Reject A Hit . . . Writer’s Digest Magazine, Rejection Letter column is a hit with local writers.
Sonoma County Writer Amy Marincik’s spoof rejection on Great Expectations was selected for the March/April 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest magazine.
Writers Forum presenter, Daniel Ari, wrote a pithy rejection letter to e.e. cummings, published in the July/August 2014 issue of the magazine.
You, too, can be featured on the last page of Writer’s Digest magazine’s, Reject A Hit column.
300 words or fewer. Submit via email to wdsubmissions@fwmedia.com with “Reject a hit” in the subject line.
Go for it!
Here is a list of books that have been spoofed rejected.
2012
September The Godfather by Mario Puzo
October Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Nov/Dec How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
2013
January Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
March/April Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, spoofed by Amy Marincik
May/June Burning Down My Masters’ House: My Life at the NY Times Jayson Blair
July/August The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
October The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Nov/Dec The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
2014
January The Road by Cormac McCarthy
February The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway
March/April Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
May/June Tess of the D’Urbevilles
July/Aug Tulips & Chimmeys by e.e. cummings, spoofed by Daniel Ari
Your Turn! Write your 300 word Spoof Rejection and submit to Reject A Hit, Writer’s Digest magazine.
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Kathy Myers
This is a fun exercise. I had one spoof rejected (Atlas Shrugged) and one still in their slush pile (The Peter Principle). As I look at the list of accepted spoofs, I think a good idea to improve your chances would be to refer to a high school and college reading list. There may be a youth factor with the readers (Dr.Seuss x2, Goodnight Moon?)
Daniel Ari’s spoof rejection of e.e. cummings is very clever. I can tell he had fun with it.