Dear trace ramsey, Thank you for entering “Maltby Road” in our Spring Story Contest. We were grateful for the opportunity to read and consider your work, and we regret that your entry was not one of our winners or finalists this time. We continue to look for engaging new works to publish, and we hope […]
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Rejection from The Collagist
Received a form rejection letter from The Collagist: Dear Trace, Thank you for the opportunity to read “Maltby Road.” Unfortunately, we will not be publishing the piece you submitted, but we wish you the best of luck in placing it elsewhere. Sincerely, Gabriel Blackwell Editor The Collagist Read the latest from The Collagist.
Review of All I Want to Do is Live by BookLife
Plot/Idea: 8 out of 10 Originality: 10 out of 10 Prose: 10 out of 10 Character/Execution: 10 out of 10 Overall: 9.50 out of 10 Assessment: Plot: Ramsey captivates with this sensitive, soul-searching account of his life’s journey. The memoir’s thoughtful structure is marred only by some repeated stories that work to take readers out […]
Review of All I Want to Do is Live by Rich Baiocco
A new review of my new book All I Want to Do is Live – “Something I always liked about Trace Ramsey’s zines (Quitter and Lasterday are the ones I’ve read) is how satisfying they are as objects. Whether it’s the transparency cover of Q9 illustrating a broken arm beside one on the mend wrapping […]
Rejection – Bread Loaf Katharine Bakeless Nason Scholarship in Nonfiction
I applied for the Katherine Bakeless Nason Scholarship in Nonfiction for this year’s Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. From the Bread Loaf website – New for 2017 – Bread Loaf Katharine Bakeless Nason Scholarships Bread Loaf Katharine Bakeless Nason Scholarships support the conference’s goal of fostering a writing community that gives voice to writers of all […]
Rejection from Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Another form letter rejection for my piece Black Vultures. Dear Trace Ramsey, Thank you for sending us your brief essay “Black Vultures”. Although we do not have a place for your work in the issues for which we are currently reading, we wanted you to know that our readers read your essay closely. We have […]
Rejection for Passages North Literary Journal
On Sunday I received a form rejection from the literary journal Passages North published annually by Northern Michigan University. Dear Trace Ramsey, Thank you for sending us “Black Vultures.” We appreciate your interest in Passages North. The editors have carefully read your submission, but we regret that it does not meet our current needs. Thanks […]
Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition rejection
Thank you for submitting your work to the 2017 Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition. While we are sorry to tell you that your entry did not win, we appreciate your sharing your work with us. We wish you and your writing the best of luck, and hope that you will enter next year’s Rose Post […]
Rejection #1 for 2017
I received a generic rejection from The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts. It was the first rejection of a new short piece that I have just started submitting. The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts has one of the fastest turnaround times on submissions, with an average response of just three days. My rejection took nine […]
New review of Good Luck Not Dying
A new review by Abbie Foxton at Zine Nation: Quitter: Good Luck Not Dying by Trace Ramsey I wondered what a small book was doing in my zine pile, it seemed to break the rules a little until I researched the lineage. Quitter: Good Luck Not Dying is the compiled work of zine author Trace Ramsey. Trace […]