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Editing Behind Bars: Mainstream Books Built by Incarcerated Artists
Friday, February 9, 2024
3:20 pm to 4:35 pm
The literary world has grown more conscientious about including incarcerated writers in occasional projects, but their work is still siloed at best. What perspectives can literature gain when mainstream books are built by incarcerated writers? What can we learn when disappeared citizens take control of the narrative? Learn about the book American Precariat (Coffee House Press), and the team behind the first-ever anthology compiled and edited by incarcerated writers, for readers in the free world.
Participants
Jennifer Bowen Hicks is artistic director of the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. Her work has received the Arts & Letter Prize, the Tim McGinnis Award, BAE Notable, and Pushcart Special Mention. Her essays and stories appear in Orion, The Iowa Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere.
Michael Torres was born and bought up in Pomona, California where he spent his adolescence as a graffiti artist. His debut collection, An Incomplete List of Names, was a National Poetry Series selection. Currently, he teaches creative writing in Minnesota.
