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Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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5,005

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: 2,348
Literary Agents: 1,411
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 553
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 552
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 141

Genres

General: 4,478
Action-Adventure: 106
Erotica: 46
Fantasy: 934
Horror: 641
Mystery/Crime: 601
Romance: 499
Science Fiction: 818
Suspense/Thriller: 634
Western: 41
Open to All/Most Genres: 564
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,332
Short Story: 2,518
Novelette: 382
Novella: 229
Novel Excerpt: 180
Fiction Collection: 303
Novel: 1,969

Media

Audio Publication: 101
Electronic Publication: 2,613
Print Publication: 1,915
Video Publication: 10

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 877
Semi-pro: 332
Token: 77
Non-paying: 1,768

Styles

Open: 4,977
Absurdist: 31
Dark: 155
Experimental: 403
Humorous: 308
Literary: 4,118
Mainstream: 2,422
Minimalist: 26
Pulp: 23
Quirky: 53
Realist: 29
Satirical: 51
Surrealist: 65
Transgressive: 24

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,438
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 19
Film/Television: 10
Folklore/Mythology: 122
Geography: 3
Health/Medicine: 60
History: 48
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 34
Literature/Books: 20
Mathematics: 4
Music: 22
Nature/Environment: 106
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 13
Place/Regions: 247
Politics/Political Science: 64
Religion/Spirituality: 135
Science: 19
Seasons/Holidays: 24
Sexuality/Gender: 269
Society/Culture: 299
Sports/Recreation: 22
Style/Beauty: 5
Technology: 16
Travel: 24
Visual Arts: 24
Other: 1,151
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

  United States: 3,732
  United Kingdom: 650
  Canada: 286
  Australia: 89
  International: 46
  Ireland: 42
  India: 31
  New Zealand: 17
  Netherlands: 14
  Germany: 13
  Nigeria: 9
  France: 8
  Israel: 7
  Singapore: 4
  Sweden: 4
  Bangladesh: 3
  Belgium: 3
  Hong Kong: 3
  Hungary: 3
  Indonesia: 3
  Italy: 3
  South Africa: 3
  Greece: 2
  Pakistan: 2
  Portugal: 2
  Romania: 2
  South Korea: 2
  Spain: 2
  Switzerland: 2
  Taiwan: 2
  Austria: 1
  Chile: 1
  Colombia: 1
  Croatia: 1
  Czech Republic: 1
  Denmark: 1
  Japan: 1
  Lebanon: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Malta: 1
  Philippines: 1
  Poland: 1
  Serbia: 1
  Türkiye: 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 20,668 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.