About What Dwells between the Lines

In 2011, Press 53 challenged their email subscribers to write a 53-word story in response to a prompt. Fewer than twenty people responded. In 2020, the contest received 13,906 entries from writers around the world. One winning story was selected for inclusion in W. W. Norton's New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction, and in 2023, the 53-Word Story Contest was featured in the UK's Breathe magazine. Today, in 2024, this free and monthly 53-Word Story Contest, is used by teachers from grade school to college. WHAT DWELLS BETWEEN THE LINES celebrates the 53-Word Story Contest by sharing fifty-three of the editors' favorite winning stories, while also sharing tips on how to write remarkably brief fiction. To learn how to participate in the 53-Word Story Contest, visit www.press53.com/53word-story-contest

Book launch at Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, Burnsville, NC, Sept. 6-7 with a presentation, reading, and discussion by publisher Kevin Morgan Watson, along with some featured winning writers.

Presentation times at CMLF:
Friday, September 6, 10-10:45AM, Plott Hound Books, 102 W Main St

Saturday, September 7, 3-3:45PM, Town Hall, 2 Town Square