Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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5,097

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: 2,427
Literary Agents: 1,434
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 552
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 548
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 136

Genres

General: 4,559
Action-Adventure: 94
Erotica: 41
Fantasy: 985
Horror: 742
Mystery/Crime: 618
Romance: 546
Science Fiction: 889
Suspense/Thriller: 663
Western: 36
Open to All/Most Genres: 550
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,421
Short Story: 2,584
Novelette: 380
Novella: 248
Novel Excerpt: 188
Fiction Collection: 308
Novel: 1,979

Media

Audio Publication: 107
Electronic Publication: 2,732
Print Publication: 1,921
Video Publication: 8

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 910
Semi-pro: 337
Token: 78
Non-paying: 1,818

Styles

Open: 5,077
Absurdist: 40
Dark: 177
Experimental: 420
Humorous: 322
Literary: 4,213
Mainstream: 2,442
Minimalist: 28
Pulp: 24
Quirky: 51
Realist: 29
Satirical: 58
Surrealist: 82
Transgressive: 29

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,491
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 22
Film/Television: 9
Folklore/Mythology: 145
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 63
History: 52
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 34
Literature/Books: 20
Mathematics: 3
Music: 22
Nature/Environment: 131
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 17
Place/Regions: 261
Politics/Political Science: 75
Religion/Spirituality: 144
Science: 22
Seasons/Holidays: 29
Sexuality/Gender: 289
Society/Culture: 315
Sports/Recreation: 26
Style/Beauty: 4
Technology: 20
Travel: 18
Visual Arts: 24
Other: 1,247
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

United States: 3,761
United Kingdom: 681
Canada: 286
Australia: 101
International: 53
Ireland: 42
India: 40
New Zealand: 17
Germany: 15
Netherlands: 14
France: 6
Singapore: 5
Hong Kong: 4
Philippines: 4
South Africa: 4
Sweden: 4
Belgium: 3
Greece: 3
Israel: 3
Italy: 3
Japan: 3
Nigeria: 3
Pakistan: 3
South Korea: 3
Spain: 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
Lebanon: 1
Malaysia: 1
Malta: 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 22,181 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.