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Prime Number Magazine Awards for Poetry & Short Fiction — Press 53 Justin Hunt has been named our First Prize winner for his poem “The Odds Are Against You and Me.” Justin will receive $1,000 and his poem will appear in Issue 293 of Prime Number Magazine.

Fun News: Mona Mehas has published three Prime 53 Poems in the current issue of ENGAGE, an online magazine for Star Trek enthusiasts. Follow the link and you'll find her poems on page 50. Note: The free 2026 Prime 53 Poem Summer Challenge opens on June 1. Details at https://www.press53.com/prime-53-poem-summer-challenge

https://www.stfamily.org/magazine/issue15-march-2026

Issue 15 (March 2026) | ENGAGE! Magazine This issue of ENGAGE! Magazine examines how Gene Roddenberry originally pitched the series to Desilu Studios as a "wagon train to the stars". Hollywood of the 50s and 60s were head over heels for the American Wild West, with many prominent television shows and films in that genre. Star Trek througho...

A tender poem and a touching story by Terri Kirby Erickson to celebrate this planet and every life on it. Thank you, New Verse News, for this offering.

NVN Earth Day Extra: DOROTHY LOWAKUTUK by Terri Kirby Erickson