Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,349
Literary Agents: 1,001
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 577
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 562
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 163

Genres

G   General: 4,081
A   Action-Adventure: 91
E   Erotica: 73
F   Fantasy: 755
H   Horror: 453
M   Mystery/Crime: 522
R   Romance: 306
S   Science Fiction: 695
T   Suspense/Thriller: 498
W   Western: 40
O   Open to All/Most Genres: 623
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

F   Flash Fiction: 2,115
S   Short Story: 2,637
T   Novelette: 461
A   Novella: 284
E   Novel Excerpt: 190
C   Story Collection: 302
N   Novel: 1,571

Payscale (by max. paid)

P   Professional: 763
S   Semi-Pro: 382
T   Token: 103
N   Non-paying: 1,944
+   Pays royalties: 675

Styles

Open: 4,598
Absurdist: 35
Dark: 163
Experimental: 488
Humorous: 306
Literary: 3,805
Mainstream: 2,030
Minimalist: 41
Pulp: 26
Quirky: 84
Realist: 43
Satirical: 54
Surrealist: 76
Transgressive: 37

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,021
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 3
Children/Family: 15
Film/Television: 9
Folklore/Mythology: 89
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 42
History: 32
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 27
Literature/Books: 22
Mathematics: 2
Music: 13
Nature/Environment: 78
Performing Arts: 6
Philosophy: 16
Place/Regions: 278
Politics/Political Science: 50
Religion/Spirituality: 102
Science: 18
Seasons/Holidays: 15
Sexuality/Gender: 189
Society/Culture: 285
Sports/Recreation: 14
Style/Beauty: 1
Technology: 14
Travel: 26
Visual Arts: 11
Other: 808
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

A   Audio Publication: 98
E   Electronic Publication: 2,449
P   Print Publication: 2,128
V   Video Publication: 24

Countries

  United States: 3,527
  United Kingdom: 557
  Canada: 250
  Australia: 103
  International: 46
  Ireland: 34
  India: 23
  New Zealand: 15
  Singapore: 8
  Netherlands: 7
  Hong Kong: 6
  France: 5
  Sweden: 5
  Germany: 4
  Mexico: 4
  Nigeria: 4
  South Africa: 4
  Greece: 3
  Iceland: 3
  Italy: 3
  South Korea: 3
  Spain: 3
  Bangladesh: 2
  Belize: 2
  China: 2
  Hungary: 2
  Israel: 2
  Japan: 2
  Pakistan: 2
  Algeria: 1
  Argentina: 1
  Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
  Bulgaria: 1
  Costa Rica: 1
  Czech Republic: 1
  Denmark: 1
  Indonesia: 1
  Jamaica: 1
  Luxembourg: 1
  Madagascar: 1
  Malawi: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Nicaragua: 1
  Philippines: 1
  Portugal: 1
  Romania: 1
  Taiwan: 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.