Writers Can't Be Locked Up

A thoughtful creative writing guide for people in the prison system informed by 15 years of teaching experience

Get writing, no matter where you are.

There are no bars on your imagination, no limits on the freedom you can find in getting you words and stories onto paper.

Stuck in a cell, cut off from everything they know and love, people have created some of the best loved words of all time. You can too.

With the help of simple exercises and ideas to encourage good writing habits, you can use the limits of your cell to stimulate the imagination and break down walls.

This is a handbook for you who already write creatively, and for you who would like to give it a try. It is for you who don’t think your story is worth telling, and for you who need activities to get your pen started.