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Last Updated: Wednesday, 1 February 201211 Story/Article & 15 Greeting Card Markets
This page contains Pro, Paying & 4theLuv markets that accept humorous fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or other forms, that do not include fiction written by the publisher(s), editor(s), or staff. Read the complete guidelines carefully before submitting. Try to read at least one issue to get a feel for what is wanted. If in doubt contact the editor. US ($), UK (£), or EU (€) currency are used unless otherwise noted. Addresses are US unless noted otherwise. These listings are provided in good faith with the belief the info is correct, but Ralan.com accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions in them. The fact that an entry is listed here is no guarantee that said entity will ever publish anything. Contact with any editor or publisher is at the contributor's own risk. Ralan.com encourages all potential contributors to do a web search of the editor's and/or publisher's name before submitting to them. Each visitor assumes all risk associated with the use or misuse of the information here.
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- THE LISTINGS -
Click on Publication Title for Full Guidelines
Click on E-subs: LINE for Submission Details
The editor's e-mail link is for Info/Queries only if marked (Q),
... and the E-subs address(es) will found in the guidelines.
The e-address is for Info/Queries & E-subs if marked (QS)
UPDATE - 10 October 2011: PubSched change
Robert Laughlin
ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE (ASIM) - quarterly print; sf/f/h, keyword: fun (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 1.25AU¢/word (AU$20 min.), AU$10 for poetry & Flash. Words: <10k (<20k for subscribers & Aus/NZ writers). RT: <7 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
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DEFENESTRATION - triannual (nonfic year-round) webzine; humor, any genre (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics/flash video). Pay: exposure. Words: <4k (nonfic=2k). RT: <1 week. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Fiction/Poem Reading Periods: 20Dec-5Apr; 20Apr-5Aug; 20Aug-5Dec Deadline: 1st Issue Debut:
UPDATE - 10 October 2011: multisub change
FUNNY TIMES - monthly print; all topics (fic/cartoons). Pay: fic=$60, cartoons=$25-$40. Words: 500-700. RT: <several months. E-subs: NONE. (QS). [Top]
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GAMES - 10x per year print, articles/reviews/humor/games (nonfic). Pay: $500-$1000 (buys all rights!). Words: 2k-2.5k. RT: 6-8 weeks. E-subs: YES. (QS) [Top]
GARBAJ - e-mail/snailmail humor zine. Pay: exposure. Words: <500. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 10 October 2011: no e-mail submissions or queries
MAD MAGAZINE - monthly print; mad humor. Pay: $500 min./page. Words: no word limits named. RT: ?. E-subs: NONE. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 10 October 2011: new link to new online guidelines
MOTHER JONES - (formerly Mojo Wire) print/webzine; news/issues/humor (nonfic). Pay: >18¢/word. Words: ½-2½k. RT: unknown. Reprints: no. E-subs: e-queries only. (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 10 October 2011: publisher-editor/response time/word count changes
NARWHAL - quarterly print/weekly webzine; humor/satire (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art/photo/comics). Pay: exposure. Words: <2k. RT: ?. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 10 October 2011: word count change
OPEN SPACES QUARTERLY - quarterly print; insightful fiction, humor (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: comparable to high-quality regional magazines. Words: fic=2-5k; nonfic=1½k-4k; poetry=no epics. E-subs: NONE (Q). [Top]
WILD VIOLET - quarterly literary webzine (fic/nonfic/poem/art/photo/cartoons). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: <several months. Reprints: seldom. E-subs: YES. (QS). [Top]
Issue Deadlines (but always open to subs): 31 Dec, 30 Mar, 30 Jun, 30 Sept
UPDATE - 10 October 2011: response time change
THE WRITER - monthly print; nonfic for writers. Pays $25-500 for up to 3½k words. RT: 6-8 weeks. E-subs: QUERY FIRST. (Q). [Top]
—GREETING CARDS —
! ! ! Remember: if not given here, always ask for guidelines before submitting ! ! !
Hint: Card companies work about six months in advance. For seasonal cards think that far ahead.
BLUE MOUNTAIN ARTS PAPER CARD/SPS STUDIOS
Actively seeking freelancers; Pay: card=$300; poem in anthology=$50; GLs send on request via e-mail (see below for address)
Range of cards: Family, friends, occasions, inspiration, encouragement.
Style of cards: Sentimental and conversational; a few lines to two and a half pages. No humor or one-liners, please.
