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The Forge Literary Magazine - Fiction (Nonfiction)



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.


This market charges a fee of $3.00 to submit.


Market Submission Schedule
  • Closed - Dec 1, 2025 thru Dec 31, 2025 (Begins 290 days from now)

Market Genres
Genres
General

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$100/piece

Short Story
1000 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

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.


Count:
There are 106 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 15.74 | Median: 14 | Max: 118
Responded:
99.05%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
99.05% - avg 15 days (13.33% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.94%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.94%
Withdrawn:
-

Pending:
There are 5 pending responses. (11 min | 30.20 average | 12 median | 104 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.


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Listing added: 5 January 2016


Last officially checked: 2 January 2025


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