 2006 PEN Prison Writing Awards
Originally broadcast on WBAI and now on Catradiocafe.com, members of PEN's Prison Writing Committee read from the Prison Writing Contest's winning manuscripts.
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POETRY
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First Prize
Erin George
F.C.C.W., Troy, VA
Origami Heart
Second Prize
Andrew Jaicks
Tuscon, AZ
A Catholic Girl Gets a Telescope
Third Prize
Gail Leonard
Wetumpka, AL
Whispers
Dawson Prize
Zachary Redfearne
Bent County C.F., Las Animas, CO
After a Bomb Threat
Honorable Mentions
JV Belot
Auburn, NY
Green Pants
Craig Rogers
Arizona S.P., Tuscon, AZ
MM – Pas De Deux
Michael McLean
Fishkill C.F., Beacon, NY
Mirrored Mirage
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ESSAY
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First Prize
Patricia Prewitt
Women’s Eastern Reception, Vandalia, MO
Contraband
Second Prize
Daniel B. Harris
Estelle H/S, Huntsville, TX
Dialogue With a Convict
Third Prize
Santonio Murff
Michaels Unit, Tennessee Colony, TX
Banging For a Solution
Honorable Mentions
Jose Boner
Wisconsin Supermax, Boscobel, WI
Poetical Muralism
Robert E. Baker
V.S.P., Valdosta, GA
The Faith and Character Program
Matthew L. Baker
Standish M.C.F., Standish, MI
Arrests in America: Fuzzy Math
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DRAMA
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First Prize
Laos Schman
San Luis Obispo, California
Sisters
Second Prize
John Corley
Louisiana S.P., Angola, LA
Time Served or Conversatin’ Wi’ De Dade
Third Prize
Dennis Forrest
Ramsey Unit, Rosharon, TX
In the Beginning
Honorable Mentions
Tyrone Wyche
Lawrenceville C.C., Lawrenceville, VA
Son of a Ghost
John “Divine G” Whitfield
Sing Sing C.F., Ossining, NY
Cell 13
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MEMOIR
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First Prize
Richard Parker
Ramsey Unit, Rosharon, TX
Land of Opportunity—Or Else
Second Prize
Ricky Quarles
California M.F., Vacaville, CA
Why I Care
Third Prize
Mark D. McKenna
Rutledge S.P., Columbus, GA
Pictures Don’t Lie
Dawson Prize
Frank Serrano
S.P.B., Crescent City, CA
Too Young to Drive
Honorable Mentions
Smokey W. Shadows
Salem, OR
The Voices
John Yarbrough
Ramsey Unit, Rosharon, TX
Shame
Eugene Alexander Dey
S.C.C., Susanville, CA
A Three-Strikes Sojourn
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FICTION
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First Prize
Brian Chase
F.C.I. Beckley, Beaver, West Virginia
Willie en Las Cruces, novel excerpt
Second Prize
Charles Huckleberry
Concord, New Hampshire
When Eddie Gets the Blues
Third Prize
Charles P. Norman
Tomoka C.F., Daytona Beach, Florida
World’s Oldest Prisoner
Dawson Prize
Melvin Weatherall
Michaels Unit, Tennessee Colony, TX
A Town With No Name
Honorable Mentions
Michael P. McLean
Fishkill C.F., Beacon, NY
The Seventh Sense
Victor Hassine
S.C.I., Somerset, PA
The Final Discharge
Blaine Norris
S.C.I., Somerset, PA
One Night Job
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