What Dwells Between the Lines Fifty-Three 53-Word Story Contest Winners, Plus Tip on Writing Remarkably Brief Fiction |
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| Editor:
| Watson, Kevin Morgan
Foxx, Claire V.
Forrest, Christopher
Watson, Ella |
| ISBN: | 978-1-950413-81-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2024 |
| Publisher: | Press 53, LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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In 2012, Press 53 challenged their email subscribers to write a 53-word story about a prompt that was included in their January email. Fewer than twenty people responded. In 2018, one of their winning stories appeared in W. W. Norton's New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction, and in July 2023, the 53-Word Story Contest was featured in the UK's Breathe Magazine. Today, in 2024, the 53-Word Story Contest, a free, monthly contest, is used in classrooms from grade school to college with as...
More DescriptionIn 2012, Press 53 challenged their email subscribers to write a 53-word story about a prompt that was included in their January email. Fewer than twenty people responded. In 2018, one of their winning stories appeared in W. W. Norton's New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction, and in July 2023, the 53-Word Story Contest was featured in the UK's Breathe Magazine. Today, in 2024, the 53-Word Story Contest, a free, monthly contest, is used in classrooms from grade school to college with as many as 1,800 stories in a month submitted by writers around the world. WHAT DWELLS BETWEEN THE LINES celebrates the 53-Word Story Contest by sharing some of the editors' favorite winning stories, while also sharing tips from past winners, other writers, and editors on how to write very brief fiction.