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The Forge Literary Magazine
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The Forge Literary Magazine publishes one prose piece a week. Literary excellence is our only criteria. https://forgelitmag.com/
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For the first time, The Forge joins Litcrawl San Francisco! ❤️

Read all about it! forgelitmag.com/2025/10/21/l... ❤️

Bonus: for those who attend, editors will accept one FREE prose paper submission (3,500 or less). Give us your heart. ❤️

#theforge #litcrawl #litquake
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥

Their pieces will be published in November.

The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
October 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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If you're in San Francisco, come see us at Litcrawl! It's going to be a great time!
Graphic advertising LitCrawl that reads: The Forge at Litcrawl San Francisco! Saturday, October 25, 6:30-7:30, The Sycamore, 2140 Mission Street, Join us!
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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An advertisement for The Forge's Flash Competition. At the top is a photo of an anvil, hammer, and hot piece of iron with the logo "The Forge Literary Magazine." Below, on a yellow background, text reads: The Forge 2025 Flash Fiction and Nonfiction Competition, September 1-14. Winners Awarded $1000. $5 Submissions. (no-fee options available)
August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Graphic that reads: Forge Literary Magazine: Juneteenth Writing Call 6/19/25, Free for Black Writers. Text continues: Fiction or creative nonfiction, any topic. Regular submission guidelines apply. Please only submit once. We will close at the end of the day or when we meet our submission cap. We are so excited to read your work! Forgelitmag.com. Text is white superimposed over bright read background with abstract black circles and a lightbulb hanging down from the left corner.
June 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Congratulations and best of luck to our nominees for Best Small Fictions 2024! You can read them all at www.forgelitmag.com.

@paigekaptuch.bsky.social @willmusgrove.bsky.social @abhisheksg.bsky.social @arthurmandal.bsky.social @dawnwriter.bsky.social
Text reads: Forge Literary Magazine Best Small Fictions Noms 2024. (Stories are listed separated by horizontal lines.) The Promise of Water - Paige Kaptuch, The Waver - Will Musgrove, A Hole in the Glass - Abhishek Sengupta, History Lessons - Arthur Mandal, Mother of Pearl - Dawn Miller. The background is dark with orange fiery sparks, and there are small decorative stars around the text.
January 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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From all of us at The Forge, a very Happy New Year to you!
Submissions are OPEN.

Editors-of-the-month, @saracrowley.bsky.social & Sommer Schaffer are hoping for your bravest and best. More details here: forgelitmag.com/submit/
#theforge #writingcommunity #greatwriting #amreading
January 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Congratulations and best of luck to our Pushcart Nominees!
Text reads: Forge Pushcart Noms! Fiction: The Boy in my Kitchen by Shawn Nocher, Breaking by Kevin McDermott, Captive Monsters by Michelle R. Brady. Nonfiction: My father asks me what I mean when I say "Alternate Universes" by Sarah Carson, Birdsong #1 by Elizabeth Bolton, Standing in a TJ MAXX Selecting a Suitcase for my Dad's Ashes by Amy Strong.
December 3, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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Huge congratulations to the winners of our 2024 Flash Competition!

Fiction: Mother of Pearl by Dawn Miller

Nonfiction: Standing in a TJ Maxx Selecting a Suitcase for my Dad's Ashes by Amy Strong

Check out all of the finalists here:

forgelitmag.com/2024/10/10/2...
A photo of a pencil, the tip on fire. Text reads: Forge Flash Competition Winners. Fiction: Mother of Pearl by Dawn Miller. Nonfiction: Standing in a TJ Max Selecting a Suitcase for my Dad's Ashes by Amy Strong.
October 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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Congratulations to everyone on our shortlist!!

Winners coming very soon!

(Please celebrate without naming your piece as our judging continues!)
A photo of a forged golden rose. The text reads: Forge Flash Competition Shortlist. Fiction: The Mainland Girl, Mother of Pearl, Ken & Sirina, Lucky Boy, Between Earth and Heaven. Nonfiction: Standing in a TJ Max Selecting a Suitcase for my Dad's Ashes, When the Tearing Comes, if the Tearing Comes, october, And So She Runs, Inquiry Acknowledged, What Matricide Makes People Say.
October 4, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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We are delighted to announce our Best of the Net nominations! Good luck Barlow Adams, Kathryn Aldridge-Morris, Vivian Chou, Marti Trgovich! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
October 4, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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Image of an anvil, hammer, and hot piece of iron, under the banner The Forge Literary Magazine. Text underneath reads: "Flash competition update: free submissions for nonfiction still available. Tip-jar fiction. $1000 prize."
September 6, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Mark your calendars! Submit your flash fiction or nonfiction September 1-14 or until we reach our Submittable maximum. 🎉🎉
August 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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We are happy to announce our nominations for this year's Best Small Fictions! Good luck @tyler-m.bsky.social @dawnwriter.bsky.social @mtrgovich.bsky.social Stewart Engesser and Geneis Downey!
February 3, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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We are excited to announce our Pushcart and Best Microfiction nominations! Congratulations and good luck,
@barlowadams.bsky.social, @camilleuadams.bsky.social, @kazbarwrites.bsky.social, @yenradecki.bsky.social, @mtrgovich.bsky.social, @ericscottryon.bsky.social, Maureen Aitken and Sharon Dilworth!
November 30, 2023 at 6:21 PM