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Forgotten: A Marroween Contest

A project of Marrow Magazine (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (October 2025). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

For this contest, we’re looking for stories, poems, and hybrid work about what the world forgets: the lonely, the unloved, the misplaced. Lost children. Overgrown graves. Gods with no one left to worship them.

Show us memory like rot, like fog, like a disappearing act. Whispered names. Ghost towns. The young couple who never made it home.

If it’s gone — half-erased, half-remembered — we want to see what’s left.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $10 (below average for contests).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
One-time contest

Collapse section Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $250 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $250 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $250 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 3 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: USD $250 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Image.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Forgotten: A Marroween Contest Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

Filter:
Accuracy
We have received 59 reports from 56 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
9 min | 29.7 mean avg | 26.0 median | 55 max days (15.1 std dev)
Responses
96.61 %
Acceptances:
15.25 % of submissions accepted (39.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 16.07 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
81.36 % (28.3 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 100.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
3.39 % (22.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $10.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 22 Oct 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 12 Oct 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:19 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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