Contacts Received
(We make an effort to respond to each contact within one business day. Our mean average response time for the past 12 months has been 5.3 hours.)
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 8,089 | +20.32% |
| 2014 | 8,593 | +6.23% |
| 2015 | 8,538 | -0.64% |
| 2016 | 10,335 | +21.05% |
| 2017 | 10,051 | -2.75% |
| 2018 | 11,193 | +11.36% |
| 2019 | 10,680 | -4.58% |
| 2020 | 11,809 | +10.57% |
| 2021 | 12,002 | +1.63% |
| 2022 | 11,128 | -7.28% |
| 2023 | 10,545 | -5.24% |
| 2024 YTD | 4,292 | TBD |
Listing Updates
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 47,970 | +38.04% |
| 2014 | 60,448 | +26.01% |
| 2015 | 82,930 | +37.19% |
| 2016 * | 100,292 | +20.94% |
| 2017 | 95,131 | -5.15% |
| 2018 * | 103,473 | +8.77% |
| 2019 | 89,223 | -13.77% |
| 2020 | 94,032 | +5.39% |
| 2021 | 96,918 | +3.07% |
| 2022 | 99,333 | +2.49% |
| 2023 | 98,173 | -1.17% |
| 2024 YTD | 43,958 | TBD |
New Listings Added
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 1,781 | -24.18% |
| 2014 | 1,569 | -11.90% |
| 2015 | 1,801 | +14.79% |
| 2016 * | 2,466 | +36.92% |
| 2017 | 1,473 | -40.27% |
| 2018 * | 2,760 | +87.37% |
| 2019 | 1,782 | -35.43% |
| 2020 | 1,927 | +8.14% |
| 2021 | 1,865 | -3.22% |
| 2022 | 1,532 | -17.86% |
| 2023 | 1,497 | -2.28% |
| 2024 YTD | 613 | TBD |
Submissions Reported
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 138,787 | -18.56% |
| 2014 | 144,113 | +3.84% |
| 2015 | 158,950 | +10.30% |
| 2016 | 165,006 | +3.81% |
| 2017 | 161,144 | -2.34% |
| 2018 | 157,258 | -2.41% |
| 2019 | 162,118 | +3.09% |
| 2020 | 178,039 | +9.82% |
| 2021 | 185,653 | +4.28% |
| 2022 | 175,483 | -5.48% |
| 2023 | 162,643 | -7.32% |
| 2024 YTD | 63,693 | TBD |
* An asterisk indicates an expansion year when Duotrope added a new category of listings.
Note: These statistics are calculated every 6 hours. Last compiled: 16 May 2024 3:53 AM UTC (1 hour, 28 minutes ago).
Duotrope by the Numbers
7,565
That's the number of current fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art publishers and agents that we list. Learn more.
Sample Listing: 
A Public Space
Our All-Time Data Collections:
2,441,927 submission reports
32,645 themes & deadlines
2,256 interviews with editors & agents
Activity in the Past Week:
2,914 submissions reported
1,658 listings checked ?We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
2,782 listings updated
272 listings audited ?We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
23 new listings added
Most recent update:
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