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Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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4,917

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: 2,428
Literary Agents: 1,238
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 560
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 535
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 156

Genres

  General: 4,404
  Action-Adventure: 108
  Erotica: 50
  Fantasy: 847
  Horror: 586
  Mystery/Crime: 570
  Romance: 394
  Science Fiction: 767
  Suspense/Thriller: 578
  Western: 39
  Open to All/Most Genres: 568
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

  Flash Fiction: 2,390
  Short Story: 2,604
  Novelette: 384
  Novella: 234
  Novel Excerpt: 187
  Story Collection: 300
  Novel: 1,772

Payscale (by max. paid)

  Professional: 921
  Semi-Pro: 344
  Token: 86
  Non-paying: 1,833
  Pays royalties: 658

Styles

Open: 4,882
Absurdist: 35
Dark: 150
Experimental: 408
Humorous: 324
Literary: 4,053
Mainstream: 2,327
Minimalist: 28
Pulp: 19
Quirky: 60
Realist: 29
Satirical: 52
Surrealist: 82
Transgressive: 24

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,311
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 19
Film/Television: 11
Folklore/Mythology: 104
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 58
History: 44
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 37
Literature/Books: 23
Mathematics: 3
Music: 20
Nature/Environment: 99
Performing Arts: 11
Philosophy: 18
Place/Regions: 255
Politics/Political Science: 53
Religion/Spirituality: 114
Science: 16
Seasons/Holidays: 20
Sexuality/Gender: 228
Society/Culture: 309
Sports/Recreation: 24
Style/Beauty: 6
Technology: 15
Travel: 22
Visual Arts: 26
Other: 1,139
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

  Audio Publication: 96
  Electronic Publication: 2,671
  Print Publication: 1,988
  Video Publication: 10

Countries

  United States: 3,664
  United Kingdom: 634
  Canada: 272
  Australia: 103
  International: 43
  India: 42
  Ireland: 34
  New Zealand: 18
  Nigeria: 11
  Germany: 10
  Israel: 9
  France: 7
  Netherlands: 7
  Hong Kong: 6
  Hungary: 4
  Singapore: 4
  Pakistan: 3
  Philippines: 3
  Sweden: 3
  Türkiye: 3
  China: 2
  Czech Republic: 2
  Japan: 2
  Poland: 2
  Portugal: 2
  Spain: 2
  Taiwan: 2
  Ukraine: 2
  Argentina: 1
  Austria: 1
  Bangladesh: 1
  Belgium: 1
  Croatia: 1
  Denmark: 1
  Greece: 1
  Indonesia: 1
  Italy: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Mexico: 1
  Nepal: 1
  Norway: 1
  Romania: 1
  South Africa: 1
  South Korea: 1
  Switzerland: 1
  Uganda: 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 17,962 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.