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An Interview with 2022 DREAMing Out Loud Contributors, Aria Gallo and Luz Aguirre

InterviewJuly 21, 2022

We spoke with 2022 DREAMing Out Loud cohorts Aria Gallo and Luz Guirre about their submissions to the PEN America DREAMing Out Loud anthology. More

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with the 2021 PEN Prison Writing Award Winners

Interview
By: Peter Watson | December 23, 2021

“Am I a writer imprisoned, or has imprisonment made me a writer? Parallel universes aside, imprisonment. . . does contain all the essential ingredients of a writer’s life.” More

“Visiting the Blues” book cover on right; on left: “2021 Prison Writing Awards Celebration” with PEN America and Brooklyn Public Library Justice Initiatives logos

PEN America Prison Writing

Visiting the Blues, 2021 Prison Writing Awards AnthologyBrooklyn Public Library Justice InitiativesWednesday, December 15, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: Queering an Epic Tale with DREAMing Out Loud’s Arjun Dhawan

InterviewAugust 6, 2021

“In terms of migrant literature, the migrant voice, there’s something bubbling that needs to be said, that needs to be heard, that’s unbiased. A story that you’ve never heard.” More

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The PEN Pod: On the Healing Power of Writing with DREAMing Out Loud’s Nicole Henry

InterviewJuly 30, 2021

“Writing is really just powerful. Putting words to paper, whether it’s fiction or fact, it’s just a great way to work through some stuff.” More

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PEN America Releases Third Annual Prison Writing Anthology

Press ReleaseApril 22, 2021

PEN America today announced the release of its third annual PEN America Prison Writing Awards Anthology, this year entitled Breathe into the Ground. More

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Zibby Owens

Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine AnthologyWednesday, February 24, 2021 | 7:00 pm ET
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Anthony J. Nocella II, Mark Seis, and Jeff Shantz - Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology: A Historical Dismantling of Punishment and Domination

A Review of Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology Anthology

Book Review
By: A.W. Strouse | June 18, 2020

“A vital resource for launching a more robust critique of how the field of criminology has been paving the way for totalitarianism.” More

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PEN in the Community: Fairfax High School, Fall 2017

Friday, December 1, 2017 | 1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
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PEN in the Community: Fairfax H.S. and Writers Guild Foundation’s Veterans Writing Project, Spring 2018

Saturday, April 7, 2018 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
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