Guidelines for Comedy Submissions
If it made someone laugh... Satire, parody, absurdism — bring it.
Clichés are irridescent alien life forms of unknown origin, and they may well be toxic to carbon-based life. So please observe them, but gently my friend, gently, and exclude them from your work, unless you are including them to make fun of them.
I’m interested in publishing comic material on many themes, with the goal of eliciting smiles, giggles, or guffaws. Uninterested in anything vituperative, mean-spirited, or unimaginative. The moocat is a gentle cat.
Original works only. Exclusive submissions strongly preferred (and acted on first). Simultaneous submissions will be reviewed only after all exclusive submissions have been reviewed. Only works sent in via the online submission form will be considered.
Length and Quality
If your piece is rather conventional satire or parody, it may possibly fit better in the Essays category. Material submitted for the Comedy section can be from 500 to 1500 words long. It can be words, video, art, or a mix of any of those. Especially interested in Cartooning, which may appear in either this section or Art, depending on the nature of the work.
Video Submissions
Try to keep videos no longer than about 10 minutes. Longer pieces will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If your video link is password-protected, you can include the password in the “Notes to Editor field” of the form.
Other Stuff
I will only post material sent from contributors with a working e-mail address, so that I can contact you, if needed, to discuss the submitted work.
Copyright Considerations
See Rights and Permissions for details on copyright, payment, and editorial process.
Guidelines for other sections: