Snarky Rejections, 1830
Created | Updated Nov 8, 2020
Snarky Rejections, 1830
Godey's Lady's Book was a high-class publication in 1830. The issue this excerpt is taken from (vol 29) also marks the first appearance of 'Thou Art the Man', a really outrageous shaggy-dog story of a detective piece by Edgar Allen Poe. Poe was also an editor at times. I don't know if he wrote this editorial comment or not, but it's snarky, which was like him.
November authors: just be glad if all your rejection slip says is, 'We're sorry, but this doesn't meet our requirements.'
'My First Serenade' – 'and last, we hope.' Oh, snork. That laugh echoed down the corridors of time.