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 | 11,130 | -7.27% |
| 2023 YTD | 2,732 | 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 | 45,825 | 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 | 325 | TBD |
Submissions Reported
| Year | Count | % Change |
|---|
| 2013 | 224,206 | -15.17% |
| 2014 | 242,227 | +8.04% |
| 2015 | 275,577 | +13.77% |
| 2016 | 292,457 | +6.13% |
| 2017 | 290,334 | -0.73% |
| 2018 | 282,535 | -2.69% |
| 2019 | 291,759 | +3.26% |
| 2020 | 318,538 | +9.18% |
| 2021 | 326,231 | +2.42% |
| 2022 | 318,256 | -2.44% |
| 2023 YTD | 76,983 | 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: 25 March 2023 2:54 PM UTC (6 hours, 18 minutes ago).
Duotrope By the Numbers
7,506
That's the number of current fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art publishers and agents that we list. Learn more.
Sample Listing: 
Arkana: A literary journal of mysteries and marginalized voices
Our All-Time Data Collections:
3,814,707 submission reports
29,474 themes & deadlines
2,153 interviews with editors & agents
Activity in the Past Week:
5,589 submissions reported
1,426 listings checked ?We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month on average. Click to learn more.
1,767 listings updated
245 listings audited ?We audit each active listing twice a year. Click to learn more.
23 new listings added
Most recent update:
1 hour(s) ago