Our Listings by the Numbers for Nonfiction

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5,111

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: 3,142
Literary Agents: 1,189
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 471
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 268
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 41

Types

Interview: 286
Review: 694
Article: 1,350
Essay: 2,269
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,754
Book Excerpt: 56
Nonfiction Collection: 208
Book: 1,647

Media

Audio Publication: 57
Electronic Publication: 3,090
Print Publication: 2,339
Video Publication: 12

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 637
Semi-pro: 191
Token: 24
Non-paying: 2,520

Styles

Open: 4,374
Academic: 1,005
Critical: 737
Experimental: 304
Humorous: 276
Literary: 3,540
Mainstream: 2,154
Minimalist: 12
Personal: 1,090
Quirky: 31
Satirical: 41
Technical: 7

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,162
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 22
Anthropology: 149
Architecture and Planning: 49
Astronomy/Astrophysics: 11
Business/Finance: 201
Chemistry: 6
Children/Family: 139
Communications: 55
Demography: 9
Earth Sciences: 15
Economics: 138
Education/Pedagogy: 120
Ethics: 46
Film/Television: 253
Folklore/Mythology: 82
Geography: 46
Health/Medicine: 328
History: 1,040
Humanities: 234
Language/Linguistics: 140
Law/Juridical Science: 76
Life Sciences: 52
Lifestyle: 542
Literature/Books: 1,047
Logic: 5
Mathematics: 26
Memoir: 929
Music: 255
Nature/Environment: 366
Performing Arts: 158
Philosophy: 258
Physics: 10
Place/Regions: 513
Politics/Political Science: 509
Psychology: 194
Religion/Spirituality: 431
Science: 421
Seasons/Holidays: 13
Sexuality/Gender: 430
Social Sciences: 189
Society/Culture: 1,286
Sociology: 160
Sports/Recreation: 184
Style/Beauty: 43
Technology: 145
Travel: 185
Visual Arts: 355
Other: 1,185
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Countries

United States: 3,578
United Kingdom: 629
International: 310
Canada: 255
Australia: 97
Ireland: 43
India: 41
Netherlands: 18
New Zealand: 18
Germany: 17
South Africa: 8
France: 6
Israel: 5
Pakistan: 5
Singapore: 5
Italy: 4
Japan: 4
Austria: 3
Belgium: 3
Greece: 3
Hong Kong: 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 22,230 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.