The Masters Review

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Dear xxx,

Thank you for sending us your story for consideration. We really enjoyed reading these pieces, but could only pick a select few. I'm sorry to say yours wasn't chosen for publication, though it was carefully considered. Thank you for sharing your work and I hope we'll have the chance to see more from you in the future.

Warmly, Kim Winternheimer and The Masters Review team

Higher Tier?

Dear xxx,

Thank you for sending us "-----" for consideration in The Masters Review. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid it isn’t quite right for us at this time. We think highly of your writing and wish you the best of luck placing this elsewhere.

We hope you’ll keep us in mind for future submissions.

Warmly, Sadye Teiser The Masters Review

Higher Tier, 2016

Dear ___,

Thank you for sending us ____ for consideration in The Masters Review. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m sorry to say it isn’t a good fit for us at this time. It is clear you are a talented writer, and your story stood out from the group. However, we receive so many submissions that, in the end, we have to reject a lot of excellent pieces.

As writers ourselves, our editors know that the process of sending out work can be a long one. We are grateful that you chose to share your writing with us. We want you to know that your piece was read with great admiration and care. We wish you the best of luck with it, and we hope that you will keep us in mind for future submissions. Please do consider sending us more.

Warmly, Sadye Teiser The Masters Review

Higher Tier, 2017

Dear __,

Thank you for sending us ___ for consideration in our Short Story Award, and thanks for your patience while we reviewed your submission. We really enjoyed reading your writing, and are honored to be supporting so many talented new and emerging writers!

I am sorry to say that your submission was not selected for publication. It is clear that you are a very talented writer, and your piece stood out from the pack. Unfortunately, we had to decline some excellent stories, but we are grateful for the chance to read such high quality work. If you submitted more than one piece with your submission and haven’t yet heard about an acceptance, please consider this as a response to both stories.

We wish you the best of luck with your writing and look forward to bringing you more wonderful stories. Part of our aim is to support great work from new writers and we consider every story we read an effort toward that goal. We couldn’t do this without you. We hope to read more of your fiction in the future.

Thank you again,

Kim Winternheimer and The Masters Review Team