Ruminate

Poetry rejections

Standard

Dear —,

Thank you for submitting and giving us a chance to consider "—."

After close review, this submission wasn’t right for the upcoming issue of Ruminate. We appreciate that you think enough of our magazine to have shared it with us, and we wish you all the best with your work.

Sincerely, Ruminate Magazine

Prose rejections

Higher Tier

Dear —,

Thank you for submitting and giving us a chance to consider "—."

After close review, this submission wasn’t right for the upcoming issue of Ruminate. Your work did excite us, however, and we would be very interested in seeing more.

We hope you will submit again for our next reading period, and we appreciate that you think enough of our magazine to have shared your work with us. We wish you all the best.

Thank you, [Editor's Name]

The Waking section

Standard or Tiered?

2022

Dear [full name],

Thank you for thinking of The Waking for "[title]." After close review, this submission wasn't selected for publication in our magazine. However, we enjoyed your writing and hope there will be a chance to consider more of your work in the future.

We hope you will submit to The Waking again, and we appreciate that you think enough of our magazine to have shared your work with us. We wish you all the best.

Sincerely, Cherie Nelson Editor of The Waking