Conjunctions

Prose Rejections

Standard tier

We thank you for having given us the opportunity of reading your manuscript, but regret that it does not meet our particular needs at this time.

MM

July 2020

Dear (First & Last Name),

Thank you for sending your work to Conjunctions. Although your submission does not meet our particular needs at this time, we appreciate the opportunity to have read it.

Sincerely, Conjunctions

May 2021

Dear (First & Last Name),

Thank you so much for sending your work to Conjunctions. Although your submission does not meet our particular needs at this time, we appreciate the opportunity to have read it, and wish you the best for your writing going forward.

Kind regards,

Conjunctions

Higher tier

Dear ---,

Thank you so much for sharing "---" with us, which we read with real interest. While this particular story didn’t work out for us to publish, we would be open to reading more by you in the future.

Best wishes,

Conjunctions

Handwritten note on blank rejection slip.

Dear ---,

Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. We read "---" with a deep appreciation for its willingness to take risks. While this particular submission didn’t quite work out for us to publish, we would be very open to reading more by you in the future.

Best wishes,

Conjunctions