Another Rainy Day, Hurray
Burl Corbett was awarded 1st Place in Nonfiction Memoir in the 2022 Prison Writing Contest. Every year, hundreds of imprisoned people from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and… More
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
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
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
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
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Dangerous trend happening at state and local levels. This is where your leadership and involvement are needed - school boards and library boards. 📚 #BannedBooks #BookBanning #Librarians #K12 https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1639301600345767937
As @JoyVBehar points out, Americans' knowledge of the Holocaust is declining even as the movement to ban books—including #Holocaust-themed works such as @jodipicoult's The Storyteller—is accelerating.
Behar also gives a shoutout to 100-year-old Grace Linn! #JoysBannedBookClub
How has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affected the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in the region?
Register for our side event at @UNECE Regional Forum on #SustainableDevelopment with experts from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine to learn more: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G4M5CETKSVefdrPiJYfMEQ