- Humor Markets -

Updated: (CET)

20 Story/Article & 18 Greeting Card Markets
1 new & 2 updated

NEWEST MARKETS ADDED:
Narwhal - quarterly print/weekly webzine; humor/satire (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art/photo/comics); pays exposure

UPDATED:
On the Brighter Side - closed to all subs; #3 (filled) will be last issue
The Town Drunk - the drunk is back! — open to submissions

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- THE LISTINGS -

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The editor's e-mail link is for Info/Queries only if marked (Q),
... and the E-subs address(es) will found in the guidelines.
The e-address is for Info/Queries & E-subs if marked (QS)

  • ADBUSTERS - bimonthly print; politically oriented sf, humor (fic/nonfic/poem/art/audio/video). Pay: unknown (thought to be pro). Words: <2k. RT: months (does NOT respond to rejects!). Reprints: query. E-subs: YES. Editor (S).
    MARKET NOTE - 04 November 2008: backlogged; closed to submissions until 1 February 2009
  • ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE (ASIM) - bimonthly print; sf/f/h, keyword: fun (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 1.25AU¢/word (AU$20 min.), AU$10 for poetry & Flash. Words: <10k (<20k for subscribers & Aus/NZ writers). RT: <7 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
  • AWEN ONLINE - irregular webzine, most genres & humor (flash/poem), themes. Pay: exposure. Words: <1k. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (QS).
    MARKET NOTE - 02Aug08: print publication suspended & submissions closed until further notice; monthly contests continue
  • BYLINE - monthly print; mainstrm/lit/genres, humor okay (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: variable scale +1-year subscription, poetry=1 copy. Words: <3k (shorter is better). RT: not given. Reprints: no. E-subs: POETRY ONLY! (Q).
    *No 'C' listings at this time*
  • DEMOCKERACY - weekly webzine; current event & political satire (nonfic/op/ed). Pay: 2 prizes of $15/$50, others exposure. Words: 175-500. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q).
    Contests Begin: every TuesdayDeadlines: every Monday
    *No 'E' listings at this time*
  • THE FRACTURED PUBLISHER - quarterly e-zine; humor, all genres (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: 2k max. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: yes (not preferred). E-subs: only (IBoE). Tina Morgan, Editor-in-Chief (Q).
  • FUNNY TIMES - monthly print; Humor, Politics, & Fun (fic/nonfic/B&W art). Pays $60, $40 per cartoon. Words: 500-700. Raymond Lesser & Susan Wolpert, Co-editors (QS).
  • GAMES - bimonthly print, humor/games. Pays $1500-1750 for 2-2.5k words.
  • GARBAJ - e-mail/snailmail humor zine. Pay: exposure. Words: <500. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (QS).
    *No 'H' listings at this time*
    *No 'I' listings at this time*
    *No 'J' listings at this time*
    *No 'K' listings at this time*
    *No 'L' listings at this time*
  • MAD MAGAZINE - monthly print; mad humor. Pays $400 min./page, no word limits named. RT: ?. Editorial Dept.
  • MOTHER JONES - (formerly Mojo Wire) print/webzine; news/issues/humor (nonfic). Pay: >18¢/word. Words: ½-2½k. RT: unknown. Reprints: no. E-subs: e-queries only. Humor Editor (Q).
    NEW LISTING: 22 December 2008
  • NARWHAL - quarterly print/weekly webzine; humor/satire (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art/photo/comics). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: <2 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    UPDATE - 02 January 2009: closed to all submissions; #3 (filled) will be the last issue
  • ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE - was monthly e-zine; humor in all genres (fic/nonfic). Paid: 3-5¢/word. or (Q).
  • OPEN SPACES QUARTERLY - quarterly print; insightful fiction, humor (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: comparable to high-quality regional magazines. Words: 2-5k. E-subs: NO! Tom Allen, Nonfiction Editor; Anne Bradley, Fiction Editor; Susan Bucharest, Poetry Editor (Q).
    *No 'P' listings at this time*
    *No 'Q' listings at this time*
    NEW LISTING: 16 October 2008
    Robert Laughlin
  • THE RANDOM EYE - annual (January) eZine; sf/h/f/df/SpecFic/humor, no "hard" sf (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: $10. Words: 2-10k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).   Yearly Reading Period: February to December, or when filled
  • ROSEBUD - quarterly print; mainstream & genre (fic/nonfic/poem). Pays $25. Words: 1.2-2.5k. RT: 40 days (w/ paid $1 reading fee). Reprints: no. E-subs: no. J. Roderick Clark, Editor/Publisher (QS).
    *No 'S' listings at this time*
    UPDATE - 02 January 2009: the drunk is back! — open to submissions
  • THE TOWN DRUNK - monthly webzine; light-hearted/humorous SpecFic (fic). Pay: $35. Words: ½-5k. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM ONLY. Brit Marschalk, Editor (Q).
  • TRAVELWISE MAGAZINE ONLINE - webzine & print; travel. Pays CA$25 for 750-850 words. Vic Foster, Publisher/Editor.
    *No 'U' listings at this time*
    *No 'V' listings at this time*
  • WILD VIOLET - quarterly literary webzine (fic/nonfic/poem/art/photo/cartoons). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: <several months. Reprints: seldom. E-subs: YES. Alyce Wilson, Editor (QS)
             Issue Deadlines (but always open to subs): 31 Dec, 30 Mar, 30 Jun, 30 Sept
  • THE WRITER - monthly print; nonfic for writers. Pays $25-500 for up to 3½k words. RT: ?. E-subs: query first. Jeff Reich, Editor (Q).
    *No 'X' listings at this time*
    *No 'Y' listings at this time*
    *No 'Z' listings at this time*

