Carve

Prose

Standard

2015

We appreciate the opportunity to read your work, but we will not be publishing “STORY NAME.”

Editorial decisions are ultimately subjective, so we encourage you to keep writing and submitting. When your work finds a home, we’d like to know so we can share the news with others. Learn more about our Decline/Accept feature at [website].

We hope you continue to enjoy reading future issues of Carve, and you are welcome to submit again.

Higher Tier

[Name], we appreciate the opportunity to read your work, but we will not be publishing [Title]. We'd like you to know that overall your piece was well-received by our reading committee. They have some comments and notes listed below. We hope you find them helpful as you continue to revise or submit your piece elsewhere. [Brief comments about strengths and weaknesses follow]

Poetry

Standard

2018

First-name,

We appreciate the opportunity to read your work, but we will not be publishing “Titles.”

Editorial decisions are ultimately subjective, so we encourage you to keep writing and submitting.

We hope you continue to enjoy reading future issues of Carve, and you are welcome to submit again.

Sincerely,

Editor and Staff Carve Magazine