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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
507.9
3. Harper's Magazine
428.9
4. The Atlantic
379.0
5. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
375.7
6. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
374.3
7. The Fiddlehead  Charges fees for some submissions
326.6
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
318.3
9. LitMag  Charges fees for all submissions
308.3
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
281.4
14. Nashville Review
259.4
15. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
258.8
16. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
249.5
17. LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction  Charges fees for all submissions
240.2
18. The NoSleep Podcast  MATURE
229.6
19. Grain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
228.7
20. The Southern Review  Charges fees for all submissions
221.1
21. The New Yorker
218.2
22. Fourteen Hills  Charges fees for all submissions
215.8
23. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
215.2
24. Unsolicited Press  Charges fees for some submissions
211.9
25. The Orison Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
211.9

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. Ink In Thirds
3.1
19. Trollbreath Magazine
3.2
20. The Disappointed Housewife
3.2
21. Larina's Lit Lounge
3.2
22. Ghost Parachute
3.4
23. Brown Hound Press
3.4
24. January House Literary Journal
3.5
25. Literally Stories
3.5

See the Top 100 Fastest.

The Challenging

The publishers with the lowest acceptance percentages reported*.

1. Clarkesworld
0.2%
2. The Sun Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.2%
3. Ploughshares  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. West Branch
0.3%
7. Okay Donkey Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.4%
8. Autumn House Fiction Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.4%
9. Pleiades
0.4%
10. The Drift
0.4%
11. The Masters Review New Voices
0.5%
12. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
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. Strange Pilgrims
0.5%
19. Booth  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
20. Slant Books  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
21. Redivider
0.6%
22. Augur Magazine
0.7%
23. Orion's Belt
0.7%
24. New Letters  Charges fees for all 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
62.9%
5. The 300
59.7%
6. Quotidian Bagatelle
53.7%
7. The Dribble Drabble Review  Charges fees for all submissions
47.8%
8. Dead Fox Publishing
46.3%
9. Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies
43.6%
10. Flash Phantoms
42.9%
11. Sci-Fi Shorts
42.9%
12. 50-Word Stories
39.1%
13. FlashFlood Journal
37.4%
14. Instant Noodles
36.8%
15. 101 Words
32.6%
16. Amazing Stories Online
30.6%
17. CafeLit Magazine
30.1%
18. Flash the Court  Charges fees for all submissions
30.0%
19. TrashLight Press Website
29.0%
20. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
27.8%
21. The Brussels Review  Charges fees for some submissions
26.3%
22. Matchlight Mystery  Charges fees for all submissions
25.8%
23. Bewildering Stories
25.7%
24. Halfway Down the Stairs
25.0%
25. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
24.8%

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: Sunday, November 8, 2026 6:08:13 AM UTC.

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