Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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5,042

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

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,485
Literary Agents: 1,250
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 593
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 544
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 170

Genres

General: 4,496
Action-Adventure: 103
Erotica: 47
Fantasy: 847
Horror: 577
Mystery/Crime: 583
Romance: 386
Science Fiction: 771
Suspense/Thriller: 578
Western: 36
Open to All/Most Genres: 620
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,442
Short Story: 2,661
Novelette: 399
Novella: 251
Novel Excerpt: 184
Story Collection: 311
Novel: 1,795

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 933
Semi-Pro: 364
Token: 97
Non-paying: 1,897
Pays royalties: 678

Styles

Open: 4,999
Absurdist: 38
Dark: 151
Experimental: 452
Humorous: 328
Literary: 4,165
Mainstream: 2,399
Minimalist: 32
Pulp: 16
Quirky: 67
Realist: 34
Satirical: 48
Surrealist: 88
Transgressive: 27

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,387
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 5
Children/Family: 19
Film/Television: 11
Folklore/Mythology: 100
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 62
History: 40
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 36
Literature/Books: 24
Mathematics: 2
Music: 23
Nature/Environment: 105
Performing Arts: 10
Philosophy: 20
Place/Regions: 267
Politics/Political Science: 59
Religion/Spirituality: 114
Science: 18
Seasons/Holidays: 22
Sexuality/Gender: 233
Society/Culture: 331
Sports/Recreation: 24
Style/Beauty: 6
Technology: 13
Travel: 24
Visual Arts: 25
Other: 1,109
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 103
Electronic Publication: 2,721
Print Publication: 2,046
Video Publication: 10

Countries

United States: 3,748
United Kingdom: 674
Canada: 273
Australia: 107
International: 50
India: 36
Ireland: 31
New Zealand: 15
Nigeria: 11
Hong Kong: 10
France: 7
Germany: 7
Israel: 7
Netherlands: 7
Sweden: 6
Singapore: 4
Hungary: 3
Japan: 3
Philippines: 3
Spain: 3
China: 2
Czech Republic: 2
Indonesia: 2
Pakistan: 2
Portugal: 2
South Korea: 2
Austria: 1
Belgium: 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
Bulgaria: 1
Croatia: 1
Denmark: 1
Greece: 1
Italy: 1
Malaysia: 1
Mexico: 1
Nepal: 1
Norway: 1
Romania: 1
South Africa: 1
Switzerland: 1
Taiwan: 1
Turkey: 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.

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 16,668 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.