Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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5,127

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: 2,451
Literary Agents: 1,428
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 553
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 550
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 145

Genres

General: 4,584
Action-Adventure: 94
Erotica: 40
Fantasy: 998
Horror: 749
Mystery/Crime: 621
Romance: 549
Science Fiction: 896
Suspense/Thriller: 662
Western: 36
Open to All/Most Genres: 555
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,456
Short Story: 2,622
Novelette: 385
Novella: 249
Novel Excerpt: 190
Fiction Collection: 309
Novel: 1,979

Media

Audio Publication: 107
Electronic Publication: 2,756
Print Publication: 1,939
Video Publication: 8

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 914
Semi-pro: 342
Token: 81
Non-paying: 1,834

Styles

Open: 5,105
Absurdist: 41
Dark: 179
Experimental: 424
Humorous: 323
Literary: 4,237
Mainstream: 2,456
Minimalist: 27
Pulp: 24
Quirky: 51
Realist: 30
Satirical: 57
Surrealist: 83
Transgressive: 29

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,507
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 22
Film/Television: 9
Folklore/Mythology: 145
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 64
History: 52
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 34
Literature/Books: 20
Mathematics: 3
Music: 22
Nature/Environment: 135
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 16
Place/Regions: 266
Politics/Political Science: 76
Religion/Spirituality: 145
Science: 22
Seasons/Holidays: 28
Sexuality/Gender: 290
Society/Culture: 323
Sports/Recreation: 26
Style/Beauty: 4
Technology: 20
Travel: 19
Visual Arts: 23
Other: 1,266
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

United States: 3,780
United Kingdom: 684
Canada: 293
Australia: 102
International: 55
India: 44
Ireland: 43
New Zealand: 17
Germany: 14
Netherlands: 14
France: 6
Singapore: 5
Philippines: 4
South Africa: 4
Belgium: 3
Greece: 3
Hong Kong: 3
Israel: 3
Italy: 3
Nigeria: 3
Pakistan: 3
South Korea: 3
Spain: 3
Sweden: 3
Bangladesh: 2
Hungary: 2
Japan: 2
Portugal: 2
Switzerland: 2
Taiwan: 2
Ukraine: 2
Austria: 1
Bulgaria: 1
Chile: 1
Croatia: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Denmark: 1
Indonesia: 1
Lebanon: 1
Malaysia: 1
Malta: 1
Myanmar: 1
Poland: 1
Romania: 1
Serbia: 1
Türkiye: 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 22,230 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.