Postal and e-mail submissions welcome. Format for submission: Postal: typewritten, one poem per page, name on each page; e-mail: type work in the body of the e-mail, we won't accept attachments or website links. In either case, please include mailing address and phone number. Submit any number of poems at a time.Tel: (303) 417-6513
- Editorial Department
- P.O. Box 1007
- Boulder, CO 80306
- U.S.A.
Fax: (303) 447-0939
Web Site
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UPDATE - 10 October 2011: new URL
CARDMAKERS
Peter D. Diebold
P.O. Box 236, 66 High Bridge Rd.
Lyme, NH 03768 USA
Web Site
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COMSTOCK CARDS
David Delacroix
600 S. Rock, Suite 15
Reno, NV 89502-4115 USA
Web Site
Pays $50-75 per card idea
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UPDATE - 10 October 2011: new URL
DCI STUDIOS
Scott Oppenheimer
4006 Central
Kansas City, MO 64111 USA
Web Site
Send 25-50 ideas per batch
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UPDATE - 10 October 2011: new URL
DESIGN DESIGN INC.
Tom Vituj
P.O. Box 2266
Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2266 USA
Web Site
Send 12 ideas per batch
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DESIGNER GREETINGS
Broad range of cards
Writers send submissions with SASE to:Telephone: 732-662-6700 or (800) 654-6960
- Attn: Editorial Dept.
- 11 Executive Avenue
- Edison, New Jersey 08817
- USA
Fax: (866) 981-0151
Web Site
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FREEDOM GREETING CARD CO.
Actively seeking freelancers; pay unknown; GLs on web site.
Broad range of cards.
Send submissions (with SASE) to:Web Site Guidelines
- Freedom Greeting Card Co.
- Attn: Art Department
- 774 American Drive
- Bensalem, PA 19020
- U.S.A.
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HALLMARK - CRWEB
Creative Staffing and Development
2501 McGee, MD 444
Kansas City, MO 64108
Web Site
Currently using little freelance work
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UPDATE - 10 October 2011: new URL
MARIAN HEATH GREETING CARDS, INC.
Art Department Submissions
9 Kendrick Road
Wareham MA 02571
U.S.A.
(QS)
Web Site
Submission Guidelines
Occasionally purchases editorial and will consider unsolicited verse submissions appropriate for Everyday and seasonal card occasions. Publishes a diverse line of cards with sentiments that include traditional, inspirational, conversational, whimsical, and humorous.
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MOONLIGHTING CARDS
Contests & e-mail submissions
Web Site Guidelines
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NOVO CARD PUBLISHERS
Actively seeking freelancers; pay is negotiated; GLs on web site
Broad range of cards. Humor, friendship, and seasonal. All styles of verses and art, with some no-no's (see GLs).
Postal and e-mail submissions welcome: send one 3x5 card (or one e-mail) with TYPE OF CARD (yes, in caps), outside prose, marked as (o), inside prose, marked as (i), name, and address (samples in GLs) per idea to:Tel: (847) 588-3220
- Novo Card Publishers
- 7570 N. Croname Road
- Niles, IL 60714
- U.S.A.
- attn: Art Department
Fax: (847) 588-3508
Web Site Guidelines
(e-mail submissions, questions, & info)
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OATMEAL STUDIOS
Postal submissions welcome: mainly wants short, non-rhyming humor prose; send one 3x5 card with verse/sentiment, name, and address (samples in GLs) per idea to:Actively seeking freelancers — pays $75 per idea — GLs on website
- Oatmeal Studios
- P.O. Box 138WP
- Rochester, VT 05767 USA
- Attn: Editorial Dept.
Online Guidelines
(questions, info, & e-mail submissions — query first for format!
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ROCKSHOTS, INC.
Bob Vesce
91-17 77th Street
Woodhaven, NY 11421
U.S.A.
tel: (718) 296-4486
fax: (718) 296-4977
Adult Alternative Greeting Cards
Submit up to 10 ideas per batch.
Pays $50 per gag line
Web Site (WARNING: Adult Material!)
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VAGABOND CREATIONS, INC.
George F. Stanley, Jr.
2560 Lance Dr.
Dayton, OH 45409 USA
tel: (937) 298-1124
Web Site
Pays $15-$25 per idea
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UPDATE - 10 October 2011: new editor/URL/postal address
WARNER PRESS, PUBLISHERS
Or by postal mail to:
Karen Rhodes, Senior Editor
Warner Press, Inc.
1201 East Fifth Street
Anderson, Indiana 46012, USA
Web Site
Religious, inspirational - pays $20-$35 per idea.
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