Some People Press

Some People Press publishes autobiographies by formerly incarcerated writers as well as art books and other subjects.

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We are a small book publisher and organizers of an autobiographical writing workshop at a minimum-security prison in NE Portland, Oregon.

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Patty Prewitt's Innocence

A review by Eleanor J. Bader

Jun 8•Some People Press and Patty Prewitt

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An excerpt from Catching Lightning: More Letters from Prison

Patty Prewitt

May 15•Some People Press and Patty Prewitt

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Some People Press at the Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair and Patty Prewitt Reading

Some People Press will be taking part in the 2026 Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair May 7-10!

Apr 20•Some People Press and Patty Prewitt

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Preorder: Catching Lightning, More Letters from Prison

Patty Prewitt

Mar 23•Some People Press

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An excerpt from: Enjoy the Ride!

William Shawn Tillman

Mar 20•Some People Press

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An excerpt from Terry James' autobiography, Smile Now, Cry Later.

Mar 10•Some People Press

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Foreword to Enjoy The Ride! by William Shawn Tillman

Karleigh Frisbie Brogan

Mar 5•Some People Press

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A Little Person Like You Whose Mommy Goes to Prison

Patty Prewitt

Feb 27•Some People Press

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Another excerpt from The Blacksmith

Juliano Miller

Feb 20•Some People Press

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Kit Kat Crime and Punishment

Kevin Williams

Jan 17•Some People Press

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How I Wound Up Hiding in a Garbage Can

Benny Reed

Dec 20, 2025•Some People Press

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The Most Outrageous Chase I've Been in Yet

Donovan Douglas

Dec 11, 2025•Some People Press

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Sinners Have Souls Too

An excerpt from William Wagner's upcoming book

Dec 6, 2025•Some People Press

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