Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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4,979

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: 2,462
Literary Agents: 1,238
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 591
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 541
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 147

Genres

General: 4,467
Action-Adventure: 104
Erotica: 47
Fantasy: 830
Horror: 562
Mystery/Crime: 578
Romance: 384
Science Fiction: 762
Suspense/Thriller: 584
Western: 38
Open to All/Most Genres: 589
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,417
Short Story: 2,624
Novelette: 370
Novella: 250
Novel Excerpt: 191
Story Collection: 307
Novel: 1,787

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 943
Semi-Pro: 358
Token: 83
Non-paying: 1,852
Pays royalties: 667

Styles

Open: 4,936
Absurdist: 38
Dark: 150
Experimental: 438
Humorous: 323
Literary: 4,119
Mainstream: 2,339
Minimalist: 31
Pulp: 17
Quirky: 63
Realist: 30
Satirical: 48
Surrealist: 84
Transgressive: 23

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,351
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 18
Film/Television: 10
Folklore/Mythology: 99
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 60
History: 43
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 39
Literature/Books: 25
Mathematics: 3
Music: 21
Nature/Environment: 100
Performing Arts: 10
Philosophy: 17
Place/Regions: 255
Politics/Political Science: 58
Religion/Spirituality: 116
Science: 17
Seasons/Holidays: 23
Sexuality/Gender: 231
Society/Culture: 318
Sports/Recreation: 23
Style/Beauty: 6
Technology: 14
Travel: 21
Visual Arts: 24
Other: 1,103
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 97
Electronic Publication: 2,691
Print Publication: 2,018
Video Publication: 11

Countries

United States: 3,713
United Kingdom: 648
Canada: 264
Australia: 110
International: 48
India: 42
Ireland: 36
New Zealand: 17
Nigeria: 11
Israel: 8
Netherlands: 7
Germany: 6
Hong Kong: 6
France: 5
Singapore: 4
Sweden: 4
Czech Republic: 3
Hungary: 3
Philippines: 3
Spain: 3
China: 2
Indonesia: 2
Japan: 2
Pakistan: 2
Poland: 2
Portugal: 2
South Africa: 2
Türkiye: 2
Ukraine: 2
Argentina: 1
Austria: 1
Bangladesh: 1
Belgium: 1
Croatia: 1
Denmark: 1
Greece: 1
Italy: 1
Malaysia: 1
Mexico: 1
Nepal: 1
Norway: 1
Romania: 1
South Korea: 1
Switzerland: 1
Taiwan: 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 17,246 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.