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MNPrisonWriting @MNPrisonWriting

Writers/instructors/mentors extending the vibrant literary community to/from/within Minnesota state prisons. #MPWW 📝💡🌟🖤

Joined March 2014
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Dear Community, it’s ✨GIVE TO THE MAX DAY✨ in MN to support local nonprofit orgs—will you help us reach our $60,000 goal to bring creative writing into MN state prisons and foster a community around art? Any amount helps this vital work. ❤️ Please visit givemn.org/organization/Minn…
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🎆 TONIGHT! Saturday, Oct. 26th from 7-9PM CT, pls join us for our 13th ✨BEYOND BARS: Voices of Incarceration✨ student reading at Hamline University or via Zoom! Hosted by Zeke Caligiuri & @MKDorDiggsy & amazing readings & homecoming celebrations! ❤️➡️ mnprisonwriting.org
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Saturday, Oct 26th, 7-9PM CT, pls join us for 13th annual ✨BEYOND BARS: Voices of Incarceration✨ student reading in-person or live-streamed via Zoom—feat. our wonderful community of alums, instructors, mentors, family & friends. Free, all welcome. Info: mnprisonwriting.org
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To register on Zoom and join us from anywhere: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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TONIGHT, Thursday, May 2 @ 8PM ET/7PM CT/ 5PM PT @booksmithtweets to discuss ✨AMERICAN PRECARIAT✨ published w/ @Coffee_House_ 📚 featuring writers @LaurenMarkham_ @kaokaliayang & editors C. Fausto, Fong, Zeke, hosted by @MKDorDiggsy ❤️ To register: brooklinebooksmith.com/event…

MNPrisonWriting@MNPrisonWriting
1 May 2024
TOMORROW, Thursday, May 2nd at 8PM ET/7PM CT/5PM PT, please join us with @booksmithtweets to celebrate ✨AMERICAN PRECARIAT✨ @Coffee_House_ featuring writers @LaurenMarkham_ @kaokaliayang & editors C. Fausto, Fong & Zeke, hosted by @MKDorDiggsy. To RSVP: brooklinebooksmith.com/event…
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TOMORROW, Thursday, May 2nd at 8PM ET/7PM CT/5PM PT, please join us with @booksmithtweets to celebrate ✨AMERICAN PRECARIAT✨ @Coffee_House_ featuring writers @LaurenMarkham_ @kaokaliayang & editors C. Fausto, Fong & Zeke, hosted by @MKDorDiggsy. To RSVP: brooklinebooksmith.com/event…
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MNPrisonWriting retweeted
Freedom Reads@million_book
4 Apr 2024
With completed #InsideLiteraryPrize ballots in hand and many conversations about books under our belts, the Arizona leg of the Inside Literary Prize tour has come to a close 🏜
Inside Literary Prize judges discuss the four books shortlisted for the Prize.

ALT Inside Literary Prize judges discuss the four books shortlisted for the Prize.

An Inside Literary Prize judge votes on the four books shortlisted for the Prize.

ALT An Inside Literary Prize judge votes on the four books shortlisted for the Prize.

Freedom Reads team members and women inside an Arizona prison pose for a photo.

ALT Freedom Reads team members and women inside an Arizona prison pose for a photo.

Freedom Reads Program Coordinator Steven Parkhurst speaks at an Arizona prison.

ALT Freedom Reads Program Coordinator Steven Parkhurst speaks at an Arizona prison.

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Freedom Reads@million_book
20 Mar 2024
ICYMI: Last year, Freedom Reads was featured in @MarshallProj and @VICENews's Inside Story video series 💫 Freedom Reads Founder & CEO @dwaynebetts spoke about the mission of Freedom Reads and how a book can change the trajectory of your life. themarshallproject.org/2023/…

The TikTokers Exposing What Life Is Like in Prison

We see how glimpses of life behind bars go viral online, and talk with Piper Kerman about creating “Orange is the New Black.”

themarshallproject.org
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📣 Friends in Washington DC! ✨TOMORROW, Thursday, 3/21 at 6:30PM, please join renowned writer & founder of FREEDOM READS @million_book @dwaynebetts in conversation w/ our own Zeke Caligiuri to close out ✨THE WRITER IN THE WORLD✨ literary festival hosted by @TheLannanCenter ❤️
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Freedom Reads@million_book
18 Mar 2024
Calling friends of Freedom Reads in the DMV area đź“Ł Join Freedom Reads Founder & CEO @dwaynebetts at @Georgetown's Lannan Literary Festival this Thursday, March 21!
Lannan Center@TheLannanCenter
14 Mar 2024
One week away! Join us on March 21st at 6:30PM for "The Writer in Prison," a conversation with @dwaynebetts and Zeke Caligiuri! bit.ly/LannanLitFest2024 #LannanLitFest
Photos of Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri. Renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offer their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discuss the impact of incarceration in shaping their writing lives, creative processes and narratives. Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 pm in the Copley Formal Lounge. Banner - 3 images: 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

