Humor flash fiction markets

Leafmines tracks 28 magazines publishing humor flash fiction. 18 are open to submissions right now, and typical response time is 58 days. Filter by length, pay, and response time →

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• Every Day FictionScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for flash fiction · closes Oct 27 · responds in ~90 days

  Every Day Fiction publishes very short adult flash fiction in all genres and pays $3 CAD per published story.

• Vestal ReviewLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 16 · responds in ~30 days

  Vestal Review publishes flash fiction and accepts related book-list, interview, and review proposals.

• WOW! Women on Writing Flash Fiction ContestLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~38 days

  WOW! Women on Writing runs quarterly global contests for flash fiction and creative nonfiction essays, with cash prizes and publication for winners.

• The Haiku Shack MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

  Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~30 days

  The Haiku Shack Magazine publishes very short poetry and microfiction inspired by a theme and photograph.

• The Zemblan ReviewLiterary · Humor · Science Fiction

  Open for flash fiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~21 days

  The Zemblan Review is an online literary magazine seeking fiction, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction for its inaugural issue.

• Mystery Publishers LimitedLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for flash fiction · closes Dec 31 · responds in ~30 days

  Mystery Publishers Limited is a Pan-African independent publisher seeking grounded flash fiction by African writers for its 2027 anthology, “Our Stories Redefined.”

• Teach. Write.Literary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for flash fiction · closes Mar 1, 2027

  Teach. Write. is a literary journal for writing teachers that publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, dramas, screenplays, and writing-prompt-inspired work.

• ConfrontationLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for flash fiction · closes Apr 15, 2027 · responds in ~120 days

  Confrontation Magazine publishes poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and nonfiction, accepting submissions from writers worldwide with different submission methods for U.S. and international writers.

• F(r)ictionScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~219 days

  F(r)iction is a speculative-leaning literary publication accepting short fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and genre-focused blog submissions, with paid print contributions and free blog submissions.

• Brilliant Flash Fiction ContestsLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~84 days

  Brilliant Flash Fiction is a quarterly literary magazine publishing international flash fiction in all genres.

• barbarScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~330 days

  BarBar is a genre-fluid literary platform publishing experimental and conventional poetry, fiction, flash fiction, plays, musicals, lyrics, essays, nonfiction, and novel excerpts.

• Doctor T. J. Eckleburg ReviewLiterary · Fantasy · Horror · Humor

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~180 days

  Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review is an eclectic literary and arts journal publishing mainstream, experimental, and character-focused writing in print and online.

• Five on the FifthScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~30 days

  Five on the Fifth is an online literary magazine publishing flash fiction, fiction, horror, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, interviews, and experimental work.

• Harvey Duckman Presents...Literary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~167 days

  Harvey Duckman Presents... publishes themed short-fiction anthologies and Flash!Mob collections, emphasizing broad, imaginative fiction and a supportive writers’ community.

• Lotus-eaterScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~90 days

  Lotus-eater is a free literary magazine accepting year-round English-language poetry, prose, nonfiction, and literary reviews for its online issues.

• Okie ModernLiterary · Humor

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~15 days

  Okie Modern is a biannual literary journal publishing Oklahoma-connected poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid work, and literary or cultural writing.

• Sky Island JournalScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~18 days

  Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal publishing poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction online.

• StoryBottleScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for flash fiction · responds in ~227 days

  StoryBottle Co. publishes literary and speculative fiction, including flash fiction, and seeks stories in any genre or style.

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Some response-time data on this page, and part of the median above, comes from The Submission Grinder.