Establishing a Micro-Press to Publish Incarcerated Writers

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$113,120
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop
Status
In Progress
Start Date
May 2024
End Date
December 2025
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Project Overview

This project will create a new, ongoing program that would publish the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated writers. The books published by the micro-press would allow audiences to see these writers first not as criminals but as innovative, gifted artists with a valuable perspective to add to the discourse.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2023, Regular Session, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 8
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$113,120
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Recipient Board Members
Michael Kleber-Diggs (President), Bethany Whitehead (Vice President), Chris Fischbach (Treasurer), Charlene Charles, V.V. Ganeshananthan, MA, MFA, Kevin Reese, Amirah Ellison, Paul Van Dyke
Project Manager
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Alberti
Administered By
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Location

987 Ivy Avenue East
St. Paul, MN 55106

Phone
651-774-0205
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