Write for Pause Button!

We want to read your submissions!

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Pause Button is now open to submissions!

If you have a great humor piece about what you’ve been watching lately, please email an unpublished, private Medium draft to pausebutton.medium@gmail.com.

All submission emails should include the following:

• The subject line should read Submission: Title of Your Piece.
• The body of the email should include your name, a short bio, your twitter handle (if you have one), and the link to your Medium draft.

What we are looking for:

• Short (200–800 word), previously unpublished humor pieces about TV shows and movies.
• We accept a variety of formats, including lists, quizzes, things ranked, open letters, dialogues, monologues, If X was your Y, parody, satire, and other types of premise-driven humor.
• We do NOT accept satirical news, non-fiction personal essays, poetry, or pieces that “punch down”.
• To get a feel for what we like, please read Pause Button.
• Please send only one submission at a time.

What to expect:

• We aim to reply in one to two weeks. Please…