Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,402
Literary Agents: 1,259
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 553
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 545
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 167

Genres

G   General: 4,406
A   Action-Adventure: 110
E   Erotica: 51
F   Fantasy: 885
H   Horror: 616
M   Mystery/Crime: 569
R   Romance: 417
S   Science Fiction: 801
T   Suspense/Thriller: 584
W   Western: 39
O   Open to All/Most Genres: 556
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

F   Flash Fiction: 2,365
S   Short Story: 2,593
T   Novelette: 405
A   Novella: 232
X   Novel Excerpt: 184
C   Fiction Collection: 304
N   Novel: 1,821

Payscale (by max. paid)

P   Professional: 919
S   Semi-Pro: 337
T   Token: 77
N   Non-paying: 1,813
+   Pays royalties: 679

Styles

Open: 4,884
Absurdist: 31
Dark: 143
Experimental: 398
Humorous: 311
Literary: 4,053
Mainstream: 2,342
Minimalist: 32
Pulp: 25
Quirky: 60
Realist: 30
Satirical: 51
Surrealist: 76
Transgressive: 27

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,319
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 19
Film/Television: 10
Folklore/Mythology: 107
Geography: 3
Health/Medicine: 52
History: 46
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 36
Literature/Books: 22
Mathematics: 4
Music: 23
Nature/Environment: 98
Performing Arts: 9
Philosophy: 15
Place/Regions: 243
Politics/Political Science: 50
Religion/Spirituality: 111
Science: 17
Seasons/Holidays: 20
Sexuality/Gender: 232
Society/Culture: 287
Sports/Recreation: 25
Style/Beauty: 7
Technology: 17
Travel: 25
Visual Arts: 23
Other: 1,137
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

A   Audio Publication: 98
E   Electronic Publication: 2,658
P   Print Publication: 1,971
V   Video Publication: 10

Countries

  United States: 3,669
  United Kingdom: 623
  Canada: 281
  Australia: 100
  International: 48
  India: 43
  Ireland: 36
  New Zealand: 16
  Germany: 11
  France: 9
  Israel: 9
  Nigeria: 7
  Hong Kong: 6
  Sweden: 6
  Netherlands: 5
  Singapore: 5
  Hungary: 4
  Bangladesh: 3
  Pakistan: 3
  Philippines: 3
  South Africa: 3
  Spain: 3
  Türkiye: 3
  Czech Republic: 2
  Japan: 2
  Poland: 2
  Taiwan: 2
  Austria: 1
  Belgium: 1
  China: 1
  Croatia: 1
  Greece: 1
  Iceland: 1
  Indonesia: 1
  Italy: 1
  Kazakhstan: 1
  Lebanon: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Mexico: 1
  Nepal: 1
  Portugal: 1
  Romania: 1
  South Korea: 1
  Switzerland: 1
  Uganda: 1
  Ukraine: 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.