I have been thinking about humor a lot lately. I like to read fun, light, and happy science fiction, fantasy and paranormal romance. I think that is the majority of what I write and what’s leftover in me writes the really dark fiction. I have been noticing where not to send short stories as there are markets that say they take humor but in actuality, it is either humor I just don’t get or quirky/weird but not what I actually think of as humor. Part of what my critique group, Wordos, does is dissect markets and figure out what they are looking for. At least we do when we are low on stories to critique.
So I have been compiling markets out of my inventory of writing sales and submission that I think like humor (or perhaps just my sense of humor). I thought it might be of benefit to other people besides just myself. I have listed the name of the market, website and what I sold. The titles might give an idea of what kind of humor they like and how much success a relatively new author has had with them.
I’m also curious if other people have had success with particular markets that accept humor, and what magazines and short story publishers you enjoy reading that publishes humor. I know I always enjoy something funny after a hard day.
Allasso (potentially closed?)
http://pinkfoxpublications.net/
Greener on the Other side
Bards and Sages
Putting the Romance Back into Necromancy
Mrs. Claws and the Naughty List
A Job with Benefits
The Office Messiah
Crossed Genres
http://crossedgenres.com/submissions/
Worse than a Devil
Daily Science Fiction
http://dailysciencefiction.com/
Dear Jezzy: Lovelorn in the Lower World (a series of 6 advice columns to monsters)
Roborotica
Losing One’s Appetite
Deep Wood Publishing
http://deepwoodpublishing.com/submission-guidelines/
Lady Chatterley’s Computer
The Trouble with Trolls
Electric Spec
http://www.electricspec.com/archivesite/default.asp?archiveurl=/archivesite/submissions.html
Aladdin’s Neti Pot
Flagship
https://sites.google.com/a/flyingislandpress.com/flyingislandpress/flagship/submission-guidelines-1
Princesses Do Not Breathe Fire
Flatiron Press
http://www.thirdflatiron.com/liveSite/pages/submissions
Five Tips for Abducting Humans Without Being Caught
Metro Moms
http://metrofiction.submittable.com/submit
Her Delicate Condition
Neo-Opsis
Why Did the Vampire Cross the Road?
New Myths
https://sites.google.com/a/newmyths.com/nmwebsite/
The Optimist Police
Speed Dating for Books
On the Premises
The Quantum Mechanic
Penumbra (permanently closed?)
http://penumbraezine.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html
Interstellar Tech Support
Perihelion
http://www.perihelionsf.com/1406/submit.htm
Debbie Does Delta Draconis
Cinderella’s Holo Wand
You Say Potato, I say Holy Crap
Plasma Frequency
https://plasmafrequencymagazine.submittable.com/submit/19655
Five Tips for Outsmarting Satan
The Penn Cove Literary Award
http://whidbeystudents.com/student-choice-contest/
Gnocchi
Five Helpful Hints for Haunting the Living
Paranormal Personal Ads
The Last Supper
Undressing Mr. Darcy
Roar Anthology (Fur Planet Publishing)
http://furplanet.com/shop/custom.aspx?recid=10
Eels for Heels
The Dragon Rider
Triptychtales
http://triptychtales.net/submissions.html
Confessions of a Toilet/Orgasm Fairy
Untied Shoelaces of the Mind
http://www.untiedshoelacesofthemind.com/index.php#Submissions
Blackboard Galaxy
Hello, Mrs. Robinson
Zombie Psychology
Markets that seem to like funny, though I haven’t sold to them:
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
Flash Fiction Online
UFO (Unidentified Funny Objects)
Urban Fantasy Magazine