Ninth Letter

"Ninth Letter is a biannual publication dedicated to the examination of literature as it intersects with various aspects of contemporary culture and intellectual life; therefore, we welcome submissions of prose and poetry that test and even break the boundaries that attempt to isolate literature from other modes of creative expression. We are interested in prose and poetry that experiment with form, narrative, and nontraditional subject matter. We're also interested in work that doesn't experiment with the aforementioned, as long as it's really good."

Poetry Rejections

Standard

2011 / 2012 / 2020 / 2022 / 2023

Dear Writer:

Thanks for submitting your work to Ninth Letter. We're sorry this submission wasn't right for us. We appreciate your interest in our magazine, and wish you the best of luck placing your work elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors Ninth Letter

Higher Tier

2021

Dear Writer,

Thank you for sending us [names of poems]. We really enjoyed your work, but we didn't feel this submission was right for Ninth Letter.

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

Sincerely,

Sincerely, The Editors Ninth Letter

2015

Dear Writer:

Thank you for sending us [Names of Poems Here]. Unfortunately this particular submission was not a right fit for Ninth Letter, 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 Ninth Letter

Prose Rejections

Standard

2011, 2018

Dear Writer:

Thanks for submitting your work to Ninth Letter. We're sorry this submission wasn't right for us. We appreciate your interest in our magazine, and wish you the best of luck placing your work elsewhere.

Sincerely,

The Editors

Ninth Letter

Higher Tier

2023

Dear [name],

Thank you for sending us [name]. We really enjoyed your work, but we didn't feel this submission was right for Ninth Letter.

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

Sincerely,

Sincerely, The Editors Ninth Letter

Personal

2011

Dear Writer:

Thank you for sending us "".

Unfortunately this particular submission was not a right fit for Ninth Letter, 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 Ninth Letter