I'm so sorry that you lost your mother. I can't imagine how you feel and I don't know what to say.
But I will do what I can to give you contact information to some possible publishers for your writing.
In the meantime, there's this that you may use to find a new focus in life. I'll copy and paste everything about it here for you. If you need additional information, I can help send it to you.
ANNUAL PRISON WRITING CONTEST
PEN America sponsors an annual writing contest for prisoners. Anyone incarcerated in a federal, state, or county prison in the year before the September 1 deadline is eligible to enter. Prizes of $250, $150, and $100 are awarded for first, second, and third place, respectively, in each of the following categories: poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction and memoir.
CONTEST GUIDELINES: PEN’s Prison Writing Contest accepts contest submission between January 1 and September 1 of each year. Winners will be announced the following Spring. Manuscripts should be typewritten and double-spaced whenever possible, or legibly handwritten on 8.5-by-11-inch paper. All submissions should be accompanied by a brief cover letter with the author’s name, identification number, and complete mailing address.
Authors may not submit more than one entry in each category, except in poetry, which has a 20-page limit.
Only unpublished manuscripts will be considered, with the exception of pieces that have appeared in publications for the prison population only. Any subject matter will be considered.
Please be sure to send copies of your work, not the originals. PEN is unable to return manuscripts. Always include a return address. Selected winning entries will be published on PEN’s web site.
PLEASE SEND ENTRIES TO: PEN Writing Awards for Prisoners PEN American Center 588 Broadway, Suite 303 New York, NY 10012
Sarah, i think about you and your writing often. The time we spent together taught me alot. Congratulations on finishing the book. I know how much that meant to you. I would love to hear from you. You have so much potential and i know you will meet the highest expectations.
Thanks for writing! I worked on the transcription for your post.
I've only been able to transcribe the first page but I read all the pages and liked what you wrote a lot. Thanks for sending in a piece of you that's put on a page. I hope to finish this whole piece myself over the next few weeks. Lol unless someone beats me to it.
Take care and keep on writing. You are quite articulate.
Oopps....I'm hopeful I accidentally sent my message to you rather than erasing it.
To finish what I hopefully included in my message--your talents as a writer are valuable to affecting change. You can be very productive just writing about your experiences at Stanley and suggesting changes in the Wisconsin prison system.
Thank you for sharing your talents.
Evy Nerbonne
P.S. Please advise as to whether you received the first part of my message. If not....I'll recreate and resend.
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But I will do what I can to give you contact information to some possible publishers for your writing.
In the meantime, there's this that you may use to find a new focus in life. I'll copy and paste everything about it here for you. If you need additional information, I can help send it to you.
ANNUAL PRISON WRITING CONTEST
PEN America sponsors an annual writing contest for prisoners. Anyone incarcerated in a federal, state, or county prison in the year before the September 1 deadline is eligible to enter. Prizes of $250, $150, and $100 are awarded for first, second, and third place, respectively, in each of the following categories: poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction and memoir.
CONTEST GUIDELINES:
PEN’s Prison Writing Contest accepts contest submission between January 1 and September 1 of each year. Winners will be announced the following Spring. Manuscripts should be typewritten and double-spaced whenever possible, or legibly handwritten on 8.5-by-11-inch paper. All submissions should be accompanied by a brief cover letter with the author’s name, identification number, and complete mailing address.
Authors may not submit more than one entry in each category, except in poetry, which has a 20-page limit.
Only unpublished manuscripts will be considered, with the exception of pieces that have appeared in publications for the prison population only. Any subject matter will be considered.
Please be sure to send copies of your work, not the originals. PEN is unable to return manuscripts. Always include a return address. Selected winning entries will be published on PEN’s web site.
PLEASE SEND ENTRIES TO:
PEN Writing Awards for Prisoners
PEN American Center
588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012
Always Your Friend,
LaTisha
I've only been able to transcribe the first page but I read all the pages and liked what you wrote a lot. Thanks for sending in a piece of you that's put on a page.
I hope to finish this whole piece myself over the next few weeks. Lol unless someone beats me to it.
Take care and keep on writing. You are quite articulate.
To finish what I hopefully included in my message--your talents as a writer are valuable to affecting change. You can be very productive just writing about your experiences at Stanley and suggesting changes in the Wisconsin prison system.
Thank you for sharing your talents.
Evy Nerbonne
P.S. Please advise as to whether you received the first part of my message. If not....I'll recreate and resend.