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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. The City Key
516.3
2. ZYZZYVA  Charges fees for all submissions
498.0
3. Harper's Magazine
426.4
4. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
376.0
5. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
374.3
6. The Atlantic
371.7
7. The Fiddlehead  Charges fees for some submissions
334.8
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
318.3
9. LitMag  Charges fees for all submissions
309.8
10. Hibiscus Magazine
303.6
11. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
295.2
12. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
287.0
13. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
276.2
14. Nashville Review
259.4
15. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
258.8
16. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
250.5
17. LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction  Charges fees for all submissions
240.2
18. Grain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
228.7
19. The NoSleep Podcast  MATURE
226.0
20. The New Yorker
219.8
21. The Southern Review  Charges fees for all submissions
218.1
22. Unsolicited Press  Charges fees for some submissions
211.9
23. The Orison Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
211.9
24. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
210.8
25. PULP Literature
210.3

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
0.6
5. FlashFlood Journal
1.0
6. HAD
1.2
7. Milk Candy Review
1.4
8. Intrepidus Ink
1.6
9. Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
1.8
10. Hollow and Sky
1.8
11. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
1.9
12. The Dark Magazine
1.9
13. Clarkesworld
2.0
14. Flash Phantoms
2.5
15. trampset
2.6
16. Bright Flash Literary Review
3.1
17. The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts
3.1
18. Trollbreath Magazine
3.2
19. The Disappointed Housewife
3.2
20. Larina's Lit Lounge
3.2
21. Ink In Thirds
3.2
22. Ghost Parachute
3.4
23. January House Literary Journal
3.4
24. Brown Hound Press
3.4
25. Literally Stories
3.6

See the Top 100 Fastest.

The Challenging

The publishers with the lowest acceptance percentages reported*.

1. The Sun Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.2%
2. Ploughshares  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
3. AGNI  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
4. Split Lip Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
5. West Branch
0.3%
6. Okay Donkey Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.4%
7. Clarkesworld
0.4%
8. Autumn House Fiction Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.4%
9. Pleiades
0.4%
10. The Drift
0.4%
11. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.4%
12. The Masters Review New Voices
0.5%
13. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
14. The Florida Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
15. The Missouri Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
16. Brilliant Flash Fiction
0.5%
17. The Dark Magazine
0.5%
18. Booth  Charges fees for all submissions
0.5%
19. Strange Pilgrims
0.6%
20. Slant Books  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
21. Redivider
0.6%
22. New Letters  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
23. Augur Magazine
0.7%
24. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
25. Salt Hill Journal
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. Dark Horses / Black Sheep / Mobius Blvd
90.0%
2. Meat for Tea  Charges fees for some submissions
75.0%
3. DILIM Anthology Series  Charges fees for all submissions
65.5%
4. Bristol Noir  Charges fees for all submissions
62.5%
5. The 300
59.7%
6. Quotidian Bagatelle
51.3%
7. The Dribble Drabble Review  Charges fees for all submissions
47.8%
8. Dead Fox Publishing
45.0%
9. Sci-Fi Shorts
42.9%
10. Flash Phantoms
42.0%
11. Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies
41.5%
12. 50-Word Stories
38.3%
13. FlashFlood Journal
37.4%
14. Instant Noodles
36.8%
15. 101 Words
34.1%
16. Flash the Court  Charges fees for all submissions
30.9%
17. CafeLit Magazine
29.9%
18. Amazing Stories Online
29.7%
19. TrashLight Press Website
29.0%
20. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
28.6%
21. The Brussels Review  Charges fees for some submissions
26.3%
22. Bewildering Stories
25.7%
23. Halfway Down the Stairs
25.0%
24. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
24.6%
25. History Through Fiction Short Stories  Charges fees for all submissions
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: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 6:08:32 AM UTC.

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