One Story

"One Story is a non-profit literary magazine that features one great short story mailed to subscribers every three weeks. Our mission is to save the short story by publishing in a friendly format that allows readers to experience each story as a stand-alone work of art and a simple form of entertainment."

Prose Rejections

Standard

We appreciate the opportunity to read your work, but unfortunately this submission was not a right fit for One Story.

Thank you for trying us.

Sincerely,

The Editors of One Story

Higher Tier

2018

Thank you for sending us "---". We really enjoyed this piece, but we didn't feel it was right for One Story.

We hope that you will continue to send us your work.

Sincerely,

The Editors of One Story

Highest Tier 2011 & 2021

Thank you for sending us "---".

Unfortunately this particular piece was not a right fit for One Story, but we were very impressed by your writing. We hope that you will feel encouraged by this short note and send us something else.

We look forward to reading more.

Sincerely,

The Editors of One Story