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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
414.6
4. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
389.2
5. The Atlantic
376.3
6. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
374.6
7. The Fiddlehead  Charges fees for some submissions
335.2
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
322.9
9. LitMag  Charges fees for all submissions
318.5
10. Hibiscus Magazine
304.8
11. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
304.0
12. subTerrain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
303.7
13. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
283.4
14. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
272.4
15. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
259.5
16. Nashville Review
259.4
17. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
254.2
18. LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction  Charges fees for all submissions
242.9
19. Grain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
229.7
20. The NoSleep Podcast  MATURE
226.5
21. The New Yorker
219.5
22. Fourteen Hills  Charges fees for all submissions
212.2
23. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
210.4
24. PULP Literature
208.1
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. 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. 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
2.4
15. trampset
2.5
16. Ink & Consequences
2.7
17. Bright Flash Literary Review
3.0
18. Remains Magazine
3.1
19. January House Literary Journal
3.2
20. The Disappointed Housewife
3.2
21. Ghost Parachute
3.3
22. The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts
3.3
23. Ink In Thirds
3.3
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
0.3%
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. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.4%
10. The Drift
0.4%
11. Wallstrait  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
12. The Masters Review New Voices
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. 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. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
22. Augur Magazine
0.7%
23. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
24. Salt Hill Journal
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
61.2%
4. The 300
60.7%
5. The Dribble Drabble Review  Charges fees for all submissions
47.8%
6. Dead Fox Publishing
45.0%
7. Sci-Fi Shorts
44.1%
8. Flash Phantoms
42.5%
9. Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies
41.5%
10. Instant Noodles
39.1%
11. FlashFlood Journal
37.3%
12. 50-Word Stories
36.0%
13. 101 Words
33.3%
14. TrashLight Press Website
30.4%
15. CafeLit Magazine
29.4%
16. The Brussels Review  Charges fees for some submissions
29.3%
17. Flash the Court  Charges fees for all submissions
29.0%
18. Dodo Eraser
28.0%
19. Amazing Stories Online
27.5%
20. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
27.0%
21. Macabre Magazine
25.5%
22. BULL
25.3%
23. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
25.0%
24. Bewildering Stories
24.3%
25. Halfway Down the Stairs
24.2%

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: Friday, October 16, 2026 5:33:17 AM UTC.

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