Reading and Responding: The Process and Timeline

Reading and Response Process

When submissions open, our reading process operates on a two-week cycle. Our team of readers is dedicated to thoroughly reviewing each submission, and they always have at least one week to read through the total submissions from the previous week.

Weekly Voting and Response Timeline

Votes from our reading team are due every Saturday for submissions received during the previous week. This ensures that each submission is given careful consideration within a structured timeframe.

 

Every Sunday, Melissa sends out response emails. For declined* submissions, we use a BCCed batched template response to efficiently manage the volume of submissions we receive. Accepted submissions are responded to individually, though we still utilize a template to maintain consistency.

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*Moss Puppy Magazine does not send out tiered declines.