly been hard work.

We valued the opportunity to engage with your work. Unfortunately, however, on this occasion your submission has not been selected for publication.

We are always keen to publish new voices so we do encourage you to keep writing and submitting. We hope you will consider submitting more work to us again in the future.

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Thank you!

Very best wishes

Sara O'Rourke The Stinging Fly

2021

Dear first-name,

Thank you for sharing your work with The Stinging Fly.

Unfortunately we weren't able to find a home for your work in the magazine, even though your work shows clear quality and potential.

We hope to have the opportunity to read your poetry again in the future.

Best wishes,

The Stinging Fly

Fiction Rejection

Tiered

2023

Dear [first name],

Thank you for submitting [story title] for consideration to us here at The Stinging Fly, and for your patience as we made our way through over 1500 short story submissions. I'm sorry to say it has not been selected for publication in our Winter 2023 issue.

I want to stress, though, how grateful we are to have read it, because it's clear that your work is of a high standard. I wish you luck placing this one elsewhere, and ask that you please do consider us for future submissions. The Stinging Fly team would be pleased to read more from you.

With best wishes,

Lisa McInerney

Editor

The Stinging Fly

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Dear (First Name),

Thank you for submitting your work for consideration to us here at The Stinging Fly, and for your patience as we made our way through over 1600 short story submissions. I'm sorry to say it has not been selected for publication in our Summer 2023 issue.

I hope this isn't discouraging. While your work hasn't been selected on this occasion, it shows real potential. It's a joy to come across something so assured from a newer writer, and we're excited to see what comes next for you.

So given the calibre of the submission I'd love to read more of your work, and hope you'll submit again next time.

With best wishes,

Lisa McInerney

Editor

The Stinging Fly

Non-Tiered(?)

2024

Dear (First Name),

Thank you for submitting (Story) for consideration to us here at The Stinging Fly, and for your patience as we made our way through over 1400 short story submissions. I'm sorry to say it has not been selected for publication in our Winter 2024-25 issue.

I hope this isn’t discouraging. Without your sharing your words with us, we would not be able to do the work that we do. At The Stinging Fly, we are grateful for every submission we receive, and recognise that the scope of theme, style and voice in the stories we read are proof of the strength of the writing community we are all part of.

Wishing you the very best with your work,

Lisa McInerney

Editor

The Stinging Fly