Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,471
Literary Agents: 1,224
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 582
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 547
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 174

Genres

G   General: 4,443
A   Action-Adventure: 97
E   Erotica: 49
F   Fantasy: 842
H   Horror: 564
M   Mystery/Crime: 565
R   Romance: 361
S   Science Fiction: 767
T   Suspense/Thriller: 573
W   Western: 39
O   Open to All/Most Genres: 617
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

F   Flash Fiction: 2,409
S   Short Story: 2,646
T   Novelette: 415
A   Novella: 255
E   Novel Excerpt: 192
C   Story Collection: 313
N   Novel: 1,764

Payscale (by max. paid)

P   Professional: 911
S   Semi-Pro: 367
T   Token: 93
N   Non-paying: 1,914
+   Pays royalties: 687

Styles

Open: 4,957
Absurdist: 37
Dark: 159
Experimental: 452
Humorous: 338
Literary: 4,111
Mainstream: 2,379
Minimalist: 30
Pulp: 16
Quirky: 67
Realist: 36
Satirical: 49
Surrealist: 95
Transgressive: 25

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,354
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 5
Children/Family: 19
Film/Television: 12
Folklore/Mythology: 98
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 58
History: 38
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 38
Literature/Books: 26
Mathematics: 2
Music: 19
Nature/Environment: 97
Performing Arts: 10
Philosophy: 19
Place/Regions: 266
Politics/Political Science: 57
Religion/Spirituality: 111
Science: 18
Seasons/Holidays: 28
Sexuality/Gender: 223
Society/Culture: 314
Sports/Recreation: 21
Style/Beauty: 6
Technology: 11
Travel: 25
Visual Arts: 24
Other: 1,080
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

A   Audio Publication: 114
E   Electronic Publication: 2,700
P   Print Publication: 2,036
V   Video Publication: 11

Countries

  United States: 3,749
  United Kingdom: 649
  Canada: 258
  Australia: 111
  International: 49
  India: 35
  Ireland: 31
  New Zealand: 12
  Nigeria: 11
  Germany: 8
  Hong Kong: 8
  Israel: 8
  France: 6
  Netherlands: 6
  Singapore: 5
  Pakistan: 4
  Sweden: 4
  Hungary: 3
  Japan: 3
  Philippines: 3
  Spain: 3
  China: 2
  Czech Republic: 2
  Indonesia: 2
  Mexico: 2
  South Korea: 2
  Austria: 1
  Belgium: 1
  Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
  Croatia: 1
  Denmark: 1
  Finland: 1
  Greece: 1
  Guernsey: 1
  Italy: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Nepal: 1
  Norway: 1
  Portugal: 1
  Romania: 1
  South Africa: 1
  Switzerland: 1
  Ukraine: 1
  United Arab Emirates: 1
Note: We only list publishers and agents that accept submissions in English.
Also, unless otherwise noted, the projects listed with us accept international submissions.