Australian Prisoner Foundation Competition
The Australian Prison Foundation’s major national campaign for 2009 focuses on prisoner library services. The foundation will be producing posters and brochures for both prisoners and corrections staff on the importance of reading skills and access to library services. Information brochures for prisoners will focus on promoting libraries as a great place to relax and enjoy life, a place to learn and access new skills, and a way to keep in touch with the ‘outside’ and family through library services. Information brochures for corrections staff will focus on why prisoner literacy is so important to gaining employment and learning new life skills, how to help and encourage prisoners to access the library and supporting personal learning and growth through library services. The posters and brochures will be distributed within prisons and prisoner support organisations around Australia, as well as through our website. To create these resources we are running a competition—so we need your help!
For each category the prizes are:
- 1st Prize: $50 donation to a charity, community group or non profit organisation of your choice.
- 2nd Prize: $20 donation to a charity, community group or non profit organisation of your choice.
- 3rd Prize: $10 donation to a charity, community group or non profit organisation of your choice.
All winning entries will be used to create artwork for the 2009 Campaign for Prisoner Library Services. To participate, you can:
- design a poster;
- design a slogan;
- write about your own prisoner experiences; or
- write a prisoner’s story (fiction).
Entry forms can be found on the APF competition page.