For every artist, there lives a pendulum. It swings between rejection and acceptance. Or, maybe, between dejection and approval.
Rejection exists in layers—in the business of writing, in the submission of one’s work (to agents, to publishers, to journals), in the revision of accepted work, and more. Editors must reject and if artists are to witness their work in the world, they risk rejection. Five panelists—writers, essayists, poets, and editors—join in the conversation, offering their insights and suggestions on managing rejection, even applying it improve your art.