Prairie Schooner
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Prose rejections
Standard
2024
Dear —,
We thank you for submitting "—" for our consideration. We regret that we are unable to accept it for publication.
Sincerely, Kwame Dawes Editor in Chief
prairieschooner.unl.edu
We thank yoiu for submitting your manuscript for our consideration. We regret that we are unable to accept it for publication.
Higher Tier
Dear NAME:
Thank you for your interest in our magazine. We couldn't exist without writers like you.
Although we have decided against using this manuscript, we were very interested in it and would be glad to see more of your work. Keep in mind that our reading period is between September 1 and May 1. We hope you'll remember us in the fall!
All best, James
James Engelhardt Managing Editor, Prairie Schooner University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Higher Tier
Dear [name],
Although we have decided against using '####,' we were interested in your work and would be glad to see more of it during our open submissions period, between Sept. 1 and May 1.
Sincerely,
Kwame Dawes Editor-in-Chief prairieschooner.unl.edu
2022
Dear [full name],
Apologies for the delay in responding to your work.
Although we have decided against using "[title]," we were interested in your work and would be glad to see more of it during our general submissions period, which is open from September 1st till May 1st each year.
Sincerely,
Kwame Dawes Editor in Chief
Poetry rejections
Standard
2019
Dear First Last,
We thank you for submitting "[Title]" for our consideration. We regret that we are unable to accept it for publication.
Sincerely, Kwame Dawes Editor in Chief
Higher Tier
2020
Dear First Last,
Although we have decided against using "[Title]," we were interested in your work and would be glad to see more of it during our general submissions period, which will reopen, after our annual summer hiatus, on September 1.
Sincerely,
Kwame Dawes Editor in Chief prairieschooner.unl.edu
