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About Me

Press 53 is a small, independent publisher of book-length works of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. For more information, visit our website at www.Press53.com

My Interests

Forthcoming Titles
Land of Amnesia by Joseph Bathanti
Parlous Angels by Ed Southern
Springtime on Mars by Susan Woodring
Angels, Thieves & Winemakers by Joseph Mills
Visiting Hours edited by Dan Wickett
Swimmers in the Sea by Denzil Strickland

I'd like to meet:

Flannery O'Connor, Harper Lee, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Joseph Campbell, Andre Dubus, Henry Miller, Edgar Cayce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Walker Percy, Viktor Frankl, J.D. Salinger, Breece D'J Pancake, Reynolds Price, Hunter S. Thompson, Vladimir Nabokov, Kurt Vonnegut,

Music:

Recently Released Titles
Stories from the Afterlife by Quinn Dalton
Surreal South edited by Pinckney and Laura Benedict
Three Versions of the Truth by Amy Knox Brown
Move Over, Mountain by John Ehle
The Crazy Garden by E.A. Bagby
The Species Crown by Curtis Smith
Searching for Virginia Dare by Marjorie Hudson
It Comes to Me Loosely Woven by Beebe Barksdale Bruner

Movies:

Also Available from Press 53
The Land Breakers by John Ehle
The Free Men by John Ehle
Epic Cures by Tom Sheehan
Stories in the Old Style by Al Sim
Wake Wake Wake by Valerie Nieman
Somewhere During the Spin Cycle by Joseph Mills
Croatan by Doug Frelke
Whiskey Nipple by Doug Frelke
The Light Within: A Travel Log of India by Joseph Anderson
You Can't Meet Jesus Wearing Sneakers by Kevin Watson

Television:

Press 53 titles are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, and bookstores, coffee shops, wineries, schools, museums, and libraris everywhere.To order directly from Press 53, visit our web site.www.Press53.com

My Blog

Introducing the RiverRun Story to Screenplay Adaptation Contest

Last night, Kevin and I attended a reception at the Sawtooth Center in Winston-Salem, where RiverRun Film folks announced our collaborative project, the Story to Screenplay Adaptation Contest. Kevin h...
Posted by Press 53 on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:54:00 PST

Guest Blog Opportunity this Fall

Forsyth County Public Library in Winston-Salem is sponsoring another fall reading campaign, which will begin Sept. 13 and last through October 11. They do this annually as "On the Same Page." This yea...
Posted by Press 53 on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:36:00 PST

Lunch-Time Short Story Chat with Susan Woodring June 3

Go to www.press53.com/chat_room.html to read Susan Woodring's story "Birds of Illinois," which we'll be discussing on June 3, 12:30. Susan will be in the Press 53 Chat Room to answer questions and exp...
Posted by Press 53 on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:14:00 PST

VERSUS Anthology Call for Submissions

Regular submissions are closed at P53, but good news. J. Dillon Woods, editor of the forthcoming anthology Versus, has just sent word to us of an open call for submissions. Here are the details. Send ...
Posted by Press 53 on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:56:00 PST

News, news, news, news

So many things to report going on at P53. I can’t seem to keep up, as I’m sure (or hope) you’ve noticed. This list won’t do any of these great books, people, or accomplishments...
Posted by Press 53 on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:22:00 PST

Young Writers--13 to 17--Send Us Your Work

Dear MySpace Friends, Our 1st Annual Open Awards contest is drawing to a close. We've received tons of excellent work in seven categories, all now closed. But we're not seeing as much interest from yo...
Posted by Press 53 on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:34:00 PST

Introducing Springtime on Mars by Susan Woodring

Press 53 is pleased to introduce Susan Woodring's new collection of stories Springtime on Mars, a book I truly wish I'd written. And not just because the stories are so excellent, although t...
Posted by Press 53 on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:30:00 PST

Surreal South 09 Guidelines -- Just in from the editors

Surreal South 09 submission guidelines ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF SUBMISSIONS FOR SURREAL SOUTH 09 (Please read the entire announcement before submitting.) In October 2007, Press53 (www.press53.com) pu...
Posted by Press 53 on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:02:00 PST

Salem College Announces Contest Opportunity for Writers

This just in from the good people at Salem College. This is a great opportunity. Big, big bucks!!   Salem College Center for Women Writers Announces Three National Literary Awards in Fiction, P...
Posted by Press 53 on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:34:00 PST

Surreal South 09 Guidelines

Watch here for SS09 details, coming soon. If you have not yet picked up a copy of SS07, you have no idea what you're missing or what you're not learning about future sub opps for the series. For inst...
Posted by Press 53 on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:59:00 PST