James worked as a writer in residence at Onley Young Offenders Institution for 2 years, in a post funded by the prison service, East Midlands Arts, and the Arts Council.

 

Read James' chapter from Free With Words , a book about writers working in prisons. 

 

Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936)

"Many years ago a nimble little maidservant entered the service of my art.  However, she always comes fresh to the job.  She is called fantasy."