Subgenres: Humor

Outpost19

Provocative reading. Literary, engaged, independent, forward-leaning. Exceptional fiction. Unexpected essays. Voices to be reckoned with. Their fiction belongs to a broad range of traditions. Their nonfiction explores different ways we engage... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Regional, Translation, War

Palooka

“I decided some years ago that I wanted to create a space for people taking on the struggle, a venue to give those writers and artists a truly fair shot at publication and the chance to be seen, read, and recognized—no connections, no... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, War

Pennsylvania Literary Journal

Pennsylvania Literary Journal is a printed and digital journal that publishes scholarly essays on a range of different topics, periods, genres and fields, as well as book reviews, short fiction stories, interviews, photographs, art, and... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Formal Poetry, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Serialized Fiction, War

pacificREVIEW: A West Coast Arts Review Annual

The pacificREVIEW is an annual review of prose, poetry, and artwork on a given theme, published in affiliation with San Diego State University Press. For 2025-26, their co-editors are Lola Schroeder & Nathan Nguyen. The 2025-26... Read more

Reading Period: 
Aug 1 to Mar 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Translation, War

Red Hen Press

Red Hen Press is committed to publishing work of literary excellence, supporting diversity, and promoting literacy in local schools. They seek a community of readers and writers who are actively engaged in the essential human practice known as... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry

Matt McGowan

Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.
214 West 29th Street
Suite 1006
New York, NY 10001

Sibling Rivalry Press

Founded in 2010, Sibling Rivalry Press is an independent publishing house based just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, in the small town of Alexander. Their mission is to develop, promote, and market underground artistic talent—those who don’t... Read more

Reading Period: 
Mar 1 to Jun 1
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional

Otis Nebula

Otis Nebula seeks to remedy what the internet has wrought upon common social spaces, to be as close to a campfire as you can get on a screen. They like poems with a pulse and stories with legs. Please keep it short (under 1000 words... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Translation

Lowestoft Chronicle

Founded in 2009, Lowestoft Chronicle is an online literary magazine, published quarterly, accepting flash fiction, short stories, poetry, interviews, and creative nonfiction. Preference is given to humorous submissions with an emphasis... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Historical, Humor, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Translation

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