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Writers/instructors/mentors extending the vibrant literary community to/from/within Minnesota state prisons. #MPWW 📝💡🌟🖤

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Freedom Reads@million_book4 Apr 2024
With completed #InsideLiteraryPrize ballots in hand and many conversations about books under our belts, the Arizona leg of the Inside Literary Prize tour has come to a close 🏜
Inside Literary Prize judges discuss the four books shortlisted for the Prize.

ALT Inside Literary Prize judges discuss the four books shortlisted for the Prize.

An Inside Literary Prize judge votes on the four books shortlisted for the Prize.

ALT An Inside Literary Prize judge votes on the four books shortlisted for the Prize.

Freedom Reads team members and women inside an Arizona prison pose for a photo.

ALT Freedom Reads team members and women inside an Arizona prison pose for a photo.

Freedom Reads Program Coordinator Steven Parkhurst speaks at an Arizona prison.

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Freedom Reads@million_book20 Mar 2024
ICYMI: Last year, Freedom Reads was featured in @MarshallProj and @VICENews's Inside Story video series 💫 Freedom Reads Founder & CEO @dwaynebetts spoke about the mission of Freedom Reads and how a book can change the trajectory of your life. themarshallproject.org/2023/…
The TikTokers Exposing What Life Is Like in Prison

The TikTokers Exposing What Life Is Like in Prison

We see how glimpses of life behind bars go viral online, and talk with Piper Kerman about creating “Orange is the New Black.”

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Freedom Reads@million_book18 Mar 2024
Calling friends of Freedom Reads in the DMV area đź“Ł Join Freedom Reads Founder & CEO @dwaynebetts at @Georgetown's Lannan Literary Festival this Thursday, March 21!
Lannan Center (@TheLannanCenter) profile pictureLannan Center@TheLannanCenter14 Mar 2024
One week away! Join us on March 21st at 6:30PM for "The Writer in Prison," a conversation with @dwaynebetts and Zeke Caligiuri! bit.ly/LannanLitFest2024 #LannanLitFest
Photos of Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri. Renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offer their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discuss the impact of incarceration in shaping their writing lives, creative processes and narratives. Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 pm in the Copley Formal Lounge. Banner - 3 images: 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

ALT Photos of Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri. Renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offer their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discuss the impact of incarceration in shaping their writing lives, creative processes and narratives. Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 pm in the Copley Formal Lounge. Banner - 3 images: 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

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Live now, Zeke Caligiuri & Bill Ayers in conversation about AMERICAN PRECARIAT, out now from @Coffee_House_ & @MNPrisonWriting!
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Bill Ayers@WilliamAyers11 Mar 2024
See you there!!
MNPrisonWriting (@MNPrisonWriting) profile pictureMNPrisonWriting@MNPrisonWriting11 Mar 2024
📣 Chicago friends! 🖤 We hope you’ll join Zeke Caligiuri and acclaimed author & activist @WilliamAyers this Friday, March 15th at 7PM at @PilsenCommBooks for this unforgettable conversation. This is a free, in-person event, and it’s Zeke’s first time in Chicago so pls say hello!
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Happy Publication Day, Justin Rovillos Monson! 🌱
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UChicago CSRPC@CSRPC11 Mar 2024
For one night only on March 15, poet and performer Reginald Dwayne Betts brings his celebrated solo performance, Felon: An American Washi Tale, to Chicago at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts. Tickets are on sale now at ilhumanities.org/felon.
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NEXT WEEK! Don't miss the 2024 Lannan Literary Festival, "The Writer in the World," featuring authors Viet Thanh Nguyen, Sara Nović, Reginald Dwayne Betts, and talent from among the @Georgetown student body! bit.ly/LannanLitFest2024 #LannanLitFest
Photos of Viet Thanh Nguyen, Sara Nović, and Reginald Dwayne Betts. 2024 Lannan Literary Festival: The Writer in the World Tuesday, March 19: Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer) Wednesday, March 20: Sara Nović (True Biz) Thursday, March 21: Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) Banner Image: 3 images - 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

ALT Photos of Viet Thanh Nguyen, Sara Nović, and Reginald Dwayne Betts. 2024 Lannan Literary Festival: The Writer in the World Tuesday, March 19: Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer) Wednesday, March 20: Sara Nović (True Biz) Thursday, March 21: Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) Banner Image: 3 images - 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

