Rejection Letters

by  Edward O’Dwyer

short story collection in paperback and eBook, published May 2025

for a taste of Rejection Letters, click here

 

ISBN (paperback)  978-1-923000-78-0

ISBN (ePub)  978-1-923000-94-0

ISBN (Kindle)  978-1-923000-98-8

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What people are saying about Rejection Letters …

Who knew anyone could make rejection so appealing? You won’t be able to suppress a wry smile or even a guffaw as you read through the riotous reasons these cantankerous editors find to dis these hopeful Heaneys.

~ Tanya Farrelly, author of The Girl Behind the Lens and When Black Dogs Sing

 

The writer’s greatest enemy is the unsympathetic editor and the rejection letter. And in the Irish magical and poetry traditions the most effective weapon to destroy your enemy is satire. So, just as the sixth-century Irish poet Seanchán Torpest is said to have killed ten mice stone dead with a poem, Edward O’Dwyer’s Rejection Letters is his dark and humorous defence against the powers of rejectomancy. This collection is the perfect charm against any editor’s No.

~ John W. Sexton, author of Futures Pass and The Offspring of the Moon

 

As an editor of 43 years standing, I find it comforting that you trust me to comment on your most recent work. Yes, it does connect closely to my own deep and pointless ponderings over the years. Poets, as you know, are born, not made, and it is good that they have a kick up the backside every now and then to keep them to their true calling. With that in mind, I heartily endorse your book of said kickings, and, it must be said, acknowledge the truth therein.

~ Jessie Lendennie, editor, Salmon Poetry