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Jake,

Thanks so much for submitting to pax americana. Unfortunately, we could not find a place for you submission in our upcoming issue. I hope your work finds a great home.

Yours,
Ben Mirov
(editor)

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29 April 2009

Dear Mr. Jake Kilroy:

Thank you for your interest in Flint Hills Review. Unfortunately, your work does not fulfill our current editorial needs. We encourage you to subscribe to our magazine, as this often is the best way to gauge the current trends of FHR. We appreciate having the opportunity to read all of the submissions we receive, and we will begin reading new submissions from January-March of 2010. Please consider sending us your work again in the future.

Best wishes,

Erin Minneman
The Editorial Staff of FHR


Bluestem Press / Flint Hills Review
Department of English, Box 4019
Emporia State University
Emporia, KS 66801-5087
(620) 341-6916
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Bluestem@emporia.edu

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Dear Mr. Kilroy:

Thank you for your submission. As our space is limited and we can only select a small portion of viable work, I'm afraid to say we won't be able to use it. However, please do think of us again in the future as we are looking forward to seeing more of you.

Best wishes always,

Sol Park
Co-Editor, Brink

Good, Helpful Criticism

Dear Jake Kilroy,

Thank for your submission to Every Day Fiction. I regret to inform you that we are unable to use it at this time.

This story needs more structure and organization. The main character may be messy and disorganized but that is no reason the writing to be the same.
-- K.C.

There's an interesting idea here, but since nothing changes and neither character learns anything, it didn't work for me. A stronger plot arc and some character development would help this piece a lot. Darby's chemically-altered ramble would make an interesting theatre monologue, but as a solid block in the middle of a flash fiction story, it's too dense for most online readers to work through.
-- Camille

We wish you good luck in placing the Story elsewhere.

Sincerely,
all of us at Every Day Fiction
http://www.everydayfiction.com

This Was Very Nice Of The Editor...

Hi Jake:

Attached is a partial proof of your poem. I'm sending this to you because the line I boxed in red is too long for the margins. I'm unable to change the margins, but please let me know ASAP about what you'd like to do about that line. You can edit it, cut it, or leave it as is. Also, are there any errors in that line? I'm thinking "Women" should be "Woman." My apologies for the inconvenience, but marginal difficulties aren't anything new. :p

Best,
Jason
E-i-C

My First Published Poem Online

Hooray!I'm published online for the first time!

http://www.counterexamplepoetics.com/2009/04/jake-kilroy.html

Thank you, Counterexample Poetics.

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Re: The Vices of Youth; Took Two; Orange Rose; Tricky; Churchfire


Dear Mr. Kilroy,

Thank you for submitting your poetry to The MacGuffin. Though we are unable to publish your work at this time, we thank you for the opportunity to review it.

The MacGuffin has a thorough and vigorous reading process. With the large number of submissions we receive, the editorial process can be quite lengthy. Please know that your work is important to us and has been given careful consideration.

We appreciate your interest in The MacGuffin and hope you will submit again. We wish you all the best in your writing endeavors.

Sincerely,

Carol Was

Carol Was
Poetry Editor

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Dear Writer,

We would like to thank you for your submission to the 12th edition of Steam Ticket. Due to the great volume of high-quality submissions this year, we are not able to include your piece in this year’s publication. We greatly appreciate your interest in our magazine and we sincerely hope you will continue to submit your work in coming years.

Respectfully,

Megan Campfield
Steam Ticket Editor-in-Chief
&
The Steam Ticket Staff

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Dear Jake Kilroy:

Thank you for the opportunity to read these poems. Although we've decided not to use them, we hope you'll continue reading Emprise and wish you the best in your future writing endeavors.

Kind regards,
Editors

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Dear Jake Kilroy:

We appreciate the opportunity to read your work, but unfortunately this submission was not a right fit for The Literary Review.

Thank you for trying us.

Sincerely,

The Editors of The Literary Review