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Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Nonfiction

Show data for: All Listings | Fiction Listings | Poetry Listings | Nonfiction Listings | Visual Art Listings

5,017

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: 3,169
Literary Agents: 1,078
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 455
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 274
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 41

Types

  Interview: 312
  Review: 712
  Article: 1,438
  Essay: 2,140
  Narrative Nonfiction: 1,687
  Book Excerpt: 41
  Nonfiction Collection: 209
  Book: 1,520

Payscale (by max. paid)

  Professional: 635
  Semi-Pro: 182
  Token: 32
  Non-paying: 2,541
  Pays royalties: 515

Styles

Open: 4,181
Academic: 1,039
Critical: 772
Experimental: 297
Humorous: 298
Literary: 3,360
Mainstream: 2,166
Minimalist: 14
Personal: 1,235
Quirky: 36
Satirical: 42
Technical: 6

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,032
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 23
Anthropology: 149
Architecture and Planning: 50
Astronomy/Astrophysics: 11
Business/Finance: 205
Chemistry: 8
Children/Family: 141
Communications: 59
Demography: 9
Earth Sciences: 20
Economics: 129
Education/Pedagogy: 123
Ethics: 48
Film/Television: 236
Folklore/Mythology: 71
Geography: 51
Health/Medicine: 312
History: 1,019
Humanities: 244
Language/Linguistics: 151
Law/Juridical Science: 79
Life Sciences: 51
Lifestyle: 495
Literature/Books: 1,063
Logic: 6
Mathematics: 22
Memoir: 935
Music: 241
Nature/Environment: 312
Performing Arts: 146
Philosophy: 260
Physics: 10
Place/Regions: 503
Politics/Political Science: 472
Psychology: 186
Religion/Spirituality: 404
Science: 413
Seasons/Holidays: 11
Sexuality/Gender: 397
Social Sciences: 195
Society/Culture: 1,231
Sociology: 163
Sports/Recreation: 183
Style/Beauty: 44
Technology: 122
Travel: 198
Visual Arts: 323
Other: 1,112
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

  Audio Publication: 54
  Electronic Publication: 3,051
  Print Publication: 2,378
  Video Publication: 13

Countries

  United States: 3,548
  United Kingdom: 585
  International: 317
  Canada: 240
  Australia: 100
  India: 43
  Ireland: 30
  New Zealand: 14
  Nigeria: 12
  Netherlands: 11
  Germany: 10
  Israel: 8
  South Africa: 7
  France: 6
  Pakistan: 6
  Hungary: 5
  Singapore: 5
  Japan: 4
  Norway: 4
  Philippines: 4
  Austria: 3
  Croatia: 3
  Hong Kong: 3
  Sweden: 3
  China: 2
  Denmark: 2
  Indonesia: 2
  Italy: 2
  Poland: 2
  Portugal: 2
  Romania: 2
  Spain: 2
  Switzerland: 2
  Taiwan: 2
  Türkiye: 2
  Ukraine: 2
  Argentina: 1
  Bangladesh: 1
  Belgium: 1
  Colombia: 1
  Czech Republic: 1
  Estonia: 1
  Finland: 1
  Ghana: 1
  Greece: 1
  Iceland: 1
  Jersey: 1
  Kuwait: 1
  Lithuania: 1
  Malaysia: 1
  Mexico: 1
  Nepal: 1
  Slovakia: 1
  Slovenia: 1
  South Korea: 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 17,729 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.