“ A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art .”
Paul Cézanne
Call for submissions
Please continue to send us your poems , prose , reviews and visual art to help us highlight the great work taking place in your learning centres .
We would also like to mention that we accept any work and that we store all submissions on a database for possible use in future issues if not published .
Submit your work to STIR
To submit your work to STIR , just ask for a STIR Submission Form and Disclaimer from your Learning Centre .
About us
The editorial group of STIR is based in H . M . Prison Shotts and is made up of long-term prisoners .
We design and produce STIR , as well as , work as a creative team to select the content sent to us from people living in other Scottish prisons .
We are very aware of the positive impact art can have on people so we take great pride in publishing other prisoners ’ writing and visual artwork .
STIR is supported by Fife College staff in 13 Scottish Prisons with Lecturer Iñigo Garrido working with the editorial group producing the magazine .