Submission Guidelines — Poor Yorick
The goal of the publication is to gather original essays, articles, reviews and interviews about comedy and comedians. The publication itself does not aim to get laughs, although it does not need to be deadly serious either.Which comedy is included?
Standup
Cabaret
Film (Movies)
Videos
TV Sketch shows
TV Satire shows
TV Sitcoms
Radio shows
Podcasts
Books
Not included: comedy on Medium, memes, cartoons, circus clowns, improv. This list will be extended as we grow.
Requirements for articles
Written in English, but the comedy does not have to be in English
Any length
It needs to offer some analysis
The author needs to take a position, not just report other people's opinions
No personal vendettas
Be careful with images (apparently, they are often copyright protected, even when they do not appear to be)
Please tag Poor Yorick at the submission stage and link the publication at the end of essays
If you want to write for Poor Yorick
E-mail a link to a draft article to Poor_Yorick@icloud.com
If the contribution is a likely fit, I will add you as a writer for the publication and you can submit the article properly
The publication does not pay its authors
Johnnie Burger
Founder & Editor of Poor Yorick
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