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Writing for Justice Fellowship

The Writing for Justice Fellowship commissions writers to create works of lasting merit that illuminate critical issues related to mass incarceration. More

Emerging Voices Podcast

The PEN America Emerging Voices Podcast was created to increase the reach of the fellowship and provide the tools necessary to launch a professional writing career to writers in… More

Writing for Justice Fellowship Application

PEN America’s $10,000 Writing for Justice Fellowship will commission six writers—emerging or established—to create written works of lasting merit that illuminate critical issues related to mass incarceration and catalyze… More