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Press 53 [1]

Basic Information

Address:

560 North Trade Street

Address (line 2):

Suite 103

Zip / Postal Code:

27101

Submission Guidelines:

https://press53.com/submissions [2]

City:

Winston-Salem

Website:

https://press53.com [3]

Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.):

State:

North Carolina

Country:

United States

Contact Information

Contact Title:

Publisher / Editor in Chief

Contact First Name:

Kevin

Watson

Contact E-mail:

Details

Genres Published:

Poetry

Fiction

Publishes Through Contests Only:

Reading Period:

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Response Time:

3 to 6 months

Book Types:

Short story collections

Poetry collections

Formats:

Paperback

Charges Reading Fee:

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Distributors:

Ingram Content Group

Tips From the Editor:

Please visit our website and sample some of the works of our authors. We actively seek out authors who are building readership through publication in journals, magazines, and awards.

Titles per Year:

11 to 20

Editorial Focus:

Short fiction and poetry only. Our editors operate like professional baseball scouts: they seek out writers they would like to work with by reading magazines, journals, etc. Please visit our website and look around.

Representative Authors:

Alfred Corn, David Jauss, Pinckney Benedict, Cathy Smith Bowers, David Bottoms, Marjorie Hudson, Michael Kardos, Clifford Garstang, Taylor Brown, Curtis Smith, Ray Morrison, Terri Kirby Erickson, Joseph Mills, Joseph Bathanti

How many authors debut in each issue?:

4-5

Publishing type:

online and print [4]

Subgenres:

Flash Fiction [5]

Prose Poetry [6]

Short Fiction [7]

Temporarily closed to submissions