Podcast appearances and mentions of curtis dawkins

This week, Caits Meissner and Nicole Shawan Junior discuss their contributions to The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting A Writer's Life in Prison. They are joined by Alicia Brown. The following conversation originally took place May 15, 2022 and was recorded live at the American Writers Festival. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOME More about The Sentences That Create Us: The Sentences That Create Us provides a road map for incarcerated people and their allies to have a thriving writing life behind bars—and shared beyond the walls—that draws on the unique insights of more than fifty contributors, most themselves justice-involved, to offer advice, inspiration and resources. The Sentences That Create Us draws from the unique insights of over fifty justice-involved contributors and their allies to offer inspiration and resources for creating a literary life in prison. Centering in the philosophy that writers in prison can be as vibrant and capable as writers on the outside, and have much to offer readers everywhere, The Sentences That Create Us aims to propel writers in prison to launch their work into the world beyond the walls, while also embracing and supporting the creative community within the walls. The Sentences That Create Us is a comprehensive resource writers can grow with, beginning with the foundations of creative writing. A roster of impressive contributors including Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems), Mitchell S. Jackson (Survival Math), Wilbert Rideau (In the Place of Justice) and Piper Kerman (Orange is the New Black), among many others, address working within and around the severe institutional, emotional, psychological and physical limitations of writing prison through compelling first-person narratives. The book's authors offer pragmatic advice on editing techniques, pathways to publication, writing routines, launching incarcerated-run prison publications and writing groups, lesson plans from prison educators and next-step resources. Threaded throughout the book is the running theme of addressing lived trauma in writing, and writing's capacity to support an authentic healing journey centered in accountability and restoration. While written towards people in the justice system, this book can serve anyone seeking hard won lessons and inspiration for their own creative—and human—journey. The Sentences That Create Us includes contributions from Alexa Alemanni; Raquel Almazan; Ellen Bass; Reginald Dwayne Betts; Keri Blakinger; Jennifer Bowen; Zeke Caligiuri; Sterling Cunio; Chris Daley; Curtis Dawkins; Emile DeWeaver; Casey Donahue; Ryan Gattis; Eli Hager; Ashley Hamilton, PhD; Kenneth Hartman; Elizabeth Hawes; Randall Horton; Spoon Jackson; Mitchell S. Jackson; Nicole Shawan Junior; Yukari Iwatani Kane, Shaheen Pasha, and Kate McQueen of The Prison Journalism Project; Piper Kerman; Lauren Kessler; Johnny Kovatch; Doran Larson; Victoria Law; Jaeah Lee; John J. Lennon; Arthur Longworth; T Kira Mahealani Madden; J. D. Mathes; Justin Rovillos Monson; Lateef Mtima, JD; Vivian D. Nixon; Patrick O'Neil; Liza Jessie Peterson; Wilbert Rideau; Alejo Rodriguez; Luis J. Rodriguez; Susan Rosenberg; Geraldine Sealey; Sarah Shourd; Sarah Shourd; Anderson Smith, PhD; Derek R. Trumbo Sr.; Louise K. WaaKaa'igan; Andy Warner; Thomas Bartlett Whitaker; John R. Whitman, PhD; Saint James Harris Wood; Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor of Ear Hustle; and Jeffery L. Young.

In this episode, we are going to spotlight one of our book friends and suggest books to them. First up: Miss Corene. Which of our suggestions did she enjoy reading the most? Books mentioned in this episode: The Graybar Hotel by Curtis Dawkins, The Chai Factor by Farah Heron, Kingdom of Exiles by Maxym M. Martineau, We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry, and She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper. First of a special series of episodes we're doing this summer. Be sure to tune in for the rest. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

After a week off the team is back in full swing. We are back in our home at JetlagTV studio. We are also now sponsored by IRB Clothing. Big shoutout to Curtis Dawkins & Shemuel Namaste! We get straight to the bullshit by starting with 6ix9ine and his monumental resurge, next we talk about Maxo Kream & Rizzo Rizzo. We discuss Jill Scott & Erykah Badu's Verzuz battle and get into the psyche of the new Future album and roll out. We also get deep when discussing the passing of some legends and the Ahmaud Arbery situation. As always thank you for tuning into the baldest podcast in the space and remember to shop with IRB Clothing, link in the bio! Subscribe, rate, and review!

