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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
522.0
2. ZYZZYVA  Charges fees for all submissions
490.8
3. Harper's Magazine
405.1
4. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
389.9
5. The Atlantic
375.0
6. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
374.9
7. The Fiddlehead  Charges fees for some submissions
323.8
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
322.9
9. LitMag  Charges fees for all submissions
317.8
10. subTerrain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
312.0
11. Hibiscus Magazine
304.8
12. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
291.9
13. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
280.0
14. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
271.3
15. Polymorphic Magazine
261.5
16. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
259.7
17. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
254.1
18. LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction  Charges fees for all submissions
242.9
19. The NoSleep Podcast  MATURE
228.9
20. Grain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
222.9
21. The New Yorker
217.3
22. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
211.2
23. Fourteen Hills  Charges fees for all submissions
210.3
24. Write or Die Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
207.5
25. Hobart
206.7

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
1.3
7. Milk Candy Review
1.4
8. Intrepidus Ink
1.6
9. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
1.7
10. Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
1.7
11. Hollow and Sky
1.8
12. Clarkesworld
2.0
13. The Dark Magazine
2.0
14. Queen's Quarterly
2.4
15. trampset
2.5
16. Flash Phantoms
2.5
17. Ink & Consequences
2.7
18. Larina's Lit Lounge
2.7
19. Bright Flash Literary Review
3.0
20. Remains Magazine
3.1
21. New World Writing Quarterly
3.1
22. January House Literary Journal
3.2
23. Brown Hound Press
3.2
24. Night Shades Magazine
3.2
25. Ghost Parachute
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. Split Lip Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
6. Okay Donkey Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.4%
7. Autumn House Fiction Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.4%
8. Pleiades
0.4%
9. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.4%
10. The Masters Review New Voices
0.4%
11. Wallstrait  Charges fees for all submissions
0.4%
12. The Drift
0.5%
13. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
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. Booth  Charges fees for all submissions
0.5%
17. Strange Pilgrims
0.6%
18. Slant Books  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
19. The Massachusetts Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
20. Redivider
0.6%
21. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
22. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
23. Salt Hill Journal
0.7%
24. The Cincinnati Review
0.7%
25. Beneath Ceaseless Skies
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. DILIM Anthology Series  Charges fees for all submissions
65.5%
3. Bristol Noir  Charges fees for all submissions
64.6%
4. The 300
60.7%
5. The Dribble Drabble Review  Charges fees for all submissions
47.7%
6. Dead Fox Publishing
45.0%
7. Flash Phantoms
42.5%
8. Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies
41.5%
9. Instant Noodles
41.0%
10. Patty Friedmann Writing Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
37.9%
11. FlashFlood Journal
37.3%
12. 50-Word Stories
36.0%
13. 101 Words
34.9%
14. The Brussels Review  Charges fees for some submissions
32.3%
15. TrashLight Press Website
30.4%
16. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
30.3%
17. CafeLit Magazine
28.8%
18. Flash the Court  Charges fees for all submissions
27.2%
19. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
27.0%
20. Bewildering Stories
26.3%
21. Macabre Magazine
26.1%
22. BULL
26.1%
23. Amazing Stories Online
25.6%
24. Halfway Down the Stairs
25.0%
25. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
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, October 1, 2026 4:26:45 PM UTC.

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