Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction Show data for: All Listings | Fiction Listings | Poetry Listings | Nonfiction Listings | Visual Art Listings 5,005 That's the number of current* Fiction publishers and agents that we list! They break down as follows: Listing TypesMagazines, Journals, and Online Publications: 2,348Literary Agents: 1,411Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 553Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 552Anthologies and Anthology Series: 141Genres General: 4,478 Action-Adventure: 106 Erotica: 46 Fantasy: 934 Horror: 641 Mystery/Crime: 601 Romance: 499 Science Fiction: 818 Suspense/Thriller: 634 Western: 41 Open to All/Most Genres: 564These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.Length Types Flash Fiction: 2,332 Short Story: 2,518 Novelette: 382 Novella: 229 Novel Excerpt: 180 Fiction Collection: 303 Novel: 1,969Media Audio Publication: 101 Electronic Publication: 2,613 Print Publication: 1,915 Video Publication: 10Payscale (by max. paid) Professional: 877 Semi-pro: 332 Token: 77 Non-paying: 1,768 StylesOpen: 4,977Absurdist: 31Dark: 155Experimental: 403Humorous: 308Literary: 4,118Mainstream: 2,422Minimalist: 26Pulp: 23Quirky: 53Realist: 29Satirical: 51Surrealist: 65Transgressive: 24Topics Open to All/Most: 4,438 Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4 Children/Family: 19 Film/Television: 10 Folklore/Mythology: 122 Geography: 3 Health/Medicine: 60 History: 48 Law/Juridical Science: 2 Lifestyle: 34 Literature/Books: 20 Mathematics: 4 Music: 22 Nature/Environment: 106 Performing Arts: 8 Philosophy: 13 Place/Regions: 247 Politics/Political Science: 64 Religion/Spirituality: 135 Science: 19 Seasons/Holidays: 24 Sexuality/Gender: 269 Society/Culture: 299 Sports/Recreation: 22 Style/Beauty: 5 Technology: 16 Travel: 24 Visual Arts: 24 Other: 1,151These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information. Countries United States: 3,732 United Kingdom: 650 Canada: 286 Australia: 89 International: 46 Ireland: 42 India: 31 New Zealand: 17 Netherlands: 14 Germany: 13 Nigeria: 9 France: 8 Israel: 7 Singapore: 4 Sweden: 4 Bangladesh: 3 Belgium: 3 Hong Kong: 3 Hungary: 3 Indonesia: 3 Italy: 3 South Africa: 3 Greece: 2 Pakistan: 2 Portugal: 2 Romania: 2 South Korea: 2 Spain: 2 Switzerland: 2 Taiwan: 2 Austria: 1 Chile: 1 Colombia: 1 Croatia: 1 Czech Republic: 1 Denmark: 1 Japan: 1 Lebanon: 1 Malaysia: 1 Malta: 1 Philippines: 1 Poland: 1 Serbia: 1 Türkiye: 1 United Arab Emirates: 1Note: 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 20,668 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.