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Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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4,926

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: 2,402
Literary Agents: 1,259
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 553
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 545
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 167

Genres

  General: 4,406
  Action-Adventure: 110
  Erotica: 51
  Fantasy: 885
  Horror: 616
  Mystery/Crime: 569
  Romance: 417
  Science Fiction: 801
  Suspense/Thriller: 584
  Western: 39
  Open to All/Most Genres: 556
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

  Flash Fiction: 2,365
  Short Story: 2,593
  Novelette: 405
  Novella: 232
  Novel Excerpt: 184
  Fiction Collection: 304
  Novel: 1,821

Payscale (by max. paid)

  Professional: 919
  Semi-Pro: 337
  Token: 77
  Non-paying: 1,813
  Pays royalties: 679

Styles

Open: 4,884
Absurdist: 31
Dark: 143
Experimental: 398
Humorous: 311
Literary: 4,053
Mainstream: 2,342
Minimalist: 32
Pulp: 25
Quirky: 60
Realist: 30
Satirical: 51
Surrealist: 76
Transgressive: 27

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,319
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 19
Film/Television: 10
Folklore/Mythology: 107
Geography: 3
Health/Medicine: 52
History: 46
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 36
Literature/Books: 22
Mathematics: 4
Music: 23
Nature/Environment: 98
Performing Arts: 9
Philosophy: 15
Place/Regions: 243
Politics/Political Science: 50
Religion/Spirituality: 111
Science: 17
Seasons/Holidays: 20
Sexuality/Gender: 232
Society/Culture: 287
Sports/Recreation: 25
Style/Beauty: 7
Technology: 17
Travel: 25
Visual Arts: 23
Other: 1,137
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

  Audio Publication: 98
  Electronic Publication: 2,658
  Print Publication: 1,971
  Video Publication: 10

Countries

  United States: 3,669
  United Kingdom: 623
  Canada: 281
  Australia: 100
  International: 48
  India: 43
  Ireland: 36
  New Zealand: 16
  Germany: 11
  France: 9
  Israel: 9
  Nigeria: 7
  Hong Kong: 6
  Sweden: 6
  Netherlands: 5
  Singapore: 5
  Hungary: 4
  Bangladesh: 3
  Pakistan: 3
  Philippines: 3
  South Africa: 3
  Spain: 3
  Türkiye: 3
  Czech Republic: 2
  Japan: 2
  Poland: 2
  Taiwan: 2
  Austria: 1
  Belgium: 1
  China: 1
  Croatia: 1
  Greece: 1
  Iceland: 1
  Indonesia: 1
  Italy: 1
  Kazakhstan: 1
  Lebanon: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Mexico: 1
  Nepal: 1
  Portugal: 1
  Romania: 1
  South Korea: 1
  Switzerland: 1
  Uganda: 1
  Ukraine: 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 18,644 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.