Empyreome Editorial Responses

EDITORIAL RESPONSES

If you are curious where your story landed in our editorial process, see the chart below.

Percent*	Message	Explanation
48%	Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read your story, "Sample Title". Unfortunately, it’s not quite what we’re looking for. I wish you all the best in your writing endeavors.	Non-acceptance. May include notes about formatting.
27%	Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read your story, "Sample Title". Unfortunately, it’s not quite what we’re looking for. I wish you all the best in your writing endeavors, and I hope you'll consider submitting another story in the future.	Non-acceptance. Writing shows potential.
15%	Same (or slightly modified) message as above but with personal notes added, e.g., "I enjoyed the story; however..." May include notes on what we liked or why we did not accept it.	Non-acceptance. Writing shows strong potential.
6%	I’m writing to let you know that your story “Sample Title” has passed our first-round review, and I’m seriously considering it...	Held for consideration
4%	I am pleased to inform you that we have decided to accept your story “Sample Title” for publication...	Accepted for publication

Notes

Percentages are current as of February 24, 2017
The first column indicates the approximate percentage of submissions that reach but do not exceed a particular response tier. For example, about 10% of all submissions are held for consideration, but some (~4% of all submissions) will be accepted. These are not included in the 6% held for consideration.
A non-acceptance does not necessarily mean that your story has no merit. It simply means that it was not right for our publication. Dont' give up!
The term "writing shows potential" indicates that your story demonstrated elements that could be a good fit for Empyreome. We hope you'll try again!