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Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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4,958

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: 2,379
Literary Agents: 1,328
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 546
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 542
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 163

Genres

  General: 4,442
  Action-Adventure: 112
  Erotica: 50
  Fantasy: 895
  Horror: 622
  Mystery/Crime: 581
  Romance: 433
  Science Fiction: 805
  Suspense/Thriller: 596
  Western: 40
  Open to All/Most Genres: 546
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

  Flash Fiction: 2,330
  Short Story: 2,561
  Novelette: 402
  Novella: 236
  Novel Excerpt: 180
  Fiction Collection: 309
  Novel: 1,879

Payscale (by max. paid)

  Professional: 917
  Semi-Pro: 336
  Token: 87
  Non-paying: 1,787
  Pays royalties: 665

Styles

Open: 4,918
Absurdist: 32
Dark: 152
Experimental: 396
Humorous: 323
Literary: 4,082
Mainstream: 2,382
Minimalist: 30
Pulp: 24
Quirky: 57
Realist: 30
Satirical: 51
Surrealist: 72
Transgressive: 29

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,356
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 20
Film/Television: 10
Folklore/Mythology: 111
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 53
History: 46
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 36
Literature/Books: 19
Mathematics: 3
Music: 22
Nature/Environment: 96
Performing Arts: 9
Philosophy: 16
Place/Regions: 247
Politics/Political Science: 49
Religion/Spirituality: 118
Science: 15
Seasons/Holidays: 22
Sexuality/Gender: 240
Society/Culture: 281
Sports/Recreation: 23
Style/Beauty: 7
Technology: 16
Travel: 21
Visual Arts: 21
Other: 1,145
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

  Audio Publication: 102
  Electronic Publication: 2,629
  Print Publication: 1,938
  Video Publication: 11

Countries

  United States: 3,690
  United Kingdom: 637
  Canada: 284
  Australia: 102
  International: 44
  India: 39
  Ireland: 39
  New Zealand: 16
  Germany: 11
  France: 9
  Israel: 9
  Nigeria: 8
  Sweden: 6
  Netherlands: 5
  Singapore: 5
  Hong Kong: 4
  Hungary: 4
  Bangladesh: 3
  Pakistan: 3
  South Africa: 3
  Türkiye: 3
  Japan: 2
  Philippines: 2
  Poland: 2
  Spain: 2
  Taiwan: 2
  Austria: 1
  Belgium: 1
  China: 1
  Colombia: 1
  Croatia: 1
  Czech Republic: 1
  Greece: 1
  Iceland: 1
  Indonesia: 1
  Italy: 1
  Kazakhstan: 1
  Lebanon: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Nepal: 1
  Portugal: 1
  Romania: 1
  Serbia: 1
  South Korea: 1
  Switzerland: 1
  Uganda: 1
  Ukraine: 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 19,011 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.