Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Fiction

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4,917

That's the number of current* Fiction publishers and agents that we list!
They break down as follows:

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,428
Literary Agents: 1,238
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 560
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 535
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 156

Genres

General: 4,404
Action-Adventure: 108
Erotica: 50
Fantasy: 847
Horror: 586
Mystery/Crime: 570
Romance: 394
Science Fiction: 767
Suspense/Thriller: 578
Western: 39
Open to All/Most Genres: 568
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Flash Fiction: 2,390
Short Story: 2,604
Novelette: 384
Novella: 234
Novel Excerpt: 187
Story Collection: 300
Novel: 1,772

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 921
Semi-Pro: 344
Token: 86
Non-paying: 1,833
Pays royalties: 658

Styles

Open: 4,882
Absurdist: 35
Dark: 150
Experimental: 408
Humorous: 324
Literary: 4,053
Mainstream: 2,327
Minimalist: 28
Pulp: 19
Quirky: 60
Realist: 29
Satirical: 52
Surrealist: 82
Transgressive: 24

Topics

Open to All/Most: 4,311
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 4
Children/Family: 19
Film/Television: 11
Folklore/Mythology: 104
Geography: 2
Health/Medicine: 58
History: 44
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 37
Literature/Books: 23
Mathematics: 3
Music: 20
Nature/Environment: 99
Performing Arts: 11
Philosophy: 18
Place/Regions: 255
Politics/Political Science: 53
Religion/Spirituality: 114
Science: 16
Seasons/Holidays: 20
Sexuality/Gender: 228
Society/Culture: 309
Sports/Recreation: 24
Style/Beauty: 6
Technology: 15
Travel: 22
Visual Arts: 26
Other: 1,139
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 96
Electronic Publication: 2,671
Print Publication: 1,988
Video Publication: 10

Countries

United States: 3,664
United Kingdom: 634
Canada: 272
Australia: 103
International: 43
India: 42
Ireland: 34
New Zealand: 18
Nigeria: 11
Germany: 10
Israel: 9
France: 7
Netherlands: 7
Hong Kong: 6
Hungary: 4
Singapore: 4
Pakistan: 3
Philippines: 3
Sweden: 3
Türkiye: 3
China: 2
Czech Republic: 2
Japan: 2
Poland: 2
Portugal: 2
Spain: 2
Taiwan: 2
Ukraine: 2
Argentina: 1
Austria: 1
Bangladesh: 1
Belgium: 1
Croatia: 1
Denmark: 1
Greece: 1
Indonesia: 1
Italy: 1
Malaysia: 1
Mexico: 1
Nepal: 1
Norway: 1
Romania: 1
South Africa: 1
South Korea: 1
Switzerland: 1
Uganda: 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 17,962 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.