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Caught Crossing, Caught Between — A Tale of Two Cities
Frank Kensaku Saragosa was awarded 1st Place in Nonfiction Essay in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction,… More
When Kneaded
C. Fausto Cabrera was awarded 2nd Place in Poetry in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and… More
Hating Daddy
John Adams was awarded an Honorable Mention in Nonfiction Memoir in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction,… More
Litany in Pairs
Chad Rand was awarded the Fielding Dawson Prize in Poetry in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction,… More
Chasing the Apex
Evan Drennan was awarded 3rd Place in Drama in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic… More
The Intern
Julian Blanchard was awarded the Fielding Dawson Prize in Fiction in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction,… More
A Texas Prisoner Remembers
Steven Perez was awarded the Fielding Dawson Prize in Nonfiction Memoir in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction,… More