Our Listings by the Numbers for Nonfiction

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5,092

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: 3,120
Literary Agents: 1,190
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 469
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 274
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 39

Types

Interview: 280
Review: 689
Article: 1,346
Essay: 2,246
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,732
Book Excerpt: 55
Nonfiction Collection: 209
Book: 1,646

Media

Audio Publication: 55
Electronic Publication: 3,072
Print Publication: 2,332
Video Publication: 12

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 635
Semi-pro: 189
Token: 24
Non-paying: 2,508

Styles

Open: 4,356
Academic: 1,004
Critical: 735
Experimental: 299
Humorous: 274
Literary: 3,522
Mainstream: 2,155
Minimalist: 12
Personal: 1,091
Quirky: 31
Satirical: 41
Technical: 7

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,154
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 21
Anthropology: 149
Architecture and Planning: 49
Astronomy/Astrophysics: 11
Business/Finance: 203
Chemistry: 6
Children/Family: 143
Communications: 55
Demography: 9
Earth Sciences: 15
Economics: 138
Education/Pedagogy: 120
Ethics: 46
Film/Television: 247
Folklore/Mythology: 81
Geography: 46
Health/Medicine: 324
History: 1,042
Humanities: 233
Language/Linguistics: 139
Law/Juridical Science: 76
Life Sciences: 52
Lifestyle: 540
Literature/Books: 1,041
Logic: 5
Mathematics: 26
Memoir: 928
Music: 250
Nature/Environment: 363
Performing Arts: 157
Philosophy: 256
Physics: 10
Place/Regions: 510
Politics/Political Science: 505
Psychology: 195
Religion/Spirituality: 432
Science: 421
Seasons/Holidays: 13
Sexuality/Gender: 429
Social Sciences: 189
Society/Culture: 1,273
Sociology: 159
Sports/Recreation: 185
Style/Beauty: 43
Technology: 146
Travel: 185
Visual Arts: 353
Other: 1,177
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

United States: 3,565
United Kingdom: 624
International: 308
Canada: 253
Australia: 97
Ireland: 42
India: 40
Germany: 18
Netherlands: 18
New Zealand: 18
South Africa: 8
France: 6
Israel: 5
Japan: 5
Pakistan: 5
Singapore: 5
Hong Kong: 4
Italy: 4
Austria: 3
Belgium: 3
Greece: 3
Nigeria: 3
Norway: 3
Philippines: 3
Romania: 3
Bangladesh: 2
Croatia: 2
Denmark: 2
Hungary: 2
Indonesia: 2
Poland: 2
Portugal: 2
South Korea: 2
Spain: 2
Sweden: 2
Switzerland: 2
Taiwan: 2
Bulgaria: 1
Chile: 1
Colombia: 1
Estonia: 1
Ghana: 1
Iceland: 1
Jersey: 1
Kenya: 1
Lebanon: 1
Lithuania: 1
Malaysia: 1
Malta: 1
Mexico: 1
Myanmar: 1
Serbia: 1
Slovakia: 1
Slovenia: 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 22,181 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.