Good (and by That I Mean, Upsetting) Rejection from Quarter After 8

Thank you for sending us [your story.] Although the editors have decided not to include your latest submission in the upcoming issue, we would like you to know that your work was considered as a finalist for volume 15. As a large percentage of submissions we receive do not make it past our initial readers, we hope that you will be encouraged to send more work our way during our next reading period (beginning Oct. 15, 2008).

We look forward to reading more.

Sincerely,

The Editors of Quarter After Eight