Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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4,950

That's the number of current* Fiction publishers and agents that we list!
They break down as follows:

Listing Types

Magazines, Journals, and Online Publications: 2,326
Literary Agents: 1,363
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 553
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 552
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 156

Genres

General: 4,420
Action-Adventure: 108
Erotica: 51
Fantasy: 924
Horror: 622
Mystery/Crime: 589
Romance: 481
Science Fiction: 800
Suspense/Thriller: 618
Western: 41
Open to All/Most Genres: 565
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,303
Short Story: 2,518
Novelette: 394
Novella: 233
Novel Excerpt: 183
Fiction Collection: 315
Novel: 1,925

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 863
Semi-Pro: 345
Token: 78
Non-paying: 1,756
Pays royalties: 658

Styles

Open: 4,927
Absurdist: 33
Dark: 152
Experimental: 390
Humorous: 308
Literary: 4,065
Mainstream: 2,385
Minimalist: 29
Pulp: 25
Quirky: 56
Realist: 29
Satirical: 51
Surrealist: 70
Transgressive: 24

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,366
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 18
Film/Television: 10
Folklore/Mythology: 116
Geography: 3
Health/Medicine: 56
History: 52
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 36
Literature/Books: 20
Mathematics: 4
Music: 21
Nature/Environment: 108
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 15
Place/Regions: 246
Politics/Political Science: 60
Religion/Spirituality: 132
Science: 18
Seasons/Holidays: 21
Sexuality/Gender: 262
Society/Culture: 290
Sports/Recreation: 25
Style/Beauty: 6
Technology: 17
Travel: 25
Visual Arts: 24
Other: 1,152
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 103
Electronic Publication: 2,610
Print Publication: 1,925
Video Publication: 10

Countries

United States: 3,681
United Kingdom: 648
Canada: 287
Australia: 89
International: 43
Ireland: 40
India: 32
New Zealand: 17
Netherlands: 16
Germany: 12
Israel: 9
Nigeria: 9
France: 7
Singapore: 4
South Africa: 4
Bangladesh: 3
Hong Kong: 3
Hungary: 3
Indonesia: 3
Sweden: 3
Belgium: 2
Greece: 2
Italy: 2
Pakistan: 2
Portugal: 2
Romania: 2
Spain: 2
Switzerland: 2
Taiwan: 2
Austria: 1
Chile: 1
China: 1
Colombia: 1
Croatia: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Japan: 1
Kazakhstan: 1
Lebanon: 1
Malaysia: 1
Malta: 1
Philippines: 1
Poland: 1
Serbia: 1
South Korea: 1
Türkiye: 1
Virgin Islands (U.S.): 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.

See our Glossary for more information about our terms & definitions.

Note: Some publishers will fall under multiple categories in the lists above.

* These numbers only include active publishers and agents (i.e., still actively publishing and/or accepting submissions). We have also listed 20,265 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.