Guernica

"Guernica is an award-winning magazine of art and ideas published twice monthly. In its short time online, it has grown from one of the web’s best-kept secrets to one of its most acclaimed new magazines. Guernica Daily, the magazine’s blog, is updated every weekday."

Prose rejections

Standard

Dear —,

Thank you for sending us "—". We appreciate the chance to read it, but unfortunately it does not meet our needs at this time. We wish you the best of luck placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,

Guernica Magazine

2022

Dear [full name],

Thank you for sending us "[story]". We thank you for your patience as we've been reorganizing our submissions review process, and apologize for the long delay.

This piece does not meet our needs at this time, but we appreciate your interest in Guernica and the opportunity to read your work.

Sincerely, Guernica Magazine

Higher tier?

2012

Thank you for submitting your short story to Guernica Magazine. It wasn't quite right for us, but we hope you will be able to place it elsewhere, and that you keep us in mind in the future.

Higher Tier, and slow reply

Please accept our apologies for the the delay in responding to your submission, and thank you for sending us "". We appreciate the chance to read it, but unfortunately it does not meet our needs at this time.

We hope you'll continue to send us your work. We'd love to have the opportunity to consider more of your writing in the future.

Poetry rejections

Standard

2021

Dear —,

Thank you for thinking of Guernica. Although we are passing on this submission, we wish you the best of luck placing your poetry elsewhere.

Sincerely,

Guernica Magazine

Thank you for thinking of Guernica. Unfortunately, we have to pass on your submission at this time, but we wish you luck in placing these poems elsewhere.

Higher Tier

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