Contacts Received
(We make an effort to respond to each contact within one business day. Our mean average response time for the past 12 months has been 5.1 hours.)
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 8,089 | +20.32% |
| 2014 | 8,593 | +6.23% |
| 2015 | 8,538 | -0.64% |
| 2016 | 10,335 | +21.05% |
| 2017 | 10,051 | -2.75% |
| 2018 | 11,193 | +11.36% |
| 2019 | 10,680 | -4.58% |
| 2020 | 11,809 | +10.57% |
| 2021 | 12,002 | +1.63% |
| 2022 | 11,128 | -7.28% |
| 2023 YTD | 4,788 | TBD |
Listing Updates
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 47,970 | +38.04% |
| 2014 | 60,448 | +26.01% |
| 2015 | 82,930 | +37.19% |
| 2016 * | 142,147 | +71.41% |
| 2017 | 134,005 | -5.73% |
| 2018 * | 142,333 | +6.21% |
| 2019 | 126,668 | -11.01% |
| 2020 | 134,488 | +6.17% |
| 2021 | 144,009 | +7.08% |
| 2022 | 138,606 | -3.75% |
| 2023 YTD | 90,005 | TBD |
New Listings Added
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 1,781 | -24.18% |
| 2014 | 1,569 | -11.90% |
| 2015 | 1,801 | +14.79% |
| 2016 * | 2,466 | +36.92% |
| 2017 | 1,473 | -40.27% |
| 2018 * | 2,760 | +87.37% |
| 2019 | 1,782 | -35.43% |
| 2020 | 1,927 | +8.14% |
| 2021 | 1,865 | -3.22% |
| 2022 | 1,530 | -17.96% |
| 2023 YTD | 599 | TBD |
Submissions Reported
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 138,806 | -18.56% |
| 2014 | 144,203 | +3.89% |
| 2015 | 159,034 | +10.28% |
| 2016 | 165,021 | +3.76% |
| 2017 | 161,162 | -2.34% |
| 2018 | 157,288 | -2.40% |
| 2019 | 162,156 | +3.09% |
| 2020 | 178,078 | +9.82% |
| 2021 | 185,804 | +4.34% |
| 2022 | 175,657 | -5.46% |
| 2023 YTD | 73,997 | TBD |
* An asterisk indicates an expansion year when Duotrope added a new category of listings.
Note: These statistics are calculated every 6 hours. Last compiled: 4 June 2023 7:31 AM UTC (7 hours, 24 minutes ago).
Duotrope by the Numbers
7,490
That's the number of current fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art publishers and agents that we list. Learn more.
Sample Listing: 
The Ilanot Review
Our All-Time Data Collections:
2,290,287 submission reports
29,918 themes & deadlines
2,173 interviews with editors & agents
Activity in the Past Week:
3,802 submissions reported
1,841 listings checked ?We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
2,369 listings updated
250 listings audited ?We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
29 new listings added
Most recent update:
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