Arthur Klepchukov's Writing
Sharing rejections shares the effort behind submissions and makes celebrating acceptances even sweeter. What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing? On the road to publication, why not "publish" the rejections themselves? Here are the various rejections I collected from December 2019 - February 2020.
Welcome to The Rejection Quarterly, Fall 2019 edition. Sharing rejections shares the effort behind submissions and makes celebrating acceptances even sweeter. What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing? On the road to publication, why not "publish" the rejections themselves? Here are the various rejections I collected from September 2019 - November 2019. Encouraging Rejection… Continue reading Fall 2019 Rejections: Kenyon Review, Tin House Online, The Iowa Review, AGNI, Boulevard, Granta, Witness, and More Literary Journals
How much does chivalry really cost on a summer night where young ideals are alive and well? Find out the dollar answer and its unexpected justification in "The Price of Chivalry," my most recent short story publication, available now in From Whispers to Roars: Volume 2, Issue 2. What amount of effort went into getting… Continue reading How Long Did It Take for My First Submittable Acceptance to be Published?
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Spring 2019 season.
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Spring 2019 season.
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Winter 2019 season.
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Fall 2018 season.
What happens when a luggage thief picks the wrong target on the early-morning airport train? Dive into the mind of a snarky antagonist in "A Damn Fine Town," my first short story publication, available now in Down & Out: The Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 4.
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Summer 2018 season.
A brief conversation with a lone songbird in downtown San Francisco. A vulnerable state before free fall. I explore these ideas in my latest flash fiction publications "Dawnsong" and "lying is the girl" out now in KYSO Flash.
What expectations transcend distance and life changes? I explore that in under 400 words in my latest flash fiction publication, "Reading Willow" in The Common. What amount of effort went into getting "Reading Willow" published? 2 drafts5 submissions2 rejections2 withdrawals These are lucky numbers, especially given that this story didn't earn any encouraging rejections. Read on… Continue reading “Reading Willow” Published in The Common
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Spring 2018 season.
What kind of literary journal rejections are you seeing for your submissions? Here are the various rejections I garnered during the Winter 2018 season.
What can a newborn teach his father about shaving? Read my latest flash fiction publication, "bleedin’ peach" in KYSO Flash. Also, see the effort that went into getting this story published.
My first online publication appears in Necessary Fiction. "Rivet Here" is a story is about a new kind of relationship that blossoms in a small town when all the men leave for World War II. Read the story and its journey to publication.
What it took to get to my first published piece of fiction.
Lumina rejection for Spring 2017 Flash Prose contest.
Rejection 5 on my journey to 50 submissions in 2017 came from Glimmer Train's Family Matters Contest. 50 day response time. All four of my rejections from Glimmer Train are in the 50-60 day range so I appreciate their consistency and responsiveness! Dear Arthur, We really like reading November/December Family Matters contest submissions because of the many views they… Continue reading Rejection from Glimmer Train
Rejection 1 on my journey to 50 submissions in 2017 came from The Missouri Review's 2016 Fiction Contest. 100 day response time.
Arsenal of Words 