The Andrew Groves short story prize topic Prison Beatrix Campbell is an award-winning journalist, author, broadcaster, campaigner and playwright. Works? She has also worked as a writer-in-residence at a comment Your story must relate to the topic ‘Prison young offenders’ institution. Works?’. Poems, autobiographies and longer prize topic stories will not be considered. The short story Martina Cole is one of today’s bestselling crime writers. Three of her seventeen novels have been prize was set up in memory of a Prison Reform adapted into high- rating TV dramas, and she Trust volunteer, Andrew Groves. has also anchored a drama documentary series, Word limit: 1,000 words maximum. Martina Cole’s Lady Killers.

Kingslee ‘Akala’ Daley is founder of the Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company. He engages young people, often those who are considered “hard to reach”, Your comment piece must relate to the and helps them to achieve artistic excellence. He won a MOBO award in 2006 for best hip-hop artist. topic ‘Barred Citizens’. lyric/rap It can be about a news story relating to prize topic Erwin James is well known for his Guardian the topic or from your own experience. newspaper columns, reports and features on Word limit: 500 words maximum. prisons and criminal justice issues. He is a trustee Rehab of the Prison Reform Trust. is a British actor and grime artist. Revolution He is famous for his roles in the films , Adulthood and Anuvahood. In 2009 Femi directed Your lyric/rap must relate to the topic ‘Rehab the film Fresh Off the Boat. Revolution’. You can put your entry on CD Stella Tillyard or tape. (You may need to speak to the is a best-selling novelist and historian. A Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Editing education department about getting security Lives and Letters at Queen Mary, University of clearance.) You can also write out or type London, she was also a judge for the BBC 2010 your lyrics or rap. Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. Word limit: 400 words maximum. 1. The competition is open to prisoners, prisoners’ families and friends and former prisoners. 2. Your work must be in English. (If you perform on a CD/tape for the lyric/rap prize this must be in English.) 1st prize of £200 3 Please say which competition you are entering. You may enter all three competitions. Also, we would like to know 2nd prize of £100 how you heard about this competition. 4. Your work must be your own. 3rd prize of £75 5. You must stick to the word limit. Articles: 500 words maximum. Short stories: 1,000 words maximum. Lyric/rap: 400 words maximum. 6. Your work cannot directly talk about any crime you have been convicted of, anybody else involved in the crime or any victim(s). 7. Send one copy of your work. Your work should be typed but we will also accept handwritten, readable entries. 8. Entries for the lyric/rap prize may be submitted on CD or tape. You may need to speak to the education department about getting security clearance. Please include your name and address with the recorded entry. Written lyrics or raps will also be accepted. 9. Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope if you Every entry is carefully considered. Many of 1 would like us to tell you that we have received your work. the winning contributions have been published Kindly supported by 201 10. Your work will only be returned to you if you ask us to do the Band Trust as articles or helped with research. Previous this when you send your entry in. winners have been published in Literary Supplement and . Others 11. Closing date for entries is Monday, 1st August 2011. have been published in the Prison Reform Trust’s 12. Please write your name, address and, if in prison, your newsletter. We reserve the right to publish the prison number on your entry. work anonymously. If you will be released before the results are announced in October 2011, please tell us your release address. Please tell us if you are transferred during the competition. You can write to the free post address below with your new address. Entries and CDs/tapes should be posted or emailed to: Judging panel includes Michele Byam Prison Reform Trust bestselling author Martina Cole Entries and CDs/tapes should be posted or emailed to: FREEPOST ND6125 Michele Byam London Prison Reform Trust EC1B 1PN FREEPOST ND6125 [email protected] London EC1B 1PN [email protected] Registered Charity No. 1035525. Company Limited by Guarantee No. 2906362.