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Deadline: December 16th, 2023 Payment: £18.50 Theme: All Christmas/holiday-themes stories in any genre welcome as long as they're funny We are looking for stories between 1k-3k words in length. Please do not submit any works outside of this word range or poetry as they will not be considered or responded to. We will allow multiple/simultaneous submissions up to a maximum of two (please note this refers to stories submitted not emails). Please send all submissions via a word or image attachment, along with a short bio. The submission limit does not apply to cartoon subs. We will pay £18.50 per accepted story submission and £5.00 per accepted cartoon. We will pay £30.00 for our favourite short story. In the interest of fairness, this will be kept private between Humour Me and the winning writer. All payments to be made via PayPal 48 hours before issue release at the latest and on the condition that the writer has responded to the acceptance email with confirmation that they wish to proceed. Please note that we cannot guarantee feedback for rejected submissions and we will not respond to rejection follow up emails. Please send all queries and submissions to: [email protected] GENERAL SUBMISSION RULES   We are happy to accept all types of humour, from sharp satire to slapstick. While humour is subjective, we will not tolerate any form of bigotry or discrimination toward any ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality or disability. We cannot guarantee that we will respond to any submissions that do not adhere to the requirements listed above. We reserve the right to edit submissions for publication. We will not accept re-submissions. Via: Humour Me.

Deadline: December 16th, 2023 Payment: $35 and royalties Theme: Noir stories that take place near the beach. Bonus if a surfer or water-related person is a character. This book's predecessors, The Silver Waves of Summer, and The Dark Waves of Winter were huge successes, including The Dark Waves of Winter earning a perfect 5 Stars from Indie Reader. They were both well-reviewed in myriad publications, including Kirkus Reviews.   "A potent assemblage of briskly paced tales that will satisfy mystery and crime noir fans." - Kirkus Reviews. We are looking to build on our previous success.The Amber Waves of Winter is planned for publication in the fall of 2024. Pay is $35.00 dollars per accepted story and a share of royalties. You will be published next to some big names. We are looking for 10-12 short stories that adhere as closely as possible to the following guidelines: 1)  It must take place in a beach locale. 2) We are looking for noir/neo-noir. Crime, capers, detective stories, and mysteries are all a good fit. Literary stories work as well provided it contain the requisite subject matter. 3) We always appreciate a surfer or water-related person (life guards, sea captains, etc) as a character. 4)  Word count between 3k and 6K preferred. Via: Kelp Journal's Submittable.