Rejection Road … to publication BETA Opt In to Rejection Road To send High Fives, you need to Log in or Sign up. Rejection is universal, and sometimes it feels endless. Everyone understands this, but that doesn't take the sting out of rejection's bite. Rejection Road aims to reframe the submission process as a journey towards eventual success. We're all on separate paths, but we experience the same trials and tribulations. In this space, we support one another, celebrating the victories and offering compassion for the minor setbacks along the way. Learn how it works. Meet your fellow travelers (Note: all counts are based on the past 30 days) 166 people are currently sharing their journey along Rejection Road. Eleanor Hawthorne Gordon is encouraged by failing better. John Bruce submitted 44 pieces (goal met!) and reported 72 rejections, 11 withdrawals, 9 non-responses, and 2 acceptances! Michael Murphy submitted 2 pieces and reported 16 rejections. Christopher Ankney submitted 2 pieces and reported 28 rejections, 3 withdrawals, 1 non-response, and 3 acceptances! Genevieve Sarnak submitted 4 pieces and reported 13 rejections. Jonas Paterno submitted 1 piece and reported 1 acceptance! Jonathan Daniel Gardner submitted 14 pieces and reported 64 rejections, 11 withdrawals, 1 non-response, and 3 acceptances! Christopher Leigh Silverberg reported 57 rejections, 4 withdrawals, 6 non-responses, and 2 acceptances! Marshall Wayne Lee reported 7 rejections. Kit MacAllister reported 19 rejections and 6 non-responses. Anthea Jones submitted 5 pieces and reported 10 rejections, 2 withdrawals, 1 non-response, and 2 acceptances! Nicholas Charles Urich submitted 39 pieces and reported 49 rejections, 7 withdrawals, and 2 acceptances! Natalie Paris submitted 7 pieces and reported 13 rejections. Brian P O'Sullivan submitted 3 pieces and reported 18 rejections. Sal Morano submitted 2 pieces and reported 2 rejections and 3 withdrawals.Sal is thrilled about finding another magazine featuring work by writers with bipolar mental condition. Sigrun Benjamin submitted 3 pieces and reported 9 rejections.Sigrun is encouraged by multiple personal rejections in the same week. Brittany Hague submitted 4 pieces and reported 49 rejections, 1 non-response, and 2 acceptances!Brittany is excited about surpassing my goal of 100 submissions... then 150... then 175. Kenny Norton submitted 19 pieces and reported 43 rejections and 2 withdrawals.Kenny is pessimistic about his life as a poet. Peyton Stich reported 6 rejections and 1 withdrawal.Peyton is thrilled about receiving a rejection I can finally log! Kent Koprowicz submitted 13 pieces (goal met!) and reported 52 rejections, 7 withdrawals, and 2 acceptances!Kent is excited about “Keepsake,” a fourteen-word story, was shortlisted in The Hemlock’s One Sentence Story Contest. John Eric Vona submitted 1 piece and reported 6 rejections and 1 acceptance!John is disappointed about a lack of progress. Betty Stanton submitted 1 piece and reported 7 rejections, 2 non-responses, and 1 acceptance! Todd Jones submitted 1 piece and reported 5 rejections. Elliot Kang submitted 12 pieces and reported 25 rejections. Sarah Emma Ruth Ahlers reported 1 rejection. Lillian Csernica reported 2 rejections. Megan Stolz Rogers submitted 5 pieces and reported 14 rejections. Tawny R Molina submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Caitlin O'Halloran submitted 4 pieces and reported 56 rejections, 1 withdrawal, and 3 acceptances! Patricia A Joslin reported 1 rejection. Jackie Donaldson submitted 3 pieces and reported 3 rejections. J.D. Kraft submitted 4 pieces and reported 7 rejections and 2 withdrawals. Mason Beyermann submitted 5 pieces and reported 14 rejections, 2 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance! Cerys Harrison submitted 2 pieces and reported 8 rejections. Richard Leis submitted 3 pieces and reported 3 rejections. P K reported 1 rejection. Katherine Garrison submitted 26 pieces and reported 63 rejections, 2 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance! Larina Warnock submitted 6 pieces (goal met!) and reported 23 rejections and 1 acceptance! Sarah Wolfe submitted 1 piece and reported 8 rejections, 1 withdrawal, and 3 non-responses. Deborah Sale Butler submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections and 1 withdrawal. Jisun Park submitted 2 pieces and reported 6 rejections. Donald Pasmore submitted 10 pieces and