ALT Photos of Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri. Renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offer their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discuss the impact of incarceration in shaping their writing lives, creative processes and narratives. Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 pm in the Copley Formal Lounge. Banner - 3 images: 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

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RT @PilsenCommBooks: Live now, Zeke Caligiuri & Bill Ayers in conversation about AMERICAN PRECARIAT, out now from @Coffee_House_ & @MNPriso…
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📣 Chicago Friends! ✨TONIGHT✨ Friday, March 15th at 7PM, please join Zeke Caligiuri in conversation with the inimitable @WilliamAyers for his @UnderTheTreePod podcast at @PilsenCommBooks about precarity and the “revolutionary” anthology ✨AMERICAN PRECARIAT✨ @Coffee_House_ 📚
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Bill Ayers@WilliamAyers
11 Mar 2024
See you there!!
MNPrisonWriting@MNPrisonWriting
11 Mar 2024
📣 Chicago friends! 🖤 We hope you’ll join Zeke Caligiuri and acclaimed author & activist @WilliamAyers this Friday, March 15th at 7PM at @PilsenCommBooks for this unforgettable conversation. This is a free, in-person event, and it’s Zeke’s first time in Chicago so pls say hello!
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MNPrisonWriting retweeted
Haymarket Books@haymarketbooks
12 Mar 2024
Happy Publication Day, Justin Rovillos Monson! 🌱
the cover of American Inmate by Justin Rovillos Monson displayed on a pile of gravel

ALT the cover of American Inmate by Justin Rovillos Monson displayed on a pile of gravel

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UChicago CSRPC@CSRPC
11 Mar 2024
For one night only on March 15, poet and performer Reginald Dwayne Betts brings his celebrated solo performance, Felon: An American Washi Tale, to Chicago at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts. Tickets are on sale now at ilhumanities.org/felon.
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Lannan Center@TheLannanCenter
12 Mar 2024
NEXT WEEK! Don't miss the 2024 Lannan Literary Festival, "The Writer in the World," featuring authors Viet Thanh Nguyen, Sara Nović, Reginald Dwayne Betts, and talent from among the @Georgetown student body! bit.ly/LannanLitFest2024 #LannanLitFest
Photos of Viet Thanh Nguyen, Sara Nović, and Reginald Dwayne Betts. 2024 Lannan Literary Festival: The Writer in the World Tuesday, March 19: Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer) Wednesday, March 20: Sara Nović (True Biz) Thursday, March 21: Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) Banner Image: 3 images - 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

ALT Photos of Viet Thanh Nguyen, Sara Nović, and Reginald Dwayne Betts. 2024 Lannan Literary Festival: The Writer in the World Tuesday, March 19: Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer) Wednesday, March 20: Sara Nović (True Biz) Thursday, March 21: Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) Banner Image: 3 images - 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.
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📣 Chicago friends! 🖤 We hope you’ll join Zeke Caligiuri and acclaimed author & activist @WilliamAyers this Friday, March 15th at 7PM at @PilsenCommBooks for this unforgettable conversation. This is a free, in-person event, and it’s Zeke’s first time in Chicago so pls say hello!
PilsenCommunityBooks@PilsenCommBooks
7 Mar 2024
Replying to @PilsenCommBooks
And we're honored to host Zeke Caligiuri and @WilliamAyers for an @UnderTheTreePod discussion of the new anthology AMERICAN PRECARIAT: PARABLES OF EXCLUSION, out now from @Coffee_House_ and @MNPrisonWriting pilsencommunitybooks.com/?q=…
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RT @PilsenCommBooks: Did y'all know that we sell books? And we host a ton of great events with people who write books? Check it out: https:…
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RT @PilsenCommBooks: And we're honored to host Zeke Caligiuri and @WilliamAyers for an @UnderTheTreePod discussion of the new anthology AME…
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MNPrisonWriting retweeted
Lannan Center@TheLannanCenter
22 Feb 2024
On March 21st at 6:30PM, we’ll be joined by renowned authors @dwaynebetts and Zeke Caligiuri for a conversation on "The Writer in Prison." This event is in collaboration with @georgetownpji bit.ly/LannanLitFest2024 #LannanLitFest
Photos of Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri. Renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offer their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discuss the impact of incarceration in shaping their writing lives, creative processes and narratives. Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 pm in the Copley Formal Lounge. Banner - 3 images: 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.

ALT Photos of Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri. Renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offer their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discuss the impact of incarceration in shaping their writing lives, creative processes and narratives. Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 pm in the Copley Formal Lounge. Banner - 3 images: 1. A group of people on a boat 2. A person holding a book with pages swirling around 3. A person reading behind bars.
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