Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Nonfiction

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5,062

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: 3,230
Literary Agents: 1,083
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 440
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 260
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 49

Types

Interview: 308
Review: 708
Article: 1,455
Essay: 2,137
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,688
Book Excerpt: 50
Nonfiction Collection: 198
Book: 1,504

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 608
Semi-Pro: 185
Token: 30
Non-paying: 2,626
Pays royalties: 489

Styles

Open: 4,192
Academic: 1,040
Critical: 756
Experimental: 327
Humorous: 307
Literary: 3,375
Mainstream: 2,183
Minimalist: 14
Personal: 1,284
Quirky: 43
Satirical: 39
Technical: 6

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,059
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 22
Anthropology: 146
Architecture and Planning: 47
Astronomy/Astrophysics: 12
Business/Finance: 204
Chemistry: 7
Children/Family: 147
Communications: 59
Demography: 8
Earth Sciences: 19
Economics: 127
Education/Pedagogy: 115
Ethics: 48
Film/Television: 244
Folklore/Mythology: 78
Geography: 50
Health/Medicine: 316
History: 1,023
Humanities: 244
Language/Linguistics: 150
Law/Juridical Science: 79
Life Sciences: 50
Lifestyle: 492
Literature/Books: 1,063
Logic: 6
Mathematics: 24
Memoir: 944
Music: 253
Nature/Environment: 299
Performing Arts: 148
Philosophy: 261
Physics: 11
Place/Regions: 495
Politics/Political Science: 464
Psychology: 192
Religion/Spirituality: 388
Science: 412
Seasons/Holidays: 11
Sexuality/Gender: 403
Social Sciences: 195
Society/Culture: 1,249
Sociology: 159
Sports/Recreation: 176
Style/Beauty: 48
Technology: 125
Travel: 199
Visual Arts: 321
Other: 1,080
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 59
Electronic Publication: 3,052
Print Publication: 2,368
Video Publication: 14

Countries

United States: 3,606
United Kingdom: 595
International: 321
Canada: 233
Australia: 105
India: 32
Ireland: 26
Netherlands: 10
New Zealand: 10
Nigeria: 10
Germany: 9
Israel: 9
France: 7
South Africa: 7
Pakistan: 6
Singapore: 5
Hong Kong: 4
Japan: 4
Norway: 4
Philippines: 4
Austria: 3
China: 3
Croatia: 3
Hungary: 3
Indonesia: 3
Sweden: 3
Denmark: 2
Italy: 2
Mexico: 2
Poland: 2
Romania: 2
South Korea: 2
Spain: 2
Switzerland: 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
Nepal: 1
Portugal: 1
Slovakia: 1
Slovenia: 1
Taiwan: 1
Turkey: 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 16,067 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.