Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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5,091

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: 2,417
Literary Agents: 1,432
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 554
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 549
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 139

Genres

General: 4,555
Action-Adventure: 95
Erotica: 41
Fantasy: 977
Horror: 734
Mystery/Crime: 619
Romance: 542
Science Fiction: 891
Suspense/Thriller: 663
Western: 36
Open to All/Most Genres: 549
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,418
Short Story: 2,587
Novelette: 377
Novella: 243
Novel Excerpt: 187
Fiction Collection: 306
Novel: 1,977

Media

Audio Publication: 107
Electronic Publication: 2,721
Print Publication: 1,915
Video Publication: 8

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 909
Semi-pro: 332
Token: 79
Non-paying: 1,816

Styles

Open: 5,072
Absurdist: 40
Dark: 175
Experimental: 419
Humorous: 319
Literary: 4,210
Mainstream: 2,442
Minimalist: 28
Pulp: 25
Quirky: 52
Realist: 29
Satirical: 58
Surrealist: 82
Transgressive: 30

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,484
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 22
Film/Television: 9
Folklore/Mythology: 139
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 63
History: 53
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 34
Literature/Books: 21
Mathematics: 3
Music: 23
Nature/Environment: 129
Performing Arts: 9
Philosophy: 17
Place/Regions: 262
Politics/Political Science: 75
Religion/Spirituality: 145
Science: 21
Seasons/Holidays: 29
Sexuality/Gender: 286
Society/Culture: 316
Sports/Recreation: 24
Style/Beauty: 4
Technology: 20
Travel: 17
Visual Arts: 25
Other: 1,245
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

United States: 3,753
United Kingdom: 678
Canada: 290
Australia: 102
International: 54
India: 41
Ireland: 41
New Zealand: 17
Germany: 15
Netherlands: 14
France: 7
Singapore: 5
Hong Kong: 4
South Africa: 4
Belgium: 3
Greece: 3
Israel: 3
Italy: 3
Japan: 3
Nigeria: 3
Pakistan: 3
Philippines: 3
South Korea: 3
Spain: 3
Sweden: 3
Bangladesh: 2
Hungary: 2
Portugal: 2
Switzerland: 2
Taiwan: 2
Ukraine: 2
Austria: 1
Bulgaria: 1
Chile: 1
Croatia: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Denmark: 1
Indonesia: 1
Korea (Democratic People's Republic): 1
Kuwait: 1
Lebanon: 1
Malaysia: 1
Malta: 1
Monaco: 1
Myanmar: 1
Poland: 1
Romania: 1
Serbia: 1
Türkiye: 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 22,114 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.