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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
488.1
3. Harper's Magazine
404.8
4. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
389.9
5. The Atlantic
375.5
6. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
374.9
7. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
326.2
8. The Fiddlehead
325.6
9. LitMag  Charges fees for all submissions
325.0
10. subTerrain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
312.0
11. Hibiscus Magazine
307.0
12. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
291.9
13. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
279.0
14. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
272.6
15. Polymorphic Magazine
261.5
16. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
259.6
17. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
252.7
18. LitMag's Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction  Charges fees for all submissions
242.9
19. The NoSleep Podcast  MATURE
229.6
20. Grain Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
222.9
21. The New Yorker
218.0
22. Notre Dame Review  Charges fees for all submissions
214.9
23. Fourteen Hills  Charges fees for all submissions
210.3
24. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
206.9
25. Waxwing Literary Journal
205.8

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
0.7
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
1.6
10. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
1.7
11. Hollow and Sky
1.8
12. Clarkesworld
2.0
13. The Dark Magazine
2.0
14. trampset
2.5
15. Flash Phantoms
2.5
16. Queen's Quarterly
2.5
17. Ink & Consequences
2.7
18. Larina's Lit Lounge
2.7
19. Bright Flash Literary Review
3.0
20. Brown Hound Press
3.1
21. New World Writing Quarterly
3.1
22. January House Literary Journal
3.2
23. Night Shades Magazine
3.2
24. Ghost Parachute
3.3
25. The Disappointed Housewife
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. The Masters Review New Voices
0.5%
10. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
11. The Drift
0.5%
12. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
13. The Missouri Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
14. The Florida Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
15. Booth  Charges fees for all submissions
0.5%
16. Strange Pilgrims
0.6%
17. Slant Books  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
18. The Massachusetts Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
19. Redivider
0.6%
20. Colorado Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
21. Bennington Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
22. The Cincinnati Review
0.7%
23. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
24. Salt Hill Journal
0.7%
25. Uncanny Magazine
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. Bristol Noir  Charges fees for all submissions
65.6%
3. The Dribble Drabble Review  Charges fees for all submissions
47.6%
4. Dead Fox Publishing
45.0%
5. Flash Phantoms
41.7%
6. Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies
41.5%
7. Instant Noodles
41.0%
8. Patty Friedmann Writing Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
37.9%
9. FlashFlood Journal
37.3%
10. 101 Words
36.4%
11. 50-Word Stories
34.0%
12. The Brussels Review  Charges fees for some submissions
32.7%
13. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
31.7%
14. Twelve Winters Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
30.3%
15. TrashLight Press Website
30.0%
16. Flash the Court  Charges fees for all submissions
29.0%
17. CafeLit Magazine
28.9%
18. Bewildering Stories
26.3%
19. Amazing Stories Online
26.2%
20. Macabre Magazine
25.9%
21. BULL
25.5%
22. Halfway Down the Stairs
25.0%
23. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
24.8%
24. 4LPH4NUM3R1C
23.6%
25. Granules
23.5%

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, September 23, 2026 11:14:47 PM UTC.

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