The Forge
Literary Magazine
The Forge Literary Magazine was founded by volunteers from the Fiction Forge, an international online writers’ forum.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: / 10 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 1% */Editor reported data4%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysYes
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Pays! $75/piece "If you don't see the free submission link, that means we have reached our limit for the month. We will reopen at the top of each month, except for September when we have our annual flash competition and December."
Tracker statistics
53
Total submissions tracked
10 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
93 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 561 days
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Submission calls
All genres
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Editor-in-Chief
John Haggerty
Founding Editor
Sara Crowley
Co-Managing Editor
Sarah Starr Murphy
Co-Managing Editor
Valerie O'Riordan
Senior Editor
Sommer Schafer
Senior Editor