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ORDER THE HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS IN PRISON

ORDER THE HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS IN PRISON

PEN’s Handbook for Writers in Prison features detailed guides on the art of writing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays as well as information on punctuation, cover letters, and a list of recommended magazines and journals that consider work for publication. This is an invaluable resource to any incarcerated writer. To date, PEN has distributed 20,000 copies of the Handbook and continues to receive requests.

Please consider making a donation to the Prison Writing Program. Your support will not only help us publish future editions of the Handbook but will also help provide hundreds of inmates across the country with skilled writing teachers and audiences for their work.



Order the Handbook for Writers in Prison

FREE FOR WRITERS IN PRISON

If you or someone you know is currently incarcerated, you are eligible to order a FREEcopy of the Handbook for Writers in Prison.


 

 

 
 
BUY THE HANDBOOK

Workshop instructors who would like to use theHandbook for Writers in Prison for classes are encouraged to purchase copies.

 
 


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