Washington State’s Decision to Ban Book Donations to Prisons Misguided and Harmful
"Literature offers a way for people in prison to expand their minds, to retain a sense of connection to the outside community, to pass the time, and to continue… More
A PEN Ten Interview with the 2018 Writing for Justice Fellows
"I walk a little more in my truth each day. But it wasn’t until I wrote it down that I truly started to understand my story as one of… More
Announcing the Inaugural PEN America Writing for Justice Fellows
“With the consequences of mass incarceration growing in America’s cultural consciousness, we’re proud that our Fellows are further expanding the public discourse.” More
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
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
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