Tag: PEN Prison Writing Award 2024

• Publication

  I just wanted to share that the 2024 PEN America Prison Writing Awards Anthology is now avaliable on Amazon. https://a.co/d/dyzQOhp Included is my award winning piece “Courage” which starts on page 21. Thank you to all that have supported my writing journey so far.

  Robert Hiraeth

  5th January 2026

  Essays & Reflections, Short Fiction

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• Courage

  This piece of writing placed second in the 2024 PEN America Prison Writing Awards. Courage I don’t remember the Mexican kid’s name anymore but I do remember his age which was 18. He looked young, younger than 18 although he carried himself like a man much older. Let me clarify, he was young and stupid…

  Robert Hiraeth

  4th October 2025

  Short Fiction

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