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.
"The Pen Project has given us a constructive and positive outlet to express ourselves."
- Eric / Inmate
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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