{"id":245,"date":"2023-02-24T15:36:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T23:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/pep\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:09:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T22:09:38","slug":"readers-circle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/pep\/readers-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers&#8217; Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-413\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/pep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/03\/Blush-Pink-Minimalist-Personal-Brand-Monogram-Logo-3-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/pep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/03\/Blush-Pink-Minimalist-Personal-Brand-Monogram-Logo-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/pep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/03\/Blush-Pink-Minimalist-Personal-Brand-Monogram-Logo-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/pep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/03\/Blush-Pink-Minimalist-Personal-Brand-Monogram-Logo-3-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/pep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/03\/Blush-Pink-Minimalist-Personal-Brand-Monogram-Logo-3.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Readers\u2019 Circle is a volunteer-based editing network that pairs USC students and faculty with incarcerated writers seeking feedback on their creative and non-fiction work.<\/p>\n<p>Correctional facilities are filled with writers (authors, playwrights, screenwriters and poets) passionate about sharing and improving their work, yet this writing rarely circulates outside of prison walls. 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