The Forge Literary Magazine - Nonfiction
(Fiction)
Description
Note: remove identifying information from manuscript for anonymous judging.
Note: do not submit more than one piece per month.
Note: if your work is accepted, wait six months after publication to submit again.
We are open to all genres as long as the story has literary merit.
Note: do not submit more than one piece per month.
Note: if your work is accepted, wait six months after publication to submit again.
We are open to all genres as long as the story has literary merit.
This market charges a fee of $3.00 to submit.
Market Submission Schedule
- Closed - Dec 1, 2025 thru Dec 31, 2025 (Begins 310 days from now)
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
General
Originals
0 to 5000 words
$100/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 120 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 120 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data provided by our members. The more data we have the more accurate our
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 4 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 12 | Average: 28.75 | Median: 16 | Max: 71
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
100.00% - avg 28 days
(25.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 15 May 2024
Last officially checked: 2 January 2025