Portland Review
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Prose rejections
Standard
Dear [name],
Thank you for submitting [story] for publication in Portland Review. After careful consideration, we have decided that your submission does not fit with our current aims. We wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere, and we thank you for your interest in our journal.
Sincerely, Portland Review
Higher Tier
Dear [name],
Thank you for sharing [story] with us. Although we enjoyed reading it, we're afraid we can't accept it at this time. However, we do encourage you to submit again, and look forward to reading your work in the future.
Sincerely, [editor name] Portland Review
2017 Still higher?
Dear —,
Thank you for submitting "—." While we really enjoyed your work, we don't feel this piece is right for us at this time. However, we do encourage you to send us a different piece sometime soon, as we would love to see more. Seriously, we mean it.
We hope you will consider submitting again and look forward to seeing your work in the future.
Sincerely, Portland Review
2022
Dear —,
Thank you for submitting [Title]. While we really enjoyed your work, we don't feel this piece is right for us at this time. However, we do encourage you to submit again in the future, as we would love to see more of your work. Seriously, we mean it.
Thank you again for sharing your work with us, and good luck with all your writing endeavors.
Sincerely, Portland Review
Poetry rejections
Standard
2016
Dear —,
Thank you for submitting your work for publication in Portland Review. After careful consideration, we have decided that this work does not fit with our current aims.
Portland Review is opening our — submission cycle on —. We'd be glad to see more of your work.
In the meantime, we wish you the best of luck in placing your work elsewhere.
Sincerely, Portland Review
Higher Tier
The following is probably a higher tier response... Not sure, though.
Dear [ FIRST NAME ],
Thank you for sharing [ TITLES OF POEMS HERE ] with us. Although we enjoyed reading it, we're afraid we can't accept it at this time. However, we do encourage you to submit again, and look forward to reading your work in the future.
Sincerely, [ POETRY EDITOR ] Portland Review