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Did y'all know that we sell books? And we host a ton of great events with people who write books? Check it out: pilsencommunitybooks.com/?q=…
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And we're honored to host Zeke Caligiuri and @WilliamAyers for an @UnderTheTreePod discussion of the new anthology AMERICAN PRECARIAT: PARABLES OF EXCLUSION, out now from @Coffee_House_ and @MNPrisonWriting pilsencommunitybooks.com/?q=…
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On March 21st at 6:30PM, we’ll be joined by renowned authors @dwaynebetts and Zeke Caligiuri for a conversation on "The Writer in Prison." This event is in collaboration with @georgetownpji bit.ly/LannanLitFest2024 #LannanLitFest
Photos of Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri. Renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offer their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discuss the impact of incarceration in shaping their writing lives, creative processes and narratives. Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 pm in the Copley Formal Lounge. Banner - 3 images: 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

ALT Photos of Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri. Renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offer their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discuss the impact of incarceration in shaping their writing lives, creative processes and narratives. Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 pm in the Copley Formal Lounge. Banner - 3 images: 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

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Thanks to everyone who came to support our panel “Editing Behind Bars: Mainstream Books Built by Incarcerated Artists” at #AWP24 in Kansas City & picking up so many copies of ✨AMERICAN PRECARIAT✨ (@Coffee_House_ ) 📚 Made more special: first ever AWP for Chris, Zeke & Alice ❤️ – at Minneapolis, MN
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Bill Ayers@WilliamAyers15 Feb 2024
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📣 Chicago! Pls save the date: Friday, March 15th at 7PM at @PilsenCommBooks 📚 Renowned author, educator, anti-war activist @WilliamAyers for @UnderTheTreePod : “a seminar on freedom” will be in conversation w/ Zeke Caligiuri about ✨AMERICAN PRECARIAT✨@Coffee_House_ & more! ❤️
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Mellon Foundation@MellonFdn14 Feb 2024
The Jailhouse Lawyer Initiative invests in jailhouse lawyers—incarcerated justice advocates—as a core strategy for ending the cycle of incarceration. mellon.org/grant-story/read-…
Read the Letters Written by Jailhouse Lawyers

Read the Letters Written by Jailhouse Lawyers

A New York University grant story from the Mellon Foundation.

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Congratulations to the inaugural cohort of the Writing Freedom Fellowship, announced today by @haymarketbooks and @MellonFdn! The Fellows were selected with guidance from an advisory board, which includes #NBAwards-honored authors Natalie Diaz, Tayari Jones, and Rachel Kushner.
Haymarket Books (@haymarketbooks) profile pictureHaymarket Books@haymarketbooks13 Feb 2024
Today, Haymarket Books and @MellonFdn are proud to announce the inaugural cohort of the Writing Freedom Fellowship, a program elevate the necessary voices of poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers impacted by carceral systems. haymarketbooks.org/blogs/507…
Meet the 2024 Writing Freedom Fellows

Meet the 2024 Writing Freedom Fellows

Haymarket Books and the Mellon Foundation are thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of the Writing Freedom Fellowship, an opportunity to support emerging and established poets, fiction writers,...

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Scalawag@scalawagmag13 Feb 2024
Today on the media justice front, @haymarketbooks and @MellonFdn jointly announced the inaugural cohort for the newly established Writing Freedom Fellowship — a program to support writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction impacted by the criminal legal system.
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Tremendous congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the Writing Freedom Fellowship and thanks to @haymarketbooks and @MellonFdn for providing critical support to these writers and thinkers. Get to know the fellows in this thread and at the link! writing-freedom.org
Haymarket Books (@haymarketbooks) profile pictureHaymarket Books@haymarketbooks13 Feb 2024
Today, Haymarket Books and @MellonFdn are proud to announce the inaugural cohort of the Writing Freedom Fellowship, a program elevate the necessary voices of poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers impacted by carceral systems. haymarketbooks.org/blogs/507…
Meet the 2024 Writing Freedom Fellows

Meet the 2024 Writing Freedom Fellows

Haymarket Books and the Mellon Foundation are thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of the Writing Freedom Fellowship, an opportunity to support emerging and established poets, fiction writers,...

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CONGRATULATIONS to the inaugural cohort of WRITING FREEDOM FELLOWS! We are proud to have partnered with @MellonFdn and @haymarketbooks to support this amazing new fellowship. You can find out more about the new fellows and program here: writing-freedom.org/

A Literary Fellowship for System-Impacted Writers

Writing Freedom aims to elevate the necessary voices of poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers impacted by carceral systems.

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Mellon Foundation@MellonFdn13 Feb 2024
Today, February 13, @haymarketbooks and Mellon Foundation are pleased to announce the inaugural cohort for the Writing Freedom Fellowship. The Fellowship aims to support and uplift the voices of writers impacted by the criminal legal system. Learn more: on.mellon.org/writingfreedom
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Congratulations to the 2024 Writing Freedom fellows! Learn more about their work here: writing-freedom.org/fellows/
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