Welcome to Not Shut Up – the prison writing magazine

Welcome to the June 2008 issue of Not Shut Up.

Not Shut Up is written and read by prisoners. 5000 copies of each issue are sent to London’s prisons and another 1000 are sent to prisons, probation services, and secure hospitals throughout the country. They go like hot cakes.

The magazine is all about empowering people inside with the transformational power of the written word. Not Shut Up writers work with prisoners to craft their writing and prepare it for publication.

Not Shut Up is now online for the first time. Read praise for the magazine, a recipe or two, an interview with ex-offender Dean, book reviews, fresh new poetry and short stories.

Enjoy our poetry workshop and contribute your own writing.


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