I know this is a little bit older post and this comment might not be seen, but wanted to say I loved this interview! The "needing attention as an introvert" is a perfect description of me haha. Although I'm not sure it's to be liked because I can't seem to stay away from writing that skews sarcastic/snarky. I do try to be nice in real life though. I just had a story accepted by Defenestration! Thanks for reposting this list of humor magazines. I haven't heard of a lot of them!
One of the challenges for humour writers from the England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand is that, in general, there is a chasm between them and US humour publications. What many Americans find funny (at least what American humour editors find funny) flies like a lead balloon in the broader English-speaking universe. Yes, of course, there is some cross-over but irony, subtlety and the slow burn of true satire seem largely missing in action from US humour publications, which is a shame for all concerned.
Two that I know accept a broad range of origins for their humour are Defenestration and Little Old Lady Comedy. The rest on your list are either US-focused or for specific demographics. UK sites are mostly focused on local political satire. The Shovel does a good job in Australia but doesn't normally seek submissions. As the article says, there is a dearth of humour sites for writers who prefer wit to sledgehammer 'humor', although many accept humorous stories as part of their general submission process. Such a list would be very helpful. PS - A lot of the Submit links you posted generate 404 errors.
At Witcraft https://witcraft.org we are the new kid on the humour block. We're trying to be the home of skillfully written stories that are brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense. No pay but no fees either. Check us out.
I know this is a little bit older post and this comment might not be seen, but wanted to say I loved this interview! The "needing attention as an introvert" is a perfect description of me haha. Although I'm not sure it's to be liked because I can't seem to stay away from writing that skews sarcastic/snarky. I do try to be nice in real life though. I just had a story accepted by Defenestration! Thanks for reposting this list of humor magazines. I haven't heard of a lot of them!
One of the challenges for humour writers from the England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand is that, in general, there is a chasm between them and US humour publications. What many Americans find funny (at least what American humour editors find funny) flies like a lead balloon in the broader English-speaking universe. Yes, of course, there is some cross-over but irony, subtlety and the slow burn of true satire seem largely missing in action from US humour publications, which is a shame for all concerned.
Yeah I remember you mentioning this before. I'm really glad you started Witcraft. Are there some magazines on this list that aren't America-centric?
Two that I know accept a broad range of origins for their humour are Defenestration and Little Old Lady Comedy. The rest on your list are either US-focused or for specific demographics. UK sites are mostly focused on local political satire. The Shovel does a good job in Australia but doesn't normally seek submissions. As the article says, there is a dearth of humour sites for writers who prefer wit to sledgehammer 'humor', although many accept humorous stories as part of their general submission process. Such a list would be very helpful. PS - A lot of the Submit links you posted generate 404 errors.
I just submitted a humor essay to Tulip Tree. 🙏🙏
yay! let us know how it goes.
At Witcraft https://witcraft.org we are the new kid on the humour block. We're trying to be the home of skillfully written stories that are brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense. No pay but no fees either. Check us out.
We're happy to be included on this list of paying publications as well! We have an open submissions process and take funny sports humor and satire.
We have many writers from PIC on our platform too and love the work Court and James have done.
This is a great interview and list. I've been meaning to try and write for these places.