Duotrope: Our Listings by the Numbers for Poetry

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3,797

That's the number of current* Poetry markets that we list!
They break down as follows:

Listing Types

Journals, Magazines, and Online Publications: 2,693
Contests, Competitions, and Prizes: 703
Book Publishers, Imprints, and Press Series: 309
Anthologies and Anthology Series: 78
Literary Agents: 14

Genres

General: 3,685
Action-Adventure: 15
Erotica: 23
Fantasy: 206
Horror: 157
Mystery/Crime: 64
Romance: 20
Science Fiction: 188
Suspense/Thriller: 42
Western: 15
Open to All/Most Genres: 238
These genres are also further divided into subgenres. See our Glossary for more information.

Length Types

Poem: 3,230
Poetry Chapbook: 229
Poetry Collection: 395

Payscale (by max. paid)

Professional: 631
Semi-Pro: 468
Token: 48
Non-paying: 2,284
Pays royalties: 489

Poetry Forms

Open: 3,610
Beat poetry: 5
Blank verse: 15
Dramatic verse: 3
Experimental poetry: 213
Formal verse: 112
Free verse: 155
Ghazal: 1
Haiku (or related): 101
Hybrid form: 111
Invented/Nonce form: 12
Light verse: 13
Limerick: 4
Long poetry: 40
Lyric poetry: 57
Metrical: 26
Narrative poetry: 49
Persona poetry: 6
Prose poetry: 191
Rhyming: 32
Rondeau: 1
Sestina: 9
Short poetry: 91
Sonnet: 22
Tanka: 23
Villanelle: 7
Visual poetry: 64
Other form: 34

Styles

Open: 3,776
Absurdist: 29
Dark: 77
Experimental: 496
Humorous: 153
Literary: 3,605
Mainstream: 660
Minimalist: 25
Pulp: 7
Quirky: 35
Realist: 28
Satirical: 29
Surrealist: 69
Transgressive: 18

Topics

Open to All/Most: 3,186
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences: 9
Children/Family: 15
Film/Television: 8
Folklore/Mythology: 50
Geography: 1
Health/Medicine: 73
History: 23
Law/Juridical Science: 2
Lifestyle: 25
Literature/Books: 29
Mathematics: 2
Music: 16
Nature/Environment: 120
Performing Arts: 8
Philosophy: 26
Place/Regions: 248
Politics/Political Science: 58
Religion/Spirituality: 120
Science: 12
Seasons/Holidays: 11
Sexuality/Gender: 153
Society/Culture: 286
Sports/Recreation: 8
Style/Beauty: 3
Technology: 8
Travel: 20
Visual Arts: 21
Other: 967
These topics are also further divided into subtopics. See our Glossary for more information.

Media

Audio Publication: 57
Electronic Publication: 2,556
Print Publication: 1,973
Video Publication: 20

Countries

United States: 2,922
United Kingdom: 341
Canada: 244
Australia: 60
Ireland: 45
International: 43
India: 33
New Zealand: 9
Nigeria: 9
Germany: 8
Japan: 8
Singapore: 6
France: 5
Netherlands: 5
Hong Kong: 4
Israel: 4
Sweden: 4
Austria: 3
Pakistan: 3
Bangladesh: 2
China: 2
Hungary: 2
Mexico: 2
Belgium: 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
Bulgaria: 1
Croatia: 1
Cyprus: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Denmark: 1
Finland: 1
Greece: 1
Guernsey: 1
Iceland: 1
Indonesia: 1
Italy: 1
Kenya: 1
Madagascar: 1
Malaysia: 1
Mauritius: 1
Norway: 1
Philippines: 1
Poland: 1
Portugal: 1
Romania: 1
Serbia: 1
Slovakia: 1
South Africa: 1
South Korea: 1
Taiwan: 1
United Arab Emirates: 1
Note: We only list markets that accept submissions in English.
Also, unless otherwise noted, the markets listed with us accept international submissions.

See our Glossary for more information about our terms & definitions.

Note: Some markets will fall under multiple categories in the lists above.

* These numbers only include active markets; that is, markets that are still actively publishing and/or accepting submissions. We have also listed 14,911 other markets in all categories that are now closed, believed to be defunct, or that don't qualify for listings.