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The Top 25 Fiction Publications

Here are some statistics based on the responses that have been reported within the last 12 months for publishers with at least 25 different people reporting responses within that period. ("Fledgling" listings are not eligible.)
Note: The information on this page is updated once daily and may not reflect recent response reports or changes in status.

The Slowest

The publishers with the slowest mean average response times reported (in days).

1. ZYZZYVA  Charges fees for all submissions
458.2
2. Calliope Interactive
421.0
3. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
391.3
4. Harper's Magazine
388.1
5. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
374.9
6. The Atlantic
372.9
7. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
335.5
8. The Fiddlehead
326.1
9. LitMag  Charges fees for all submissions
317.1
10. Hibiscus Magazine
307.0
11. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
277.7
12. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
275.8
13. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
272.3
14. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
261.9
15. Polymorphic Magazine
261.7
16. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
252.6
17. LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction  Charges fees for all submissions
240.5
18. The NoSleep Podcast  MATURE
222.4
19. Notre Dame Review  Charges fees for all submissions
216.2
20. Grain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
214.5
21. The New Yorker
213.3
22. Harvard Review  Charges fees for all submissions
211.5
23. Guernica
210.7
24. The Baffler
208.4
25. Waxwing Literary Journal
206.8

See the Top 100 Slowest.

The Fastest

The publishers with the fastest mean average response times reported (in days).

1. Hawkeye
0.2
2. scaffold literary magazine
0.3
3. Doric Literary
0.4
4. Eunoia Review
0.7
5. FlashFlood Journal
1.0
6. HAD
1.3
7. Milk Candy Review
1.4
8. Intrepidus Ink
1.6
9. Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
1.6
10. Hollow and Sky
1.8
11. The Dark Magazine
2.0
12. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
2.1
13. Clarkesworld
2.1
14. Flash Phantoms
2.5
15. Larina's Lit Lounge
2.5
16. Queen's Quarterly
2.5
17. Bright Flash Literary Review
2.8
18. trampset
2.8
19. Brown Hound Press
3.1
20. New World Writing Quarterly
3.1
21. January House Literary Journal
3.2
22. Ink & Consequences
3.2
23. Ghost Parachute
3.3
24. Literally Stories
3.3
25. The Disappointed Housewife
3.3

See the Top 100 Fastest.

The Challenging

The publishers with the lowest acceptance percentages reported*.

1. Clarkesworld
0.2%
2. Ploughshares  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
3. The Sun Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
4. AGNI  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
5. Colorado Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
6. Autumn House Fiction Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.4%
7. The Masters Review New Voices
0.4%
8. Pleiades
0.4%
9. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
10. The Drift
0.5%
11. The Missouri Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
12. Booth  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
13. Strange Pilgrims
0.6%
14. Slant Books  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
15. The Florida Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
16. Redivider
0.6%
17. The Massachusetts Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
18. Split Lip Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
19. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
20. Salt Hill Journal
0.7%
21. Haven Speculative Magazine
0.7%
22. The Cincinnati Review
0.7%
23. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
24. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
25. Wigleaf
0.7%

See the Top 100.

* This list does not include listings for which we have received no reports of acceptances. We offer a separate report on this page for that.

The Approachable

The publishers with the highest acceptance percentages reported.

1. Meat for Tea  Charges fees for some submissions
75.0%
2. Bristol Noir  Charges fees for all submissions
68.6%
3. The Dribble Drabble Review  Charges fees for all submissions
47.6%
4. Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies
43.6%
5. Instant Noodles
41.9%
6. Flash Phantoms
41.6%
7. Patty Friedmann Writing Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
37.9%
8. 101 Words
37.8%
9. FlashFlood Journal
37.3%
10. Dead Fox Publishing
35.3%
11. 50-Word Stories
34.0%
12. Bewildering Stories
32.5%
13. The Brussels Review  Charges fees for some submissions
31.1%
14. TrashLight Press Website
30.0%
15. Flash the Court  Charges fees for all submissions
29.7%
16. CafeLit Magazine
28.6%
17. Granules
28.6%
18. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
28.1%
19. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
27.8%
20. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
27.8%
21. BULL
26.1%
22. Amazing Stories Online
25.6%
23. Macabre Magazine
24.8%
24. 4LPH4NUM3R1C
23.9%
25. TrashLight Press
23.9%

See the Top 100 Most Approachable.

Remember: The more people who report their response times to us, the more accurate our statistics are. Please report your responses to us!

Date compiled: Thursday, September 3, 2026 6:15:49 AM UTC.

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