failbetter is saddened to hear of the untimely passing of one of our most inspiring authors and fb alums, Paul Auster.
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vol. 62
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3 years 1 month ago
As always, failbetter is proud to submit our nominations for the annual Pushcart collection
3 years 2 months ago

Our congrats go out to Laura Perkins’s whose story Wanted: Girls, 18–25 yrs, 5’7″ & Up was recognized as a fiction finalist for the 2022 Best of The Net Anthology.
4 years 1 month ago
We are grateful to the entire fb family whose works graced our pages in 2021, but we are particularly proud to nominate for possible 2022 Pushcart Prize consideration
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Sharon VenezioPoetryNovember 27, 2025
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Marlin BartonFictionNovember 13, 2025
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Matthew PittFictionOctober 30, 2025
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Robin DennisFictionOctober 16, 2025
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Nandini DharPoetryOctober 2, 2025
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Madeline FurlongFictionSeptember 18, 2025
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Susannah BreslinFictionSeptember 4, 2025
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Lori BarrettFictionAugust 21, 2025
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Katie Mazza-PhillipsFictionJuly 24, 2025
About Us
Failbetter is a journal of literature and art from Richmond, VA and New York, NY. Founded in 2000, our journal’s latest iteration was launched in January 2017.
