Our Listings by the Numbers for Nonfiction

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5,096

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

Listing Types

Magazines, Journals, and Online Publications: 3,119
Literary Agents: 1,192
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 468
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 276
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 41

Types

Interview: 279
Review: 686
Article: 1,347
Essay: 2,245
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,734
Book Excerpt: 55
Nonfiction Collection: 212
Book: 1,648

Media

Audio Publication: 55
Electronic Publication: 3,071
Print Publication: 2,326
Video Publication: 12

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 636
Semi-pro: 187
Token: 22
Non-paying: 2,510

Styles

Open: 4,355
Academic: 1,005
Critical: 731
Experimental: 302
Humorous: 274
Literary: 3,523
Mainstream: 2,158
Minimalist: 12
Personal: 1,096
Quirky: 31
Satirical: 41
Technical: 7

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,159
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 21
Anthropology: 149
Architecture and Planning: 49
Astronomy/Astrophysics: 11
Business/Finance: 205
Chemistry: 6
Children/Family: 143
Communications: 55
Demography: 9
Earth Sciences: 15
Economics: 138
Education/Pedagogy: 121
Ethics: 45
Film/Television: 246
Folklore/Mythology: 79
Geography: 46
Health/Medicine: 326
History: 1,040
Humanities: 234
Language/Linguistics: 139
Law/Juridical Science: 76
Life Sciences: 52
Lifestyle: 542
Literature/Books: 1,038
Logic: 5
Mathematics: 26
Memoir: 930
Music: 251
Nature/Environment: 361
Performing Arts: 159
Philosophy: 256
Physics: 10
Place/Regions: 511
Politics/Political Science: 503
Psychology: 195
Religion/Spirituality: 432
Science: 420
Seasons/Holidays: 13
Sexuality/Gender: 426
Social Sciences: 189
Society/Culture: 1,271
Sociology: 159
Sports/Recreation: 184
Style/Beauty: 43
Technology: 145
Travel: 183
Visual Arts: 354
Other: 1,181
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

United States: 3,570
United Kingdom: 622
International: 309
Canada: 253
Australia: 98
Ireland: 42
India: 39
Germany: 18
Netherlands: 18
New Zealand: 18
South Africa: 8
France: 7
Israel: 5
Japan: 5
Pakistan: 5
Singapore: 5
Hong Kong: 4
Italy: 4
Austria: 3
Belgium: 3
Greece: 3
Nigeria: 3
Norway: 3
Romania: 3
Bangladesh: 2
Croatia: 2
Denmark: 2
Hungary: 2
Indonesia: 2
Philippines: 2
Poland: 2
Portugal: 2
South Korea: 2
Spain: 2
Switzerland: 2
Taiwan: 2
Bulgaria: 1
Chile: 1
Colombia: 1
Estonia: 1
Ghana: 1
Iceland: 1
Jersey: 1
Kenya: 1
Korea (Democratic People's Republic): 1
Kuwait: 1
Lebanon: 1
Lithuania: 1
Malaysia: 1
Malta: 1
Mexico: 1
Myanmar: 1
Serbia: 1
Slovakia: 1
Slovenia: 1
Sweden: 1
Türkiye: 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.

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.