The Big Jewel

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (August 2019). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

What we are looking for is smart, funny stuff with staying power: Literary humor that will make us, and our readers, laugh out loud. Think Robert Benchley, James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, and S.J. Perelman. Or if you're into later 20th century humorists, think classic National Lampoon, Ian Frazier, Veronica Geng, George W.S. Trow, Woody Allen and Steve Martin. Or, from across the pond, P.G. Wodehouse or Stephen Fry. Of people making their mark now, we like David Sedaris, Neal Pollack, Dave Eggers and Ben Greenman, among others. But please don't take this as an invitation to submit watered-down versions of their work. If you try this, you will be cast into the outer darkness, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2002

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 52 x per year

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.

Styles:

Humorous, Literary, Satirical.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026