I didn't know about the code. Sorry to be immodest... but I am very happy about this particular award.
My poem “Arlington” was reprinted in Atop the Cliffs yesterday, and my poem “Alone Together” will be reprinted next week… but another one I submitted to that same editor was rejected.
46-day form rejection from an agency. Up to 47 on the year now. Always nice to see others finding success here, though. Getting published is difficult, yet possible.
Just got two more poems accepted and two rejected in the same reply email. Rejection count for 2023: 21
Rejection from a late round of subs on book 1 for agents and agencies I either missed or didn’t exist originally. Meanwhile complete radio silence on book 2 subs. This game is so frustrating…. Just need to keep going. I’ve had enough good feedback on book 1 to keep my morale up but it’s hard sometimes isn’t it?
zero day rejection from EDDA, a fledgling publication according to Duotrope, with complimentary things to say about the story I submitted with an invite to submit again with something "more formally experimental". So, if anyone has a piece fitting that bill... Not entirely sure I have what they want but will give it another go. Whether successful or not, it's been one of the better exchanges in a long long time. Edit: I'm at 24
Oh NO. My current "best fit of the bunch" agent finally rejected me with a form letter after 95 days. I was past their average rejection time and closer to their average request time. Quite the bummer. Oh well. Up to 48 on the year now.
I hate it when above average long waits are met with a form rejection. Although, sometimes a personal rejection saying how close the decision was or whatever can suck too. All rejections suck! I've got several submissions out longer than the estimated rejection response time. And I feel confident in the work I have out. Still, they could all be rejected tomorrow, and I can't say I would be surprised. Publishing is a hard game, but I am in this for the long haul. Good luck to all of you aiming for the same. @Set2Stun -- Are you now in the lead, knocking @J.T. Woody into second? I feel like I'm in a close third place.
2-day personal rejection from EDDA on the second submission, with helpful feedback. I'll hold off for now but will check out their first edition when it's published, see if I can fit their view. Swift response is huge, feedback even moreso. I'm at 25.
2-day form rejection from Flash Fiction Online, but I also received an 11-day personalized rejection from Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. They even gave me unedited notes from their readers. I'll post the full remarks in my journal, but the summary was, "A good story with an interesting plot and an unexpected twist. Good, not great, but still a good read." I have to feel like I am at least getting there. Maybe not quite good enough yet, but getting close. It's not like I can stop trying, anyway. I'll keep plugging away at it. I've hit the halfway mark for rejections this year. I'm at 50 now.
