Prison Writing Awards: ‘Saturn Rising’
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Channel: The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR · 2016 · News & Politics
Arthur Fitzgerald is a writer and a prisoner in the U.S. His story “Saturn Rising” was awarded First Place in Fiction in PEN America’s 2016 Prison Writing Contest and is read by Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author of “Salsa Nocturna,” the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series and the award-winning young adult novel “Shadowshaper.” This reading was selected from submissions entered in an annual writing contest for prisoners, hosted by the PEN America Prison Writing Program, which recognizes the power of creative expression as a form of liberation and inspiration for the audience. Watch the entire show: http://wny.cc/Qt0a306B6NI “Breakout: Voices from the Inside” was recorded in front of a live audience at The Greene Space at WNYC on November 28, 2016.
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