Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Nonfiction

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5,044

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: 3,224
Literary Agents: 1,072
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 427
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 270
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 51

Types

Interview: 309
Review: 696
Article: 1,444
Essay: 2,121
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,679
Book Excerpt: 44
Nonfiction Collection: 196
Book: 1,487

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 601
Semi-Pro: 182
Token: 30
Non-paying: 2,643
Pays royalties: 488

Styles

Open: 4,173
Academic: 1,047
Critical: 739
Experimental: 336
Humorous: 309
Literary: 3,346
Mainstream: 2,172
Minimalist: 13
Personal: 1,268
Quirky: 48
Satirical: 42
Technical: 6

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,032
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 23
Anthropology: 147
Architecture and Planning: 47
Astronomy/Astrophysics: 13
Business/Finance: 197
Chemistry: 7
Children/Family: 152
Communications: 59
Demography: 8
Earth Sciences: 20
Economics: 126
Education/Pedagogy: 116
Ethics: 48
Film/Television: 237
Folklore/Mythology: 80
Geography: 49
Health/Medicine: 318
History: 1,024
Humanities: 245
Language/Linguistics: 153
Law/Juridical Science: 79
Life Sciences: 51
Lifestyle: 494
Literature/Books: 1,057
Logic: 6
Mathematics: 24
Memoir: 937
Music: 249
Nature/Environment: 296
Performing Arts: 146
Philosophy: 259
Physics: 11
Place/Regions: 495
Politics/Political Science: 459
Psychology: 188
Religion/Spirituality: 385
Science: 412
Seasons/Holidays: 10
Sexuality/Gender: 408
Social Sciences: 193
Society/Culture: 1,241
Sociology: 161
Sports/Recreation: 169
Style/Beauty: 50
Technology: 122
Travel: 196
Visual Arts: 317
Other: 1,072
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 55
Electronic Publication: 3,035
Print Publication: 2,360
Video Publication: 16

Countries

United States: 3,591
United Kingdom: 601
International: 323
Canada: 228
Australia: 98
India: 34
Ireland: 26
Netherlands: 11
Nigeria: 10
Germany: 9
New Zealand: 9
Israel: 8
South Africa: 7
France: 6
Hong Kong: 5
Pakistan: 5
Singapore: 5
Japan: 4
Norway: 4
Austria: 3
China: 3
Hungary: 3
Indonesia: 3
Philippines: 3
Sweden: 3
Belgium: 2
Croatia: 2
Denmark: 2
Italy: 2
Mexico: 2
Poland: 2
Romania: 2
South Korea: 2
Spain: 2
Switzerland: 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
Colombia: 1
Estonia: 1
Finland: 1
Ghana: 1
Greece: 1
Iceland: 1
Iran: 1
Kuwait: 1
Lithuania: 1
Madagascar: 1
Malaysia: 1
Nepal: 1
Portugal: 1
Slovakia: 1
Slovenia: 1
Turkey: 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 15,620 other projects in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.