Dear Kevin,
We regret that we are unable to use the enclosed material. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider it.
We're not going to be able to keep anything from this submission, we're sorry to say. Thank you, though, for letting us have a chance with your work.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept your submission for publication at this time. We wish you the best of luck placing your work elsewhere.
We regret that we are unable to use the enclosed material. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider it.
Thanks so much for letting us take a look at your materials and please forgive us for responding with a form letter. The volume of submissions we receive, however, makes it impossible to correspond with everyone personally.
Unfortunately, the project you describe does not suit our list at this time. We wish you the best of luck in finding an agent and publisher for your work and we thank you, once again, for letting us consider your materials.
Thank you for your query for FEY GIRL. Unfortunately, I do not think I am the right agent for this project. Please remember that publishing is a very subjective business, and I hope you find an agent who will have the passion for your work that it deserves.
We are terribly sorry but as an already very busy agency we have to be highly selective when taking on new authors, this is not for us.
May I refer you to the Writer's Handbook or the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook (Published by A&C Black) where you will find submission guidelines and contact details for literary agents and publishers in the UK.
We wish you the very best of luck with finding suitable representation elsewhere.
Thank you for sending us the synopsis for your novel FEY GIRL.
We have read your material but we did not feel it would be right for our list and therefore we are unable to offer you representation.
Regrettably, due to the sheer volume of material to this office, we are unable to provide you with a more detailed response.
We wish you every success in finding the right agent to assist you.
Thanks so much for your query, but your project is not for me at this time.
Best of success in finding the perfect advocate for your work.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your work. Unfortunately, we did not feel your project was a right fit for our agency. But we do wish you the best of luck.
Please forgive the form letter, but the enormous volume of inquiries we receive obliges us to respond in this manner. Thank you, and again, best wishes in your future endeavors.
Thanks so much for thinking of me but it doesn’t sound like a good match for my list. The market for fiction is brutal and the competition fierce. I really need to have the fire in the belly for a project in order to get on board. I’m sorry and do wish you the best of luck securing other representation.
Thank you so much for your query. We’d like to apologize for the impersonal nature of this standard rejection letter. Rest assured that we do read every query letter carefully and, unfortunately, this project is not right for us. Because this business is so subjective and opinions vary widely, we recommend that you pursue other agents. After all, it just takes one "yes" to find the right match.
Please forgive this impersonal note but the high volume of correspondence makes it difficult for us to respond to you personally. Thank you for your query. Unfortunately it doesn’t match what we are looking for at this time. We hope other agents feel differently.
Thanks for writing me. I apologize for the form letter, but the volume of e-queries I receive makes it impossible to send personal responses to every writer.
Unfortunately, I must pass on your material. I realize it is difficult to judge your potential from a query alone, but please know that I give serious attention to every letter and writing sample that I receive.
Thank you for sending Lisa the query for your novel, FEY GIRL, which she’s read with interest. Although there were several strong elements to the narrative (especially the overall concept), I’m afraid that on balance she was not sufficiently compelled by the book to feel that she would be able to market it as effectively as you’d like to publishers.
We do hope that you will soon find a good, enthusiastic champion for FEY GIRL.
This comes with all best wishes.
Thank you for giving us an opportunity to consider your submission. We see a large number of promising manuscripts and although we consider each carefully, we can take on very few every year because of the enormous long-term investment involved in the work we do. Ultimately we’ve decided against pursuing this project.
Please accept our best wishes for the successful placement of your work.