Smart Search List of the Day General Humorous Short Stories Smart Search is one of several search options for our members. It enables you to search for publishers and agents using the most common options and provides a short list of results that's curated and updated daily. This helps you find that gold nugget in the stream with as little effort as possible. Although you aren't a member yet, we are giving you a free preview of our Smart Search List of the Day below. Check back tomorrow for a new search. Read our Guide to Smart Search for more information about this feature. Instructions: Select at least one bolded (asterisk) option below and click Search. To include some lesser-known publishers, select "Include Wildcards." 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Exact Matches Only Sort By: Acceptance Pct (high to low) Acceptance Pct (low to high) Avg Response Time (low to high) Number of Submitters (reporting to Duotrope) Title Today's Smart Search List of the Day is: General Humorous Short Stories. Check back tomorrow for a new list.Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else. Blackbird For over two decades, Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts has been one of the web’s premiere literary magazines, earning accolades and attracting an expansive readership for its diverse range of award-winning and emerging writers. Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts is made possible with the work of undergraduate and graduate student interns and graduate teaching assistants from the VCU Department of English…Genres: General.Lengths: Short Story, Novelette, Novel Excerpt.Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $200 per story.Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 155.6 days.Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction. Brian's Bookcase Wildcard Brian's Bookcase is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting mental health and suicide prevention efforts. We foster community by offering donated short stories, creating a platform that entertains and inspires while empowering the critical work of mental health organizations.Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General.Lengths: Short Story.Payment: No monetary payment.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 2.4 days. Bristol Noir Fees Bristol Noir is an independent not for profit indie publisher of curiously dark fiction, poetry and dirty realism. Founded by Bristol-based author, designer and artist John Bowie. Bristol Noir evolved out of John’s constant need to write and create. Inspired by the writing of Bukowski, the grit of the city and a longing for the harsh landscapes of his Northumberland home, it finally arrived in 2017…Genres: General, Mystery/Crime.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.Payment: No monetary payment.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 13.6 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 62.9% of fiction submissions accepted. Fiction on the Web Fiction on the Web is a labour of love. Every single story on here is hand-picked and carefully copyedited by me. Any money I make from donations is ploughed back into the site and related projects. I do this because I want to give authors a chance to get their work out there, and I love sharing great stories with the world. Fiction on the Web has been online and continuously publishing since July 1996, which makes it the longest-running short stories website on the Internet…Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Science Fiction.Lengths: Short Story, Novelette.Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: GBP £15 or USD $15.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 5.9 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 14.4% of fiction submissions accepted. Jersey Devil Press The Jersey Devil is a creature of legend, lurking in the shadows of the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey, revealing itself only to wreak havoc on some small town, snack on some poor, unsuspecting chicken or goat, and, occasionally, if it’s feeling a little randy, to hit on mermaids down the Jersey shore…Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.Payment: No monetary payment.Avg. Response: Average responder. 79.7 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 4.6% of fiction submissions accepted. MEMEZINE MEMEZINE believes that memes not only inspire art, literature, and poetry, but that they also hold artistic merit in and of themselves. Whether or not we are aware, interacting with a meme is a way of engaging in a larger cultural moment. And, like, they can make us laugh. They’re also a means of forming connection in ways that cannot be put into simple words…Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $10 per contributor.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 15.1 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 5.9% of fiction submissions accepted. The New Yorker The New Yorker is a magazine offering a signature mix of reporting and commentary on politics, international affairs, popular culture and the arts, science and technology, and business, along with fiction, poetry, humor, and cartoons. If you have not heard from us within ninety days, please assume that we will not be able to publish your manuscript.Genres: General.Lengths: Short Story.Payment: Unknown.Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 218.2 days.Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction. Recommended Reading Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.Genres: General.Lengths: Short Story, Novelette, Novel Excerpt.Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $300.Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 106.2 days.Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction. The Saturday Evening Post For nearly 300 years, The Saturday Evening Post has chronicled American history in the making—reflecting the distinctive characteristics and values that define the American way. Today’s Post continues the grand tradition of providing art, entertainment and information in a stimulating mix of idea-driven features, cutting-edge health and medical trends—plus fiction, humor, and laugh-out-loud cartoons…Genres: General.Lengths: Short Story.Payment: Unknown.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 15.9 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 3.3% of fiction submissions accepted. Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest Fees The Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest was established in 1991 by John Reid, an Australian author. He engaged Winning Writers to help with contest administration in 2003. In 2015, Winning Writers assumed full sponsorship of the contest. Winning Writers finds and creates quality resources for poets and writers. It was founded by Jendi Reiter and Adam Cohen in 2001. We are located in Western Massachusetts…Genres: General.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.Winner's Prize: Professional. Details: USD $3,500 for first prize.Avg. 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