Press 53

Press 53 Press 53 is a publisher of award-winning short fiction and poetry collections, located in Winston-Salem, NC.

Each year, we publish up to five short story collections and up to eight poetry collections by active, award-winning authors. We also offer annually the Press 53 Award for Short Fiction, the Press 53 Award for Poetry, and the Prime Number Magazine Awards. As payback to the rich literary history in our home state of North Carolina, we reprint classic books by North Carolina authors under our imprint, Carolina Classics.

Congratulations to our own Terri Kirby Erickson for her appearance in Rattle 86. Give her poem, "Family Vacation," a rea...
01/13/2025

Congratulations to our own Terri Kirby Erickson for her appearance in Rattle 86. Give her poem, "Family Vacation," a read and a listen.

My father in his red bathing trunks and bare feet, his back glistening with suntan lotion liberally applied by my mother, was not the same man who came home tired from sitting at a desk all day whe…

Philip Graham in conversation with master short fiction author and teacher David Jauss. This is a rare and beautiful thi...
01/10/2025

Philip Graham in conversation with master short fiction author and teacher David Jauss. This is a rare and beautiful thing. Enjoy!

by Philip Graham

12/27/2024

Don't miss out on the 2025 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction. Submit outstanding, unpublished collection of short stories by December 31.

Thank you, Vox Populi, for featuring Alfred Corn, one of our national treasures.
12/20/2024

Thank you, Vox Populi, for featuring Alfred Corn, one of our national treasures.

Once a day the rocks, with little warning— not much looked for even by the spruce and fir ever at attention above— fetch up on these tidal flats and bars.

Sharing the love today.
11/29/2024

Sharing the love today.

. [with 3 poems by Terri Kirby Erickson] . In the Midst of Grief, a Heron . Healing begins with the blue heron hunting in the frigid water of a shallow pond. . Wings folded, neck tucked int…

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Another short gem from last night’s reading by Joseph Joe Mills from Bodies in Motion, at Bookmarks Bookstore in Winston-Salem. Enjoy!

Joseph Mills reading tonight from Bodies in Motion, at Bookmarks Bookstore in Winston-Salem, out today from Press 53.

A Reading and Discussion with Valerie Nieman and Meg Eden
A Reading and Discussion with Valerie Nieman and Meg Eden

Join Press 53 authors Valerie Nieman and Meg Eden as they read excerpts from their work, and discuss writing both poetry and young adult fiction, as well as working with a small press publisher. Bring questions about the writing or publication process for our Q&A!

The Miracle of the Book with Tom Lombardo and Sisiter Lou Ella Hickman
The Miracle of the Book with Tom Lombardo and Sisiter Lou Ella Hickman

Reading tonight is Sister Lou Ella Hickman, in conversation with her editor Tom Lombardo.

Book Launch Reading with Faith Shearin
Book Launch Reading with Faith Shearin

Faith Shearin reads from Lost Language

#kickasswomenwriters reading, Oct 30, 2020
#kickasswomenwriters reading, Oct 30, 2020

#kickasswomenwriters reading with prose poets Shivani Mehta (Useful Information for the Soon-to-Be Beheaded), Kathleen McGookey (Instructions for My Imposter), and Holly Iglesias (Sleeping Things).

Silver Concho Poetry Series reading
Silver Concho Poetry Series reading

Silver Concho Poetry Series reading

#kickasswomenwriters reading with Glenis Redmond, Carman Calatayud, and Jacinta V. White
#kickasswomenwriters reading with Glenis Redmond, Carman Calatayud, and Jacinta V. White

#kickasswomenwriters reading with Glenis Redmond, Carman Calatayud, and Jacinta V. White

Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet
Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet

Contributors to Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet read tonight!

Terri Kirby Erickson Book Launch Reading, October 8, 2020
Terri Kirby Erickson Book Launch Reading, October 8, 2020

A Sun Inside My Chest by Terri Kirby Erickson

Silver Concho Poetry Series from Press 53
Silver Concho Poetry Series from Press 53

Silver Concho Poetry Series from Press 53 Edited by Pamela Uschuk and William Pitt Root

Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet—A Reading Around the World
Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet—A Reading Around the World

Award-winning author and editor Clifford Garstang presents five stories set in five countries by five authors from Volumes One, Two, and Three of this award-winning anthology series. Reading will be Candice Robertson, Deborah C. Martin, Matthew Pitt, Teresa Hudson, and Tim Weed, with stories set in Cape Verde, Cuba, France, Mongolia, and the USA (Chicago).

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