Rejection Always Sucks: Day 9 of the Funk



June 2, 2005.

Brent -

I'm sorry we won't be using your article at this time. We receive a number of proposals, and many of them are very, very good. When sifting through all of the great ideas, we try to choose features that approach the theme from different angles, that challenge our thinking about youth ministry issues, and that provide our readers with a variety of perspectives.

This leaves us with many proposals we're unable to use. Some are not sufficiently targeted at our audience, and others are too narrow in focus. Some are highly academic in nature, and others are too loosely structured. Very often, the ideas are good, but they're duplicated in dozens of similar proposals. And many well-thought out concepts we simply cannot use due to space limitations.

Be sure to check out our writer's guidelines at http://www.youthworker.com/writers_guidelines.php (new themes are posted every other month, as well; and you can sign up for our theme notification e-list, there, too).

Thank you for your interest in YouthWorker Journal, and we welcome your submission of article proposals in the future.

Blessings,

Will

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Will Penner, Editor, YouthWorker Journal