In a rare turn, Geo flies solo for our first episode on a book of short stories, this one about life in prison: it's The Graybar Hotel by Curtis Dawkins! Music: Swing Has Swung by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Music: A Simple Feeling by Alge - https://linkvertise.com/42391/AlgeASimpleFeeling

This evening of conversations with writers, editors and publishers confronts the challenges and ethics of publishing incarcerated writers, and reimagining the boundaries of what is possible. In addressing the impact of mass incarceration, there is an increasing need to center the voices of those directly impacted—not only as experts, but as integrated contributors. But for writers in prison, access to participation in the literary community is limited by not only stigma and physical restriction, but financial barriers, lack of technology, and censorship. For those who manage to publish against the odds, publicity efforts require creative strategy when book tours are impossible, interviews channel through authority review, advances are siphoned by the state, and context automatically forces categorization by the author’s relationship with incarceration or crime, regardless of the work’s content. Kathryn Belden is vice president and executive editor at Scribner. She is the editor of The Graybar Hotel by Curtis Dawkins. Eli Hager is a staff writer at The Marshall Project covering issues including juvenile justice, fines and fees, and prosecutors and public defenders. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and elsewhere. Randall Horton is the author of The Definition of Place (2006) and Lingua Franca of Ninth Street (2009), both from Main Street Rag. He also serves as senior editor for Willow Books and editor-in-chief for Tidal Basin Review. Mitchell S. Jackson is the author of Survival Math. His debut novel The Residue Years was praised by publications, including The New York Times, The Paris Review, and The Times (London). He serves on the faculty at New York University and Columbia University. Tim O’Connell is an editor at Vintage Anchor, A. A. Knopf, and Pantheon Books. He is the editor of Cherry by Nicholas Walker. Special thanks to partner Housing Works Bookstore Cafe: https://www.housingworks.org/locations/bookstore-cafe

På lördag möter vi henne i Lundströms Bokradio! Israeliska Liat träffar palestinska Hilmi i New York. Han är konstnär och bor i Brooklyn, hon gör ett utbyte med ett israeliskt universitet och bor på Manhattan i en väns lägenhet. Direkt så faller de för varandra. Kärleken är så stark. Men är den tillräckligt stark att ta sig förbi alla hinder kärleken mellan en israel och palestinier medför? Och är det värt att offra allt, för den kärleken? På lördag möter vi Dorit Rabinyan, här med romanen "Alla floder flyter mot havet.". Det blir ett samtal om kärlek, traditioner, skrivandet och så havet vid Tel Avivs kust. Och så kommer författaren Susanna Alakoski hit och pratar om Curtis Dawkins bok "Det grå hotellet." En bok med noveller inifrån ett fängelse i USA. Författaren sitter i fängelse på livstid efter att han år 2004, fyra år efter att han tagit en universitetsexamen i litterär gestaltning, mördat han en man. Han var då far till tre barn och starkt drogberoende. I novellsamlingen skildrats livet i ett amerikansk fängelse: dess leda, uppfinningsrikedom och hur man gör för att fortsatt välja livet. All musik som är med i Lundströms Bokradio hittar du på vår egen spotify-lista. Klicka HÄR så kommer du till den. Programledare: Marie Lundström Producent: Alba Mogensen och Fredrik Wadström

Curtis Dawkins, author of The Graybar Hotel, is back in the news this week, as the Michigan penitentiary in which he is currently imprisoned has stated it believes it has a claim to his royalty money from the book. We discuss the implications of this pending case, prison's relationship with art (guess what, it's bad), and why publishing folks should care about this more than they currently do. Also: in light of Florida teens finding their activist voices in the wake of the Parkland shooting, what role does YA literature play in the formation of young people's political imaginations?

This episode has it all: a recap of Laura’s time at a SF/F convention; a bad article about old-school publishing; a Fiction Author Under FBI Investigation, of the Week; and a discussion on prison literature, focusing on the newly released collection of stories The Graybar Hotel, written by Curtis Dawkins. Join us!