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The Forge

Creative Magazine/Website

Rating

Recommend this magazinebased on 13 votes

Great Editor(s)11

I Just Love Them6

A Damn Good Read5

Beautiful Design4

Highlights

Type

Creative

Vibe

Living their best life in the sweet spot

Payment

$100

Fee

$0-3

Acceptance rate

4.37%/1%

Response time

15 days/120 days

Print issues

Accepts previously published

Nominates for prizes

Yes

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About

Our all-volunteer staff shares editorial duties equally, we pay our contributors, and our taste is wide-ranging and eclectic. The Forge Literary Magazine is a project of Forge Literary Press, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in the state of California. We nominate our pieces for Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, Pushcart, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfictions.

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Location

United States

Founded

2016

Affiliations

Independent

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