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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

A project of Winning Writers (see other related projects).

About

We seek today's best humor poems. This contest is free to enter.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Awarded 1 x per year
58 members set this contest as a Favorite.

Poetry Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 August 2025 12:00 AM Hawaiian Standard Time (in 59 days) through 01 April 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 250 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Humorous.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $2,000 for first prize.

Submissions:

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

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

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest Submission Statistics Free Preview!

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.

This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Poetry Publishers in our database.
Accuracy:
We have received 45 reports from 45 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported:
1 min | 222.6 mean avg | 213.5 median | 477 max days (492.4 std dev)
Responses
75.55 %
Acceptances:
2.22 % of submissions accepted (112.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.22 % 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:
73.33 % (177.2 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 39.4 % form, 60.6 % unspecified | 2.2 % shortlisted
Non-Responses
24.44 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
13.33 % (405.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals:
11.11 % (168.2 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
44 responses are pending (58 min | 148.1 mean avg | 110.0 median | 516 max days waiting | 643.0 std dev) from 43 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 02 May 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 18 Aug 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 08 May 2025
Last Audited: 21 Jan 2025
Date Added: 13 Feb 2013

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.