There's been a lot of discussion lately about the state of submission fees in the literary world. We hope these figures shine some light on the situation. You can use the reports below to see the overall fee ratios, along with the average acceptance ratios by category, and compare "literary" versus "genre" publications.
All Active Publication Listings
Criteria: All active listings
| Fees? | Count | Average Acceptance% |
|---|
| Never Fees | 4,399 (72.63 %) | 6.74 % |
| Optional Fees | 104 (1.72 %) | 4.19 % |
| Some Fees | 208 (3.43 %) | 2.29 % |
| Always Fees | 1,346 (22.22 %) | 2.88 % |
| Total | 6,057 | 5.15 % |
Average Fee Charged: USD $7.27