Est. October 2005
Celebrating Twenty Years of Finding and sharing remarkable voices in Poetry & Short Fiction
Attention Readers Outside of the United States: All Press 53 books are available worldwide. To avoid high shipping charges from the U.S., check with your favorite online bookseller!
Press 53 published its first book on October 10, 2005, and we have now published more than 300 titles by writers in 40 states who have earned more than 100 awards.
Thank you for your support of Press 53 and our authors!
Better to resist the flux and believe that something stays. At last, he thinks, that is his answer. How still it all is, so utterly clear. Then one bright leaf lets go and changes everything.
from Knowing by Mark Cox, winner of the 2025 Brockman-Campbell Book Award
Issue 281 Is Now Live! Press 53’s two-time Pushcart Prize-winning online literary journal
2026 Titles
Our Spring 2026 titles are now ready to ship. To learn more about each title, click on the cover image.
Note: Books purchased between Mar 4-8 will ship March 9 and 10 due to our attendance at the AWP Conference in Baltimore. If you are also attending AWP, stop by our booth (610), say hello, pick up a free magic pen, and take home some excellent reading.
You are also invited to our off-site reading at Johns Hopkins University, Friday, March 6, 5:30-7PM, Gilman Hall, 3400 N. Charles St, Tudor and Stuart Room 388. Come one, come all!
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