Bellevue Literary Review

Prose Rejections

Standard

2024

Dear —,

Thank you for submitting [your work] to Bellevue Literary Review. We appreciate the efforts that have gone into this work and your patience during the review process.

Unfortunately, given the volume of submissions we receive, even quality work often has to be declined. Please know that your piece was read thoroughly and given careful consideration by our editorial staff.

We wish you luck with this, and thanks for giving us the chance to read it.

Sincerely,

The Editors

Higher Tier

2019

Dear ___,

Thank you for submitting your work to the Bellevue Literary Review, and apologies for the long delay in replying.

Your piece made it to our final pile; very few submissions get that far, so it is a real testament to your writing (and is the reason it’s taken so long to get back to you). We had several reviewers read your work and considered it strongly. Unfortunately, given the volume of submissions we receive, even quality work often has to be declined. We really enjoyed your piece, and appreciate the opportunity to have read it.

Here are some reviewer comments, which we hope you'll find helpful:

Poetry Rejections

Higher Tier

2016

Dear ____,

Thank you for submitting your work to the Bellevue Literary Review, and for your patience during the very long review.

We appreciate the efforts that have gone into this poem. We considered it strongly, and are sorry not to be able to use it.

We wish you luck in placing this elsewhere, and apologize for the long delay in getting back to you -- we try to have several reviewers for every piece, and unfortunately the turnaround times can add up. We appreciate your patience.

Sincerely, The Editors