tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post6133281223843613335..comments2023-12-15T17:44:30.163-07:00Comments on Hayden's Ferry Review: Dear Sir or Madame: What Merits a Personalized Rejection?HFRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665203051008950989noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post-17861569434880051122012-10-05T17:33:47.885-07:002012-10-05T17:33:47.885-07:00Prior to reading this blog post I considered rejec...Prior to reading this blog post I considered rejection letters to be almost always written in form. It's nice to come to the realization that many literary magazines do take the time to write personalized letters addressing the specific work submitted with suggestions and encouragement to re-submit. Of course, I would never submit something with the expectation to get a personalized rejectionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361557348964406966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post-85695739577769583952012-10-03T11:22:15.580-07:002012-10-03T11:22:15.580-07:00Thanks for the comment! That's a good observat...Thanks for the comment! That's a good observation, and a good question, and I suspect it varies from magazine to magazine. At Hayden's Ferry Review, when I say personalized rejection letter, I mean a letter that explicitly addresses the work found in the submission.<br /><br />There are, of course, those extra-encouraging form letters, and they are not to be written off just because they&Sam Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595873339460844379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265859646680791397.post-37289528232826047552012-10-03T11:03:41.794-07:002012-10-03T11:03:41.794-07:00Unfortunately, in the digital age, it's hard t...Unfortunately, in the digital age, it's hard to tell a truly personalized rejection from a form letter. In the absence of some specific feedback about the story (which I LOVE to get), is the fact that they say, "We enjoyed your work and please submit again" in what otherwise appears to be a form letter a genuine compliment, or just a polite way to sign off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com