Now accepting proposals for the second annual Incarcerated Scholars Conference (ISC), happening virtually on October 21-22, 2025. This year's theme is "Pathways to Possibility."
We will be accepting both Presentation Proposals and Creative Submissions for this year's conference. The deadline to submit is July 16, 2025.
- Currently incarcerated students and alumni of prison education programs are invited to submit a Presentation Proposal. Presenters (even those self-submitting) should also be prepared to identify a proxy, who must be affiliated with an educational program currently in operation in the prison.
- All currently incarcerated artists (regardless of their educational affiliation or enrollment) are welcome to complete a Creative Submission.
Click on the link below for more information, including printable fact sheets, detailed submission instructions, presentation tracks, and eligibility requirements.