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2026
Inside the gates
Bidisha is a broadcaster, presenter, and journalist working with Koestler Arts in 2026 as our Creative Writing & Spoken Word Officer. She took some time to share her personal reflections and views on more than a decade of engaging with writing in the criminal justice system.
2026
Tom’s reflections on Voices from Prison
Tom, a performer at our annual showcase of Koestler Award-winning music and writing, Voices from Prison, shares his reflections on the evening.
2026
An evening of poetry at Riverside Studios
Our Communications & Patrons Officer wrote about Voices from Prison 2026, an event celebrating poetry by people in the criminal justice system.
2026
Visits across the north of England
Our Director of Outreach, Sarah, is undertaking her annual visits to establishments across the UK to celebrate the achievements of entrants, meet with staff, and importantly, to encourage future entries - she wrote about the visits she's done so far.
2026
Why we go inside: outreach and the Koestler Awards
Our Director of Development (maternity cover) Simon Scott, who joined last month, wrote about a recent prison visit he undertook, and the importance of prison visits to our work.
2025
Poetry in Prison
Darren, who recently joined our arts mentoring scheme, shared his thoughts about the importance of poetry in prisons to celebrate our crowdfunder for our upcoming poetry anthology, Koestler Voices: New Poetry from Prisons, Volume 5.
2025
Interview with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin is a British-Iranian activist who was detained in Iran in April 2016 and was held hostage there for 6 years. She was released and returned back to the UK in March 2022. She now lives in London with her daughter and husband, and is currently writing her book, A Yard of Sky.