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We're hosting @PENamerica 2021 Prison Writing Awards! Join us Dec 15 @ 7PM EST for a virtual celebration of selected pieces by incarcerated authors read by some of our favorite writers @baratunde @Piper @MitchSJackson @JackieWoodson @illuminatemics & more!
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#PENLitAwards judges hail from across the world and represent a wide range of disciplines, backgrounds, identities, and aesthetic lineages, and are award-winning writers themselves. Learn more about our 2022 judges here: https://bit.ly/3qy3ddU.
