Blackbird

Poetry Rejections

Standard

2011

Thank you for your interest in Blackbird. Unfortunately, we won't be publishing your piece. Because of the high volume of submissions, we can only publish a small amount of what we receive. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors.

The Blackbird Staff

2020

Dear —:

Thank you for your interest in Blackbird. Unfortunately, we won't be publishing your work. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors.

The Blackbird Staff

Higher-tier

2020

Dear [name],

Thank you for submitting to Blackbird. Though we can’t say yes to these poems, our editors enjoyed reading them and would like to see more work from you. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors and hope you’ll submit again to Blackbird.

The Blackbird Editors

Prose Rejections

Higher-tier

2018

Thank you for submitting to Blackbird. After careful review and consideration, the editors have decided that this work does not fit the needs of the journal at this time. However, the editors enjoyed reading "[story]," and would like to see more work from you during our next open reading period. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors and hope you’ll submit again to Blackbird.

The Blackbird Editors

2011

Dear [Author],

Thank you for your interest in Blackbird. Though we can’t say yes to this piece, "---", our editors enjoyed reading it, and would be interested in seeing more work from you. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors and hope you'll choose to submit to Blackbird again.

The Blackbird Staff

2010

Thank you for your interest in Blackbird. Though we can’t say yes to this piece, "---", our editors enjoyed reading it, and would be interested in seeing more work from you. We wish you the best of luck in your future writing endeavors and hope you'll choose to submit to Blackbird again.

The Blackbird Staff