Prisoner Information
(PRISONERS)
1) All submissions must include author's name and address on a separate cover
sheet. In addition, each submission of poetry or prose must be printed or
typed legibly on 8 �" x 11" white paper.
2) Participants may only be prisoners who have been convicted of a homicide
offense.
3) Participants may submit no more than five (5) separate writings. There is no
minimum word content; however, any submission that exceeds a maximum
content of 2,000 words will not be considered for publication.
4) Participants are encouraged to speak freely about how they have been
impacted by their homicidal crime and to openly express their bereavement,
remorsefulness, suffering (e.g., loneliness, powerlessness, etc.), closure, and
the need for forgiveness, etc. Writings which are deemed non-therapeutic or
offensive in demeanor will not be considered for publication.
5) Participants may submit writings concerning how the homicide offense has
impacted themselves, the lives of their own family members, the victim, the
victim's family members, the community, etc.
6) Participants will not receive any monies, payment, or reimbursement,
including any royalties from book sales for their submitted writings.
However, if a writing is selected for publication, the author's name will be
used in the publication to acknowledge the credit for that writing.
Anonymous submissions will not be considered for publication.
7) The editors retain the exclusive right to use or reject any submitted writing for
publication. All submitted writings shall become the property of the editors
when received. Submitted writings, once received by the Project Coordinator,
will not be returned to the author.
8) If a submitted writing is selected for publication, the author will be notified via
USPS mail. Upon publishing, the selected author will receive one (1) copy of
the book Life Blossoms. Any additional copies must be purchased through
the publisher or a book outlet.
9) All royalties from the sales of Life Blossoms will be donated to a non-profit
charity that promotes Victim/Offender Reconciliation Programs in homicide
cases.
10) Prisoner participants must mail their submissions directly to:
Sally M. Cafasso
LIFE BLOSSOMS Prisoner Coordinator
Post Office Box 321
Cliffwood, NJ 07721-0321
SUBMISSION WAIVER FORM
(PRISONERS)
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As a participant of the Life Blossoms project and author of the attached written submission, I agree to the following terms:
1) I am the author of the written material attached and identified below;
2) I understand that as author of this written material, I give the editors of the
Life Blossoms project the exclusive ownership of said material and permission
to use and/or publish this material in the Life Blossoms publication;
3) I verify that I am a prisoner presently convicted of a homicide offense;
4) All participants must sign a Waiver Form for each submitted writing. All
requested information on the Waiver Form must be completed. A Waiver Form
must be attached to each submitted writing. I understand that all personal
information (e.g., institutional address, conviction, etc.) contained in this
Waiver Form is confidential, and that only the Project Coordinator will have
access to this information. At no time will any persons not associated with this
project have access to this information;
5) Participants must use their real name when submitting the Waiver Form for
each writing. Their name must not appear anywhere on the submitted article,
but only on the attached Waiver Form. Nicknames, aliases, aka's etc. which
hide or conceal the identity of the author will result in their submission not
being considered for publication;
6) I understand that I will not receive any monies, payment, or reimbursement,
including any royalties from the Life Blossoms book sales as a result of
submitting this material for publication purposes;
7) The editors are authorized to use my real name in the Life Blossoms
publication and I will be given an honorary written credit if my material is
published;
8) Whereupon my written material is published in the book Life Blossoms, the
editors and/or publisher will send me one (1) copy of the Life Blossoms book; 9) I understand that any failure on my part to complete this Waiver Form may
result in my material not being considered for publication;
The undersigned agrees to the above terms and affirms that the information contained in this Waiver Form is truthful:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Author's Signature Date
_____________________________ ___________________________
Please print or type full name of Author Author's Prison ID Code
SUBMISSION WAIVER FORM
(PRISONERS)
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_______________________________ _____________________________
Author's Institution/Correctional Facility _____________________________
_____________________________
Address of Institution/CF
Title of attached submitted writing:______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
(Check where applicable)
I was convicted of: __ First-degree murder
__ Second-degree murder
__ Third-degree murder
__ Voluntary manslaughter
__ Involuntary manslaughter
__ Other (please specify): ____________________
____________________
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Country, State, City, County convicted in: ________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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Case Number(s): ___________________________________________________
Deceased's name(s):________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Date arrested for homicide: _____________ Year convicted: _____________
Are you eligible for parole? __Yes __No (check one)
May we contact you for any additional information? __Yes __No (check one)
*Note: Please be certain to attach this 2-page Waiver Form to each submitted writing. Make photocopies if necessary.