    ---- GREETING CARDS ----

    ! ! ! Remember: always get guidelines before submitting ! ! !

  • AMBERLEY GREETING CARD CO.
    Dave McPeek
    11510 Goldcoast Dr.
    Cincinnati, OH 45249-1695 USA
    Pays $150 per card idea
    Submit max. 10 ideas per batch
  • BLUE MOUNTAIN E-CARDS
    (has contests)
    Web Site
  • CARDMAKERS
    Peter D. Diebold
    P.O. Box 236, 66 High Bridge Rd.
    Lyme, NH 03768 USA
  • COMSTOCK CARDS
    David Delacroix
    600 S. Rock, Suite 15
    Reno, NV 89502-4115 USA
    Web Site (1 report of adult material & spyware)
    Pays $50-75 per card idea
  • CURRENT, INC.
    Freelance Editors
    Box 2559
    Colorado Springs, CO 80901-2559 USA
    tel: (719) 594-4100
    Pays $100
  • DCI STUDIOS
    Scott Oppenheimer
    4006 Central
    Kansas City, MO 64111 USA
    Send 25-50 ideas per batch
  • DESIGN DESIGN INC.
    Tom Vituj
    P.O. Box 2266
    Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2266 USA
    Send 12 ideas per batch
  • GALLANT GREETINGS
    Chris Allen
    P.O. Box 308
    Franklin Park, IL 60131 USA
    Web Site
    Send 20 ideas per batch
  • HALLMARK - CRWEB
    Creative Staffing and Development
    2501 McGee, MD 444
    Kansas City, MO 64108
    Web Site
    Currently using little freelance work
  • MARIAN HEATH GREETING CARDS, INC.
    Art Department Submissions
    9 Kendrick Road
    Wareham MA 02571
    U.S.A.
    Info Only -- do NOT send submissions via e-mail
    Web Site
    Occasionally purchases editorial and will consider unsolicited verse submissions appropriate for Everyday and seasonal card occasions. Publishes a diverse line of cards with sentiments that include traditional, inspirational, conversational, whimsical, and humorous.
  • OATMEAL STUDIOS
    Helene Lehrer
    P.O. Box 138W3
    Rochester, VT 05767 USA
    Pays $75 per idea - GLs on website
    Web Site
  • PARAMOUNT CARDS, INC.
    Editorial Department
    400 Pine St.
    Pawtucket, RI 02860 USA
    Submit 10-12 rhymed or unrhymed verse ideas per batch
  • POETRYFOX.COM
    E-subs & info (for subs, Subject: poemsub 'your title')
    Web Site
    Sympathy, happy birthday, happy holidays, sorry about the fight we had, I love you, etc., expressed in unusual ways. Very open to sf and cross-genre themes. Poems should fit on the front of blank-inside greeting cards. Send poem in the body of an e-mail. (See PoetryFox.com listing on "SF Paying Markets" for complete GLs)
  • ROCKSHOTS, INC.
    Bob Vesce
    91-17 77th Street
    Woodhaven, NY 11421
    U.S.A.
    tel: (718) 296-4486
    fax: (718) 296-4977
    Adult Alternative Greeting Cards
    Submit up to 10 ideas per batch.
    Pays $50 per gag line
    Web Site (WARNING: Adult Material!)
  • SUNRISE PUBLICATIONS, INC.
    Kevin Kleine
    P.O. Box 4699
    Bloomington, IN 47402-4699 USA
    tel: (812) 336-9900
    E-mail submissions OK - GLs on website
    Web Site
  • VAGABOND CREATIONS, INC.
    George F. Stanley, Jr.
    2560 Lance Dr.
    Dayton, OH 45409 USA
    tel: (937) 298-1124
    Pays $15-$25 per idea
  • WARNER PRESS, PUBLISHERS
    Robin Fogle
    1200 E. Fifth St., P.O. Box 2499
    Anderson, IN 46018-9988 USA
    Religious, inspirational - pays $20-$35 per idea.
  • WEST GRAPHICS
    Production Department
    1117 California Dr.
    Burlingame, CA 94010 USA
    Adult humor, send 20-30 ideas per batch
    Pays $60-$100

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