PEN America launches digital site to support incarcerated writers


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In the United States, PEN's Prison and Justice Writing Programme recently announced the launch of the Incarcerated Writers Bureau, an initiative designed to 'make the literary community more inclusive of writers behind bars.' Photo: Filepic

Writers in US prisons will have a new path to getting their work seen through a website managed by PEN America that includes information on publishers, agents, journalistsand other potential contacts.

PEN's Prison and Justice Writing Programme recently announced the launch of the Incarcerated Writers Bureau, an initiative developed with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and designed to "make the literary community more inclusive of writers behind bars.”

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