stories of
faith
works of
art
messages of
purpose
from & for the incarcerated & at-risk
Beta by Jesse Henson
The Pen Project®

is a publication that gives a voice to the incarcerated and those at-risk by offering a way to share their artwork, creative writing, and other purposeful contributions intended to encourage and inspire life-change within its readers. The Pen Project operates as a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Our goal is to make The Pen Project available to each of the 6.8 million men, women and youth who are navigating the U.S. Justice System because every number has a name, every name has a story, and every story matters to God.


We receive mailed submissions from inmates across the country. The creative abilities of those submitting to this magazine are remarkable and rival mainstream art publications. Below are some examples of content submissions, many of which are already in print.
content
art

by Spencer

by Jesse

by Matthew

by Anthony

by Keyon

by Patrick

Anonymous

by Anthony

by Cameron

by Patrick

by Tristian

by Anthony
writing

by Jessy

by Keith

by Anthony

by Scott

by Jay

by Cameron

by Gordon

by Jake

by Bradley
read online
Volume 4 Issue 1
03/2021

Volume 2 Issue 1
05/2017

Volume 1 Issue 2
09/2016

Pilot Volume 1 Issue 1
03/2016

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