DESCRIBE AN EXPERIENCE IN WHICH YOU FELT SUPPORTED BY A FELLOW RESIDENT OR STAFF MEMBER.

ENTRY DETAILS: Only those who live in prison are eligible to participate & we don’t accept anything that has been previously published.

Submission is also permission to edit & post in future WITS projects.
Submission is free.

Entries should be 1,000 words or less. Poetry is considered if it is inspired by the prompt.

Submissions can be handwritten.

PRIZES:  First Place: $75 | Second Place: $50 | Third Place: $25

DEADLINE:  June 30, 2026. Decisions will be posted to the WITS website by approximately August 15, 2026.

MAILING ADDRESS:  Walk In Those Shoes, Writing Contest Entry, P.O. Box 70092, Henrico, Virginia 23255

Please share with any writers you know who live in prison. The details of this contest as well as other writing opportunities are included in the Spring 2026 WITS newsletter which can be downloaded and mailed to anyone interested.