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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Just a reminder - we truly want to be a litmag anyone who wants to can sub to, but if the same names get in first every time that doesn’t work.

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Hello writers, we @theforge.bsky.social are delighted at how popular we are, but our free sub slots are filling in a day. In an attempt to give everyone a fair chance, we ask that if we decline your submission you wait at least 3 months before trying us again. Thank you! forgelitmag.com/submit/

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Not the sort of thing I read or write but this is so fucked up! (Also, why pay for a magazine - the story is created by AI so you can save your money and ask AI yourself?)

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Unbeatable AI book spam. I will never receive a better one than this.

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Trying not to despair while people all around me claim the hot weather is “lovely” rather than a sign of how we've fucked up the climate.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

every time I say this, someone didn't know: you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?

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Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 24/05/2026

It’s so illogical to me that there are grown adults with proper jobs who quite happily square their belief that charities and human rights experts and so on can be right about everything apart from trans rights and that fascists and dictators can be wrong about everything apart from trans rights

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

"They called her Zoongie. Maybe it was a name; maybe rain took a shape and decided to keep it. She had the kind of walking that made benches become men." Excuse me? Make it make sense.

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

If you read the extract, it’s a good example of what some people (inc apparently these judges) think constitutes ‘good writing’ - clotted, imagistic, empurpled (rule of three!); multi-coloured throat-clearing, using obscurity as a mask for the lack of anything to say.

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Incredible to think that AI can now write as badly as some of our worst human authors. What a time to be alive.

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

My second editor's pick is up @theforge.bsky.social It's an excellent flash by Bethany Holmstrom: We're Not Monsters And so we didn't wish anything terrible on the boy. Only...

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We're Not Monsters - The Forge Literary Magazine

We're Not Monsters, a flash fiction by Bethany Holmstrom

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Sometimes someone sends you a story that's dark and funny and excellent and you publish it wishing you were that talented. @kdiannerule.bsky.social 🌟

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

People should read whatever they like but I do think it’s a shame when someone doesn’t read novels at all. It’s like only watching documentaries and biopics.

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Found a shop bought egg buried in a pot in my front garden. Joked it was a curse. Googled and it can be. Fascinating. (More likely to be a fox but for a moment it all felt very weird.)

Photo of an egg in a flower pot next to a geranium.

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Renaming it discomfort eating.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

“Farage is rarely pictured without a pint in his hand. But in his case it is presented as something that makes him ordinary, blokey, closer to voters. A sort of testament to his 'realness'. While, in Rayner's case, it is evidence that she is unreliable, dangerous, and - worst of all - unladylike.”

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Sunday School: The heat is on

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 3 May · 1hr

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The Forge Literary Magazine @theforge.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Okay, we are signing off now but if you missed us and would like us to answer a question, reply here and we'll get back to you.

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The Forge Literary Magazine @theforge.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Alright fabulous writer folks! If you have lit mag questions, we’ll do our best to give you some answers over the next hour! AMA! (That stands for Ask Managing-Editors-Sara-and-Sarah Anything.)

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Sarah Starr Murphy @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Tonight! To celebrate our tenth year, we want to answer your questions about all things lit mag @theforge.bsky.social ! Join me and @saracrowley.bsky.social and ask away! TONIGHT 7-8 pm EDT (11PM UK).

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Sarah Starr Murphy @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We are really excited about this!! With a widespread, international staff we seldom get to do in-person events like AWP. We hope this makes us a little more accessible - swing by on your Friday night scrolling journey and ask us anything!

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

As part of @theforge.bsky.social 10 year celebrations you can ask FLM managing editors questions about the submission process, editorial decision-making, and all things lit mag. @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social and I will be hosting an AMA tomorrow 7 - 8 pm EDT 11 - 12 GMT. #submissions #LitMags

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The Forge Literary Magazine @theforge.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We are excited to announce that every piece we publish in 2026 (our 10th anniversary) will be considered for our first annual Forge Editors’ Prize voted by our editors as story of the year. The announcement will be made in December and the prize will be $500.

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EDITORS' PRIZE - The Forge Literary Magazine

The Forge Literary Magazine Editors' Prize

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

In the 10th year of The Forge Literary Magazine we are excited to announce our Editor's Prize which will be awarded to a piece published in 2026 and voted for by the editors. Send us your brilliant words! #LitMag #Submissions #Prize #$500 #LiteraryExcellence #ADecadeofFLM

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EDITORS' PRIZE - The Forge Literary Magazine

The Forge Literary Magazine Editors' Prize

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kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல் @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

hello friends i made this useful collage of writing advice with rules on how to be a responsible citizen, you're welcome

collage of writing advice and images on how to be a good citizen

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I'm just asking questions.

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 28/10/2025

*Optometrist hands person glasses* - “now, you wear them glasses AND YOU KEEP THEM GLASSES”

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Spotify pushing “Teddy Swims vibes reimagined with AI music” by putting this in my Discover weekly playlist absolutely disgusts me.

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I published such a smart and sassy story by Victoria Chen. You should read it. "Everyone was saying they were a people pleaser due to childhood neglect. Everyone was an asshole. I was waiting to be inspired."

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On Backsliding - The Forge Literary Magazine

On Backsliding, a short fiction by Victoria Chen

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I’ve not seen telly as compelling and bingeable as Blue Lights in ages.

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

This is such a good story by Rashmi Patel - I'm delighted we got to publish it. "“The land is wise,” the hostess said. “You’ll feel it soon.” She closed her eyes for a moment, as if absorbing some ancient pulse only she could detect. I closed my eyes too, just for a second. I felt nothing."

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The Retreat - The Forge Literary Magazine

The Retreat, a short fiction by Rashmi Patel

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The Forge Literary Magazine @theforge.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

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...

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Yes, please do read my little 👻🥊 story.

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Brett Pribble @brettpribble.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We are excited to present the October 2025 issue, which is our Nine Year Anniversary issue. We've put out an issue every month on the first since we started, making this our 108th issue. Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/mtcaexjy

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October 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute

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Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

approx 1/3 of the way through september and submissions being open this month for Short Story, Long I pay contributors, pay artists for original art to pair with stories, nominate for awards, and generally rave a bunch on social media about the stories I love (and I LOVE all the stories I accept)

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Short Story, Long | Aaron Burch | Substack

Longer short stories, published biweekly. Click to read Short Story, Long, by Aaron Burch, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Annie Parker @annieparker.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

It’s only taken a century or so, but would you look at that, some badass women have invented a better solution to the speculum (which is essentially a torture device). www.brightvibes.com/lilium-specu...

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After 180 Years of Pain, Dutch Women Engineers Reimagine the Speculum with ‘Lilium’

Dutch engineers redesign the speculum with Lilium; a soft, sustainable, patient-centered innovation set to transform women’s healthcare.

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kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல் @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

i have a story in this from the lucy temerlin school for broken shapeshifters resident archives please support us smol indies and the strange things we do

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kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல் @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

support us and i will critique your manuscript! i know that sounds threatening for some reason

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Sara Crowley @saracrowley.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Our annual competition opens tomorrow. Free entries, $1000 prize. We’re looking forward to reading your exceptional work. #flashfiction #flashnonfiction #literarycompetition #LitWriters #FLM Please share.

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