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"Failbetter is a journal of literature and art from Richmond, VA and New York, NY. Founded in 2000"

"Failbetter is a journal of literature and art from Richmond, VA and New York, NY. Founded in 2000"

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Response Time

8-12 weeks / 77 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

3 genres

Fiction

Max words: 40000

Max pieces: 1

Short stories, self-contained novel excerpts, and novellas. Wait to hear from us before sending another.

Poetry

Min pieces: 4

Max pieces: 6

At least four poems, and no more than six. Wait to hear from us before sending more.

Art

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Fiction

Max words: 40000

Max pieces: 1

Short stories, self-contained novel excerpts, and novellas. Wait to hear from us before sending another.

Poetry

Min pieces: 4

Max pieces: 6

At least four poems, and no more than six. Wait to hear from us before sending more.

Art

Send a query.

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Total submissions tracked

77 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

77 days

Fastest response time

77 days

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How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in 2000 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Thom Didato

Editor-in-Chief

Joe Woods

Managing Editor

Amira Pierce

Fiction Editor

Thomas Batten

Fiction Editor

Audrey Walls

Poetry Editor

Examples

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