Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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4,945

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: 2,333
Literary Agents: 1,374
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 561
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 532
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 145

Genres

General: 4,417
Action-Adventure: 110
Erotica: 44
Fantasy: 913
Horror: 629
Mystery/Crime: 586
Romance: 459
Science Fiction: 806
Suspense/Thriller: 615
Western: 40
Open to All/Most Genres: 555
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,294
Short Story: 2,499
Novelette: 391
Novella: 239
Novel Excerpt: 176
Fiction Collection: 314
Novel: 1,939

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 855
Semi-Pro: 330
Token: 74
Non-paying: 1,758
Pays royalties: 661

Styles

Open: 4,920
Absurdist: 30
Dark: 145
Experimental: 384
Humorous: 306
Literary: 4,076
Mainstream: 2,393
Minimalist: 29
Pulp: 24
Quirky: 57
Realist: 28
Satirical: 49
Surrealist: 73
Transgressive: 26

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,384
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 17
Film/Television: 10
Folklore/Mythology: 115
Geography: 3
Health/Medicine: 57
History: 51
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 33
Literature/Books: 20
Mathematics: 4
Music: 21
Nature/Environment: 100
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 15
Place/Regions: 249
Politics/Political Science: 55
Religion/Spirituality: 125
Science: 17
Seasons/Holidays: 23
Sexuality/Gender: 250
Society/Culture: 285
Sports/Recreation: 23
Style/Beauty: 5
Technology: 18
Travel: 23
Visual Arts: 22
Other: 1,116
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 97
Electronic Publication: 2,597
Print Publication: 1,914
Video Publication: 10

Countries

United States: 3,657
United Kingdom: 652
Canada: 286
Australia: 93
International: 48
Ireland: 40
India: 35
New Zealand: 18
Netherlands: 15
Germany: 13
Nigeria: 10
Israel: 9
France: 7
Hong Kong: 4
Hungary: 4
Singapore: 4
Bangladesh: 3
Indonesia: 3
Pakistan: 3
South Africa: 3
Sweden: 3
Belgium: 2
Portugal: 2
Spain: 2
Taiwan: 2
Austria: 1
China: 1
Colombia: 1
Croatia: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Greece: 1
Iceland: 1
Italy: 1
Japan: 1
Kazakhstan: 1
Lebanon: 1
Malaysia: 1
Malta: 1
Nepal: 1
Philippines: 1
Poland: 1
Romania: 1
Serbia: 1
South Korea: 1
Switzerland: 1
Türkiye: 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 19,893 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.