Dear friends,
Incarcerated people are some of the most inventive, dedicated, and productive writers I know. Across the state of Michigan, incarcerated writers hone their craft through creative writing workshops, peer-led writing groups, and self-direction. They author a wide range of genres of writing, including poetry, prose, short stories, creative nonfiction, essays, novels, screenplays, comic books, and songs. Their dedication to writing demonstrates the acute need to be heard, even in the most challenging of circumstances.
I’m writing today to ask for your support of the Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing, which provides a critical venue for incarcerated writers to publish their work. Last year, 105 incarcerated writers submitted pieces to the Review and 65 were published in our eighteenth volume. The Review serves as a crucial bridge across prison walls and an important affirmation for incarcerated writers that we are indeed listening to their voices.
Conducting programs that provide growth for creative writers in prison takes time and resources. We need your help to raise $10,000 to support our writing program. Your gift of any amount will make a difference and will cover expenses like these:
- $25 — mailing critical response letters to 35 writers
- $50 — transcribing 50 submissions to the Review
- $100 — sending contributor copies to writers in prison
- $250 — a semester of editorial review committee meetings
Please take a moment to support PCAP’s writers with a gift today. Thank you for making this program possible.
Sincerely,
Nora Krinitsky
Director, Prison Creative Arts Project
