Allegory Ridge

Form Rejection

Dear [Submitter],

Thank you for sending us [story]. We appreciate the chance to consider your work. Unfortunately, this piece is not right for us at this time.

We wish you the best of luck finding a home for this.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Allegory Ridge

Standard

Dear [Submitter],

Thank you for sending us "[Title]." We appreciate the chance to consider your work.

Due to the limited amount of work we are able to publish through Allegory Ridge and the high number of quality submissions we receive, we often have to pass on great written work like yours.

While we have decided we will not be publishing this piece via our magazine, we would highly encourage you to submit your work for consideration with our publishing press, Alden. We enjoyed your piece and it shows your promise as a writer. If you have a full-length manuscript you are hoping to have published, we would like the Alden editors to see it. We will be passing along this recommendation for your work to the Alden editors so they are aware when reviewing your piece.

You can find out more and submit your manuscript at: https://allegoryridge.submittable.com/submit/157609/full-manuscripts-for-book-publication

Sincerely,

The Editors of Allegory Ridge

Tiered Submission

Dear [Submitter],

Thank you for sending us [story]. We appreciate the chance to consider your work.

Due to the limited number of short stories we publish and the high numbers of fiction submissions we receive, we often have to pass on great stories like yours.

While we have decided we will not be publishing this piece via our magazine, we would highly encourage you to submit this story for consideration in our fiction anthology, Archipelago. We enjoyed your piece and it has a much higher chance of being selected for publication in our anthology. We will be passing along a recommendation for your story to the Archipelago editors.

You can find out more and submit your story at: https://allegoryridge.submittable.com/submit/160083/fiction-anthology-volume-03

Sincerely,

The Editors of Allegory Ridge

Standard "Full Manuscripts for Book Publication" ($30 reviewing charge)

Dear [Submitter],

Thank you for sending us "[Title]." We appreciate the chance to consider your work. Unfortunately, this piece is not right for us at this time.

We wish you the best of luck finding a home for this.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Allegory Ridge and Alden