Forge Literary Magazine ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Best American Essays, Best of the Net, Wigleaf Top 50.
Open now for fiction and nonfiction.
Last checkedForge Literary Magazine publishes anonymously selected short literary fiction and nonfiction by writers worldwide.
Response time info: Please wait four months to inquire about the status of your submission.
Read the full guidelines at forgelitmag.com↗Submission calls
Open to: Previously unpublished work only; submissions must be written entirely by humans without AI assistance. Former contributors may submit no more than one published piece per year, and must wait at least six months before submitting again.
Free submissions open on the 1st of each month from January through November, with 200 free submissions accepted monthly; tip-jar submissions close mid-month. Literary fiction only, including flash and micro, with a strong preference for under 3,000 words and exceptional work considered up to 3,500 words. One piece per submission; previously unpublished work only. Work must be written by humans and contain no AI assistance.
Open to: Previously unpublished work only; submissions must be written entirely by humans without AI assistance. Former contributors may submit no more than one published piece per year, and must wait at least six months before submitting again.
Free submissions open on the 1st of each month from January through November, with 200 free submissions accepted monthly; tip-jar submissions close mid-month. Literary nonfiction only, including flash and micro, with a strong preference for under 3,000 words and exceptional work considered up to 3,500 words. One piece per submission; previously unpublished work only. Work must be written by humans and contain no AI assistance.
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