Friday, July 13, 2007
My Recent Rejection Slips, Rendered in the Same Manner in which Movie Advertisements Selectively Quote Reviews
“YOUR STORY DID … MEET OUR STANDARDS…” —American Literary Review
“IT DOES … MEET OUR EDITORIAL NEEDS …” —Redivider
“… WE ENCOURAGE YOU …” —Carolina Quarterly
“WE’RE PLEASED …” —TriQuarterly
“WE … PUBLISH IT … WE APPRECIATE …” —The Paris Review
“… BEST … YOUR WORK” —Tin House
“… YOU THE BEST[!] …” —Faultline
“… YOUR SUBMISSION … PLEASE … US …” —Cimarron Review
“WE WISH …” —New Letters
“… WE … THANK YOU … WE … USE … IT … PLEASE …” —Folio
“YOUR STORY … INDIVIDUAL …” —Granta
“… YOU …” —Prairie Schooner
Andrew Kiraly was born and raised in Las Vegas, and he's still recovering. He is managing editor of alt-weekly Las Vegas CityLife.