What Genre Does My Book Fall?

One of the most important aspects of a book is it's Genre. There are several out there. I've made a list of each genre with it's description. This is really important because of several reasons. The most important, I feel, is knowing which book yours is.

At the beginning of February, The Writing World did some changes which included expanding book reviews. I've posted the guidelines on it's own page. Thus, helping Authors to see if their book falls under my guidelines. Please refer to this list before you send an email. If your book doesn't fall under this list, I won't accept it. The categories that are in bold are NOT accepted by The Writing World.


*Notice, this list may change. Due to the Genre's changing over time*

Fiction Genre List

• Action and Adventure,
• Chick Lit,
• Children’s,
• Commercial Fiction,
• Contemporary,
• Crime,
• Erotica,
• Family Saga,
• Fantasy,
• Dark Fantasy (probably still a major sub-genre!)
• Gay and Lesbian,
• General Fiction,
• Graphic Novels,
• Historical Fiction,
• Horror,
• Humour,
• Literary Fiction,
• Military and Espionage,
• Multicultural,
• Mystery,
• Offbeat or Quirky,
• Picture Books,
• Religious and Inspirational,
• Romance,
• Science Fiction,
• Short Story Collections,
• Thrillers and Suspense,
• Western,
• Women’s Fiction,
• Young Adult.

Non-Fiction Genre List

• Art & Photography,
• Biography & Memoirs,
• Business & Finance,
• Celebrity & Pop Culture,
• Music, Film & Entertainment,
• Cookbooks,
• Cultural/Social Issues,
• Current Affairs & Politics,
• Food & Lifestyle,
• Gardening,
• Gay & Lesbian,
• General Non-Fiction,
• History & Military,
• Home Decorating & Design,
• How To,
• Humour & Gift Books,
• Journalism,
• Juvenile,
• Medical, Health & Fitness,
• Multicultural,
• Narrative,
• Nature & Ecology,
• Parenting,
• Pets,
• Psychology,
• Reference,
• Relationship & Dating,
• Religion & Spirituality,
• Science & Technology,
• Self-Help,
• Sports,
• Travel,
• True Adventure & True Crime,
• Women’s Issues.