Re-submitted to Agency

After waiting 161 days to hear back from Agency about my story “Home and Home Again,” I sent them an email asking if they have received my story and if they had how it was fairing.

I got an email back the same day and I found out that they never received my story has they had had several trouble in the summer (when I sent it).

Yesterday, I resent my story to them. However, after I sent it I realized that I think I sent it to the wrong address. They didn’t post the email address on their submission page, so I used the one at the top of the web-site, the same one I used to send the inquiry, so hopefully they got it. I also realized that this story talks about the American shore and it hints at the war we are in right now and Agency is a Canadian publication....so I doubt it will be accepted.

Sending Inquiries

It has been such a long time since I have done anything with my writing and submitting. I recalled the other day that I had three submissions out there that I haven’t heard from so yesterday I sent inquiry emails to see how my stuff was doing.

On July 6th, I sent my story “Home and Home Again” to Agency and after waiting 161 days to hear from them (the average being 139), I sent them an email to see if they received my story and how it was going.

This is the response I got from them yesterday:

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Hello Joy,

Unfortunately, we did not receive your story. We have had some problems with our server – especially over the summer months – which may account for that. Our apologies. Please do send it again if you are still interested in appearing in AGENCY.

Thank you for checking in.

Olivia Jacques
Assistant, AGENCY magazine
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I sent the same story out to The Bergen Street Review on August 3rd. The average response time is 21 days and I have now been waiting 134 days. I sent them an inquiry yesterday as well, but have not heard back from them.

The third inquiry I emailed yesterday was to do with some photos that I had emailed out on September 17th to Baker’s Dozen Review.

This is the response I got today from them:

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Ms. Robelen:

I apologize for the delay. I thought I had already responded to your submission. Your photography was not quite what our magazine is looking for. We appreciate your time and effort in submitting, and hope you will feel free to submit new material for consideration in the future.

Sincerely, (with apologies)
John Hocter
Editor, Baker's Dozen Review
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I’ll let you know what The Bergen Street Review says when I find out.