About Duotrope_®

What sets us apart from the competition?

There are other resources available to writers and artists, both free and paid. We believe we're the best in the field. Here's why:

• We are established. Duotrope was launched in 2005. Our team has several decades of combined experience in writing, art, and publishing.
• We are professional. Duotrope is a business. We are not hobbyists, interns, or volunteers. Our team is highly trained and committed to the work we do.
• We are informative. No other writers' resource has the vast amounts of data on publishers that we have. Also, we apply proprietary algorithms to make sure our statistical reports are as accurate and clean as possible. This helps writers make informed decisions on where to submit.
• We are global. We list English-language publishers in over 40 countries. Also, Duotrope has subscribers in every US state and in over 70 other countries.
• We are impartial. Duotrope is ad-free. Also, publishers cannot pay us to list or promote their projects. We list any publishing project that meets our criteria.
• We are comprehensive. Duotrope is style-agnostic. While some resources focus only on the literary side of publishing, and others focus on genre publications, Duotrope doesn't limit by genre or style. Our advanced search feature lets you find exactly what you're looking for, no matter what you write (or create).
• Most importantly, we are proactive. Unlike other resources, we don't wait for information to come to us. Instead, we check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. In addition to that, we run semiannual (2 per year) audits of each listing, and we contact dozens of editors on any given day to make sure our information is still current.
  As a result, this makes us the most up-to-date writers' resource around.