Peter Dunne

Peter M. Dunne is the winner of a 2018 PEN America Prison Writing Award. He is a poet and novelist who, while incarcerated, earned a degree from Bard College through the Bard Prison Initiative. He divides his time between tutoring, reading strange books, and working on new projects. Upon his release, he plans on becoming a positive member of society by earning his MFA, gaining employment as an editor and graphic designer, starting an avant-garde literary journal, and establishing a small press catering to incarcerated individuals.