Chortle

About

Chortle publishes a new piece of short humor every weekday, from satire to essays to comics to something else we made up because we ran out of ideas. We’ve seen firsthand how hard it’s become to get original ideas into the world, so we created Chortle to bring fresh humor straight to the people. We’re always on the lookout for sharp, focused humor pieces from new writers, and we pay for each piece we publish!

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 260 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Chortle's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: Chortle's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Chortle's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 600 words.

Styles:

Humorous.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $40 per piece.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 600 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 600 words.

Styles:

Humorous.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $40 per piece.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Humorous.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $40 per piece.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Chortle Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 12 reports from 12 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

4 min | 8.7 mean avg | 7.5 median | 17 max days (4.1 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

100.00 % (8.7 avg. days per rejection) | 8.3 % personal, 91.7 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

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Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 21 days.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 08 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 29 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 03:10 UTC (6 hours, 34 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Aug 2026

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