“Faerie Wedding Bells” – I Receive My First Rejection

I received my first short story rejection today. I am disappointed, but not disheartened. I was actually glad to finally hear something.

“Faerie Wedding Bells” was rejected by Cricket Magazine in only one and half months. I’m still waiting to hear from Faerie Magazine about “The Faeries in My Hair,” which they will have had for four months come April 11th.

The canned rejection letter was very polite:

Dear Author

Thank you for your interest in our magazine and for submitting your manuscript(s) for our consideration. My editorial staff and I have carefully studied your material, and we regret to inform you that we do not find it appropriate for our publications.

We are glad to have had this opportunity to see your work, and hope that you will be successful in placing it elsewhere.

Sincerely,

Alice Letvin
Editorial Director
Cricket Magazine Group

I mailed “All the Sacred Hollows” (formerly “The Secret Chamber”) to Realms of Fantasy Magazine yesterday. Time to get started on my next story.