Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Nonfiction

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5,057

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

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 3,211
Literary Agents: 1,102
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 437
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 263
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 44

Types

Interview: 312
Review: 710
Article: 1,440
Essay: 2,166
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,700
Book Excerpt: 44
Nonfiction Collection: 197
Book: 1,528

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 613
Semi-Pro: 192
Token: 30
Non-paying: 2,593
Pays royalties: 492

Styles

Open: 4,210
Academic: 1,037
Critical: 762
Experimental: 317
Humorous: 298
Literary: 3,392
Mainstream: 2,206
Minimalist: 15
Personal: 1,273
Quirky: 39
Satirical: 40
Technical: 7

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,062
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 23
Anthropology: 146
Architecture and Planning: 49
Astronomy/Astrophysics: 12
Business/Finance: 203
Chemistry: 7
Children/Family: 141
Communications: 60
Demography: 8
Earth Sciences: 20
Economics: 127
Education/Pedagogy: 114
Ethics: 48
Film/Television: 240
Folklore/Mythology: 76
Geography: 50
Health/Medicine: 319
History: 1,023
Humanities: 241
Language/Linguistics: 148
Law/Juridical Science: 77
Life Sciences: 49
Lifestyle: 493
Literature/Books: 1,061
Logic: 6
Mathematics: 25
Memoir: 936
Music: 250
Nature/Environment: 312
Performing Arts: 148
Philosophy: 263
Physics: 10
Place/Regions: 495
Politics/Political Science: 466
Psychology: 188
Religion/Spirituality: 396
Science: 415
Seasons/Holidays: 9
Sexuality/Gender: 399
Social Sciences: 193
Society/Culture: 1,247
Sociology: 159
Sports/Recreation: 177
Style/Beauty: 43
Technology: 128
Travel: 195
Visual Arts: 325
Other: 1,100
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 56
Electronic Publication: 3,049
Print Publication: 2,368
Video Publication: 13

Countries

United States: 3,591
United Kingdom: 605
International: 320
Canada: 236
Australia: 104
India: 32
Ireland: 23
New Zealand: 13
Nigeria: 11
Netherlands: 10
Germany: 8
Israel: 8
France: 7
South Africa: 7
Singapore: 5
Hong Kong: 4
Japan: 4
Norway: 4
Pakistan: 4
Philippines: 4
Austria: 3
China: 3
Croatia: 3
Hungary: 3
Indonesia: 3
Sweden: 3
Denmark: 2
Italy: 2
Poland: 2
Portugal: 2
Romania: 2
South Korea: 2
Spain: 2
Switzerland: 2
Turkey: 2
Belgium: 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
Colombia: 1
Estonia: 1
Finland: 1
Ghana: 1
Greece: 1
Iceland: 1
Kuwait: 1
Lithuania: 1
Malaysia: 1
Mexico: 1
Nepal: 1
Slovakia: 1
Slovenia: 1
Taiwan: 1
Ukraine: 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 16,668 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.