Forge Literary Magazine
Description
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Note: do not submit more than one piece per month.
Note: submissions will close every month when they meet their quota--these changes will not be tracked on this listing.
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: submissions will close every month when they meet their quota--these changes will not be tracked on this listing.
We are open to all genres as long as the story has literary merit.
Market Genres
Genres
GeneralMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
0 to 1000 words
7 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
3 cents/word
Short Story
2000 to 3000 words
2 cents/word
Short Story
3000 to 5000 words
1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Estimated Response: 120 days
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Estimated Response: 120 days
Market Response Data
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Accuracy:
There are 134 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 8.97 | Median: 6 | Max: 145
Responded:
97.01%
Accepted:
0.74% - avg 145 days
Rejected:
96.26% - avg 7 days
(14.72% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.98%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
2.98%
Pending:
5 pending responses (1 min | 10 average | 15 median | 16 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 5 January 2016
Last officially checked: 4 January 2021