Overview
Writings from Vermont's incarcerated women tell their first-person accounts of addiction and mental illness within the prison setting, thus highlighting the challenges these women face in moving forward with their lives. The book offers discussion guides to encourage community involvement in understanding and acting upon issues raised, thus serving a dual educational and advocacy role.Author Biography
Sarah W. Bartlett is the founding co-director of writinginsideVT. Her work has appeared in many publications including the Aurorean, PoemMemoirStory, and Women's Review of Books. Bianca Viñas is an MFA candidate in the Writing & Publishing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Kassie Tibbott is Coordinator of the Community Legal Information Center (CLIC), the State of Vermont's public law library located in South Royalton. Meg Reynolds is a poet, artist, teacher, and the co-director of writinginsideVT. Her work has appeared in The Missing Slate, Mid-American Review, Fugue, Utterance, and Inverted Syntax. She lives in Burlington, Vermont.