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Prison Writing Award Winners: 1986-1987

PoetryFirst PrizeCharles CulhaneOssing, NYOf Cold PlacesSecond PrizeGary WaitkeepeJamestown, CATo Sleep on a SubmarineThird Prize (tie)Thomas BerkelbaughPittsburgh, PAThe Short on Q (As In Cucumber) RangeNolan GelmanFrackville, PAFairhill PrisonHonorable MentionsWajih M.… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 1990-1991

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by John-Mark Kuznietsov[/caption] Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest,… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 1991-1992

Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 1992-1993

Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 1993-1994

Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 1994-1995

Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 1995-1996

Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 1998-1999

Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 1999-2000

Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More

Prison Writing Award Winners: 2000-2001

Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More