DreamForge Magazine / DreamForge Anvil

About

In all worlds and times, our tales revolve around those individuals and groups who bring meaning and value to the world, whose actions are of consequence, and whose dreams are the vanguard of things to come. With DreamForge Anvil, we’ll buy and publish great stories that you’ll love – speculative fiction that is positive and hopeful, demonstrating humanity’s ability to overcome challenges. More than just the stories, we’ll go behind-the-scenes of our story telling with author and editor notes, giving writers the opportunity to participate the in the process and improve their own writing.

Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2018

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: DreamForge Magazine / DreamForge Anvil's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: DreamForge Magazine / DreamForge Anvil's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: DreamForge Magazine / DreamForge Anvil's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Retrofuturism, Sword & Sorcery, Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Hard Science Fiction, Retrofuturism, Space Opera, Time Travel

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 200 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.08/word; $0.04/word for reprints.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $25 to $100.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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DreamForge Magazine / DreamForge Anvil Submission Statistics

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We have received 691 reports from 549 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 14.3 mean avg | 14.0 median | 91 max days (11.3 std dev)

Responses

98.70 %

Acceptances:

2.32 % of submissions accepted (42.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.73 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

96.38 % (13.9 avg. days per rejection) | 28.8 % personal, 71.2 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

1.30 % (3.1 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 70 days. (0.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 70 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 70 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 31 Jan 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Dec 2025.
Date compiled: 14 Sep 2026 21:24 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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