Tsunami Caryl-Averlyn

I am a male-to-female trans woman, born in Puerto Rico. I have lived stateside since age 13, I am half Puerto Rican/African-American. In addition to being a writer and enthusiast, I am an activist in multiple legal groups and affiliates, and transformative justice projects.

2022 PEN America Prison Writing Contest – Honorable Mention in Nonfiction Memoir for “Co-Ed“

Articles by Tsunami Caryl-Averlyn

Prison and Justice Writing

Wednesday September 7

Co-Ed

Tsunami Caryh-Averlyn 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, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free expression for the country’s incarcerated population. Well for September,