INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS

The Forge Competition
The Forge literary magazine holds a flash fiction and non-fiction contest. Send a piece of up to 1,000 words. They have both fee-free and fee-based submissions, both of which will open for submissions on 1st September; fee-free submissions will close once they reach a cap. The tip-jar submissions too may close earlier than the deadline, if they reach their Submittable limit.
Value: $1,000
Reading period: 1-14 September 2025, or until filled
Open for: All writers
Details here.