Inlandia Institute's 100 Rejections Club. An open umbrella covers "100 Rejections Club" from "No"s raining down, all within the circle perimeter of the logo.

You Can’t Get Published If You’re Not Submitting

Embrace Rejection

Because rejection is your best friend.
Because rejection is not a referendum on your work.
Because rejection simply means redirection.
Because rejection shows you’re trying.

100 Rejections Club is designed to give writers and artists motivation and accountability to help us get to the next level with our creative self-expression.

You cannot get published (or accepted to a residency, or represented by an agent) without submitting, and getting rejected is an inevitable part of the process. It stands to reason that the more rejections you stack up, the greater the likelihood that your work will be accepted. 100 Rejections Club is a way to rejoice together while racking up those rejections.

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Inlandia Institute, an inland Southern California nonprofit whose mission is to facilitate, sustain, and expand the literary arts throughout the region, is offering 100 Rejections Club membership. This opportunity includes access to: 

  • the Inlandia group Duotrope account, with personalized and group tracking tools 

  • monthly Club meetups on Zoom 

  • leaderboards, to see how your rejections are measuring up 

  • FREE official 100 Rejections Club swag, including tote bags and mugs

For more information and to join 100 Rejections Club, visit https:tinyurl.com/100RejectionsClub.


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The more rejections you stack up, the greater the likelihood that your work will be accepted. Let's embrace rejection together!

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Erin Michaela Sweeney is managing editor of Inlandia Institute’s literary journal. She writes, speaks, and teaches about the healing potential of mindful creative self-expression, loves her child unconditionally, and humbly serves Rexi the cat queen.