reported 15 rejections. Erin Dawkins submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection and 1 withdrawal. Eve Lyons submitted 9 pieces and reported 11 rejections and 1 acceptance! Rod Raglin submitted 1 piece and reported 3 rejections and 1 withdrawal. Alin Youn reported 2 rejections. Karama Neal submitted 2 pieces and reported 10 rejections. Bennie C Smith submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections. L. Martin reported 1 rejection. J. V. Molenaar submitted 16 pieces (goal met!) and reported 6 rejections, 8 withdrawals, 1 non-response, and 1 acceptance!J. is disappointed about It's hard to hear the no on pieces you really care about. Hal Olsoe is excited about Getting an invite to the pencraft awards as a runner up winner. Patricia Dillon is disappointed about A rejection from Piker Press. Liz Shine reported 1 rejection. Georgene Smith Goodin submitted 1 piece and reported 7 rejections, 1 withdrawal, 1 non-response, and 1 acceptance! Nicholas Douglas reported 1 rejection. Joana Oliveira submitted 2 pieces and reported 8 rejections and 1 withdrawal. Patricia Wallesverd submitted 8 pieces (goal met!) and reported 27 rejections, 2 withdrawals, 59 non-responses, and 11 acceptances! Thomas Darnell reported 4 rejections. Ellen S Romano submitted 5 pieces and reported 10 rejections. Brian A. Dixon submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections and 1 non-response. Víctor Manuel Ramos reported 4 rejections, 5 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance! bailey loveless reported 15 rejections, 7 withdrawals, and 2 acceptances! Kelly Baron reported 5 rejections and 1 acceptance! Ruth Goring reported 8 rejections.Ruth is disappointed about this rejection (all from one journal)--a better word is resigned. Will keep revising! Shannon Ryan reported 5 rejections.Shannon is encouraged by a recent acceptance. Chris Gladis reported 3 rejections.Chris is excited about having an editor read my novel draft. James A Foster submitted 5 pieces and reported 14 rejections and 1 acceptance! kerry rawlinson submitted 2 pieces and reported 12 rejections, 1 withdrawal, 4 non-responses, and 3 acceptances! Samantha M Slaven submitted 20 pieces and reported 24 rejections, 10 withdrawals, and 6 acceptances! Justin Delise reported 4 rejections. Lee Redfern reported 3 rejections. Bethany A. Reid submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Alan Rice reported 4 rejections. Keira Reynolds submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Alexander Thomas reported 1 rejection. Tracie McBride reported 1 rejection. Douglas N Stevens submitted 3 pieces (goal met!) and reported 2 rejections and 1 withdrawal. Emma Goldman-Sherman reported 23 rejections. Kim Barsamian submitted 4 pieces and reported 9 rejections, 2 withdrawals, and 1 acceptance!Kim is thankful for Possibilities. Kevin Ramsden submitted 2 pieces and reported 3 rejections and 3 withdrawals.Kevin is thankful for 13 acceptances in the past 3 months. It makes the numerous rejections easier to handle. Anne Whitney submitted 13 pieces and reported 13 rejections. Christopher Seufert submitted 2 pieces and reported 4 rejections and 2 acceptances! Stefan Sofiski submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Paul Lamb reported 1 rejection, 1 withdrawal, and 1 non-response. Ason Peikoff reported 2 rejections. Tina J Caldwell submitted 1 piece and reported 1 rejection. Luke Ramsey submitted 1 piece and reported 4 rejections. Clyde Liffey reported 4 non-responses. Emily Alston-Follansbee submitted 8 pieces and reported 52 rejections, 37 withdrawals, and 2 acceptances! Ben Cooper submitted 8 pieces and reported 20 rejections, 8 withdrawals, and 4 acceptances! William Weissinger reported 1 rejection. Joe Palermo reported 2 rejections. David Newkirk reported 1 rejection. Catherine Yeates submitted 1 piece and reported 2 rejections. Zach Edson reported 1 withdrawal and 1 acceptance! Madison Blackwell reported 4 rejections and 1 acceptance! Hector The Alchemist Author submitted 6 pieces and reported 4 rejections and 2 acceptances! Vito Gulla submitted 4 pieces and reported 4 rejections. Carolee Boyles reported 1 rejection.Carolee is encouraged by feedback from two editors. Mark Nuzzi reported 1 rejection and 1 acceptance! 12NextAll counts are for the past 30 days. (Subject to change as we evaluate the beta period.) 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