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The home of skillfully written stories that are brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense.

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We're looking for writing that is founded on wit, humour, puns, absurdity and irony. Put away the sledgehammer, the cliches, the tired tropes and the nastiness.

Length: Submissions must be a minimum of 200 words and a maximum of 1000 words. Poetry submissions only may include two or more pieces within these limits but need to be included in a single document. Submissions outside those guidelines will be deleted unread.

Format: Use a readable font. Times New Roman 12 double spaced is a guideline.

Reprints: Reprints are acceptable provided any rights have reverted to you. Include details of where your piece was previously published and date of publication at the top of the document you are submitting.

Rights: We seek no rights but please acknowledge Witcraft as first publisher in any later publications accepted elsewhere.

Submission Fee: None

Payment: 3 monthly prizes for best submissions.

Response Time: Our aim is to respond within 4 weeks. Declined submissions will be notified within 2 days.

How to submit: Submit via Duotrope Witcraft Submission Manager | Duosuma by Duotrope

Publication Schedule: Chosen pieces are published daily.

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