Defenestration

Open now for fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

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Defenestration is a humor magazine publishing funny fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and fake nonfiction online.

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Submission calls

fictionHumorCloses Dec 5Pays: Nonpaying market.

Open during three annual reading periods: December 20-April 5 for the April 20 issue, April 20-August 5 for the August 20 issue, and September 20-December 5 for the December 20 issue; short stories must be no more than 4,000 words, and humor may range from ridiculous to satirical. Reprints are fine.

poetryHumorCloses Dec 5Pays: Nonpaying market.

Open during three annual reading periods: December 20-April 5 for the April 20 issue, April 20-August 5 for the August 20 issue, and September 20-December 5 for the December 20 issue; submit no more than five poems, and the work should be funny. Reprints are fine.

nonfictionHumorPays: Nonpaying market.

Open year-round, with no reading periods. Accepts humorous nonfiction and fake nonfiction, including reviews of nonexistent books, interviews with imaginary people, and bogus letters to the editor; maximum 2,000 words. Only original, previously unpublished nonfiction is accepted.

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