Well-known publication asked me to expand a humor piece, then rejected it. Now what?... Looking for English language publications / sites that exclusively feature or include humor pieces
Some months ago I sent a humor piece I'd written—as a respite from more serious writing—to a well-known US highbrow humor site/publication. The editor wrote back they liked it, asked me to expand it by adding two more sections, and resubmit.
I expanded it, showed the piece to a few (I believe) impartial and informed friends, who thankfully said they found it hilarious, and resent it. The editor rejected it, with a two sentence reply (!), saying they didn't find it funny enough.
I invested quite some energy and time working on this thing, and would like to see it appear somewhere, so more people can read it other than my two friends.
Based on cursory research, I suspect there probably aren't many left, but for what it's worth, I'm looking primarily for relatively known English language publications, with readerships, exclusively featuring or including humor pieces.
For example, on the higher end, maybe The Atlantic, Harpers, or The Walrus has a humor section. Haven't read them in a while; not up to date.
Welcome all suggestions, but am particularly interested in countries other than the US: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, etc. (Maybe some non-English speaking countries have English publications.)
If you're aware of any lesser known or more obscure publications/sites, that's helpful too. It'd probably be good to compile a general list for any future submissions.
Not to give away too much detail, but basically the piece is a kind of parody of the writing of a famous, somewhat prejudiced author with an idiosyncratic style, applied to an incongruous and funny subject. It's 2,300 words.
Thanks for your help!
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