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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
428.7
4. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
378.5
5. The Atlantic
374.8
6. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
374.6
7. The Fiddlehead  Charges fees for some submissions
345.2
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
320.8
9. LitMag  Charges fees for all submissions
316.6
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
275.1
14. Nashville Review
259.4
15. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
259.1
16. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
254.4
17. LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction  Charges fees for all submissions
240.2
18. Grain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
232.0
19. Unsolicited Press  Charges fees for some submissions
228.2
20. The NoSleep Podcast  MATURE
226.8
21. The New Yorker
219.5
22. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
210.8
23. PULP Literature
210.7
24. Fourteen Hills  Charges fees for all submissions
209.3
25. The Baffler
207.8

See the Top 100 Slowest.

The Fastest

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

1. scaffold literary magazine
0.3
2. Hawkeye
0.3
3. Doric Literary
0.4
4. Eunoia Review
0.6
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
1.7
10. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
1.8
11. Hollow and Sky
1.8
12. The Dark Magazine
1.9
13. Clarkesworld
2.0
14. Flash Phantoms
2.5
15. trampset
2.6
16. Ink & Consequences
2.7
17. Bright Flash Literary Review
3.0
18. Remains Magazine
3.1
19. The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts
3.1
20. Ink In Thirds
3.1
21. Trollbreath Magazine
3.2
22. The Disappointed Housewife
3.2
23. January House Literary Journal
3.3
24. Ghost Parachute
3.4
25. Brown Hound Press
3.4

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. Okay Donkey Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.4%
6. Clarkesworld
0.4%
7. Autumn House Fiction Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.4%
8. Pleiades
0.4%
9. The Drift
0.4%
10. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.4%
11. The Masters Review New Voices
0.4%
12. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
13. Brilliant Flash Fiction
0.5%
14. The Missouri Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
15. The Florida Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
16. The Dark Magazine
0.5%
17. Booth  Charges fees for all submissions
0.5%
18. Strange Pilgrims
0.6%
19. Slant Books  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
20. Redivider
0.6%
21. West Branch
0.6%
22. New Letters  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
23. Augur Magazine
0.7%
24. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
25. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
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
60.0%
5. The 300
59.7%
6. The Dribble Drabble Review  Charges fees for all submissions
47.8%
7. Dead Fox Publishing
45.0%
8. Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies
42.5%
9. Flash Phantoms
42.2%
10. Sci-Fi Shorts
40.0%
11. Instant Noodles
38.5%
12. FlashFlood Journal
37.3%
13. 50-Word Stories
37.0%
14. 101 Words
32.6%
15. Flash the Court  Charges fees for all submissions
32.1%
16. CafeLit Magazine
29.7%
17. The Brussels Review  Charges fees for some submissions
29.0%
18. Amazing Stories Online
29.0%
19. TrashLight Press Website
28.6%
20. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
28.6%
21. Macabre Magazine
25.0%
22. Bewildering Stories
25.0%
23. Matchlight Mystery  Charges fees for all submissions
25.0%
24. Dodo Eraser
24.1%
25. BULL
24.0%

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: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 4:40:21 PM UTC.

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