Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,465
Literary Agents: 1,194
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 588
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 561
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 169

Genres

G   General: 4,400
A   Action-Adventure: 93
E   Erotica: 61
F   Fantasy: 841
H   Horror: 542
M   Mystery/Crime: 570
R   Romance: 345
S   Science Fiction: 769
T   Suspense/Thriller: 563
W   Western: 42
O   Open to All/Most Genres: 618
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

F   Flash Fiction: 2,363
S   Short Story: 2,658
T   Novelette: 406
A   Novella: 256
E   Novel Excerpt: 182
C   Story Collection: 321
N   Novel: 1,751

Payscale (by max. paid)

P   Professional: 870
S   Semi-Pro: 371
T   Token: 106
N   Non-paying: 1,951
+   Pays royalties: 701

Styles

Open: 4,943
Absurdist: 36
Dark: 155
Experimental: 475
Humorous: 328
Literary: 4,080
Mainstream: 2,364
Minimalist: 32
Pulp: 23
Quirky: 75
Realist: 38
Satirical: 48
Surrealist: 88
Transgressive: 24

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,352
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 7
Children/Family: 18
Film/Television: 11
Folklore/Mythology: 96
Health/Medicine: 62
History: 39
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 32
Literature/Books: 25
Mathematics: 2
Music: 18
Nature/Environment: 96
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 22
Place/Regions: 266
Politics/Political Science: 48
Religion/Spirituality: 120
Science: 17
Seasons/Holidays: 19
Sexuality/Gender: 219
Society/Culture: 304
Sports/Recreation: 12
Style/Beauty: 4
Technology: 10
Travel: 22
Visual Arts: 17
Other: 1,042
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

A   Audio Publication: 120
E   Electronic Publication: 2,683
P   Print Publication: 2,038
V   Video Publication: 15

Countries

  United States: 3,695
  United Kingdom: 670
  Canada: 259
  Australia: 101
  International: 56
  Ireland: 38
  India: 34
  New Zealand: 15
  Germany: 10
  Nigeria: 10
  Hong Kong: 8
  Sweden: 7
  Netherlands: 6
  Pakistan: 6
  France: 5
  Singapore: 5
  Japan: 4
  Hungary: 3
  Israel: 3
  Bangladesh: 2
  Belgium: 2
  China: 2
  Greece: 2
  Indonesia: 2
  Iran: 2
  Mexico: 2
  Spain: 2
  Austria: 1
  Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
  Cyprus: 1
  Czech Republic: 1
  Denmark: 1
  Finland: 1
  Guernsey: 1
  Iceland: 1
  Italy: 1
  Kenya: 1
  Madagascar: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Norway: 1
  Philippines: 1
  Portugal: 1
  Romania: 1
  South Africa: 1
  South Korea: 1
  Taiwan: 1
  Ukraine: 1
  United Arab Emirates: 1
  Virgin Islands (U.S.): 1
Note: We only list markets that accept submissions in English.
Also, unless otherwise noted, the markets listed with us accept international submissions.