In response to my post about Monica Byrne's tracking process, Independent Clause says:
I love the anti resume! I do not have anything near the math skills to figure out what my personal rejection rate is, but I'll try some awkward poet math and see what I come up with. I'll post mine if you post yours.
Heh, you're definitely going to win this one. Prior to this year, I submitted pitifully little: Agni and maybe Ploughshares right out of grad school. Some random online things: something called My Geek in the House that paid me $10 minus PayPal fees and then went bust. The Boston Theater Marathon off and on for several years.
But as of this year...
Boston Theater Marathon XV:
Accepted!
Hovey Summer Shorts Festival 2013:
Accepted!
Moments of Play Ten-Minute Play Festival:
Rejected
VisionFest 2013:
Rejected
Blue Slipper 10-Minute Play Festival:
They cancelled the festival indefinitely...? Not sure how to classify this.
Hit & Run VII:
Rejected
New Works Festival 2014:
Rejected
So that's two of out seven: ~28% acceptance? Or 33% if we're not counting ten-minute play festivals that died before their time through no (apparent) fault of my own. However, it does seem that I'm driving my average down by continuing to submit...
I actually had to look up several of these to find out whether or not I had been rejected. Turns out I've been so busy writing that I haven't had the time to compulsively hit "refresh" on all those festival websites.
That's a good thing!
Alright, Indy Clause. Your turn. Be gentle.