We don’t worry about the particulars of genre, style, or form as long as the work is funny. What exactly constitutes as “funny” varies from person to person, but we try to publish a wide range of humor, from the ridiculous to the satirical, and everything in between.

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Defenestration: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to Humor

Do not send us more than one submission at a time. Please wait until you have received either an acceptance or a rejection from us before submitting again.

While we accept reprints of short stories and poetry, the same is not true of nonfiction. Please send us only original, previously unpublished nonfiction.

Reading periods:
Short Story and Poetry:
December 20th through April 5th; April 20th through August 5th; August 20th through December 5th.
Nonfiction is published year-round. There are no reading periods for nonfiction.



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Brooksie C. Fontaine is a coffee addict who got into college at fifteen and annoyed everyone there. She is a teaching assistant, illustrator, and MFA recipient. Her work has appeared in over thirty literary journals and anthologies, including trampset, Bending Genres, Literally Stories, Anti-Heroin Chic, Fahmidan Journal, and Ghost Parachute.



50-Word Bio

Brooksie C. Fontaine is an obnoxious coffee addict who got into college at fifteen and annoyed everyone there. She is a teaching assistant, illustrator, and recipient of MFA degrees in English and Illustration. Her work has appeared in over thirty literary journals and anthologies, including trampset, Bending Genres, Defenestration Magazine, Eunoia Review, Aureation, Report From Newport, Boston Accent Lit, Anti-Heroin Chic, and more. Her Twitter is BrooksiesBooks, where she posts daily microfiction.


Longer Bio

Benjamin Davis (he/him) has stories and poems in several literary journals, including Wigleaf, Booth, Moon City Press, and Slippery Elm Press. His poem collection, The King of FU (Nada Blank, 2018), was such a smashing success it shocked the indie press who printed it into an early grave. He is now writing his first six novels. Find him on Chill Subs.


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Where I spent much of my time as a kid was a magical place. It was a pirate ship. It was a castle. It was a barracks and a spacecraft. But mostly, it was a rock. I’m sitting on it now, smoking a cigarette. It feels like a rock.

Kids These Days

I am getting into the self-help and personal training space now.

Five Tips to Duodecuple Your Running Distance

A bridezilla demands a nine-tiered solar system wedding cake from an unamused baker.

Defenestration: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to Humor

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