Seth Ferranti's the Gorilla Convict Writer. In 1993, after spending two years as a top-15 fugitive on the US Marshal's most wanted list, he was captured and sentenced to 304 months under the federal sentencing guidelines for an LSD kingpin conviction and committed to the custody of the Attorney General. A first-time, non-violent offender, Seth has served 15 years of his 25 year mandatory minimum sentence. His case was widely covered by The Washington Post and Washington Times, and his story was profiled in the pages of Rolling Stone and Don Diva magazines. His current release date is October 2015.

His first book Prison Stories, has been an unqualified success. Rejected by major publishers, Seth founded Gorilla Convict Publication from the penitentiary and put Prison Stories out himself. Check out the excellent reviews of Prison Stories from Giant, Smooth, Elemental, The Ave and Yellow Rat Bastard magazines on the Media Kit section of this site. Seth 's next novel is Murder Capital and then he will write the next Prison Stories book. Also out now, "Street Legendz", a look at some notorious gangstas he's covered in the pages of Don Diva.

Seth is also an accomplished journalist having written articles for Don Diva, Slam, King, Feds, The Ave, Elemental, FHM, Vice and The Flywire. Check out his published pieces on the publication section of this site. His work as a prison basketball writer has led to international recognition in L’Equipe, Gigantes Del Basket and Liberation magazines from France and Spain. His articles regularly appear on www.hoopshype.com, where is has a blogand www.prisonerlife.com. His work also appeared on www.hoopculture.com, elevationmag.com and www.basket.net.it. Check out Prison Ball, which compiles all of Seth 's prison basketball pieces. It comes out soon. Erik Brouwer also devoted a chapter to Seth in his book, "De Hemel Is een Basketbalveld", published in the Netherlands.

Also check out the Gorilla Convict Blog on this site, which is penned by Seth. Seth also writes a column, Behind the Wall for TheUrbanBookSource.com and contributes to Out of The Gutter. Check out his short story in the new Nikki Turner "Street Chronicals" book, "Christmas in the Hood".

Robert Booker is serving a life sentence in the feds. This Detroit native is no joke. His street tales of drugs, sex and money have been keeping prisoners entertained for years. Down over a decade, Booker spends his time churning out novels and after putting out his first book, Push, on print by demand company Trafford, Booker's talents have been in demand.

He currently has several projects he is working on. Deep in Da Game is slated to be released by Hampstead Publishing this year. As is Crimey, a novel Booker is working on with a co-writer. And his Gorilla Convict debut, Keep it Gangsta will be along shortly. And Booker is just starting. He has 20 more novels on lock, ready to go. Check out the profiles on him from The Ave magazine and from the Gorilla Convict Blog.

BOP basketball legend and writing sensation, Joe Black, has been doing it. The 37 year old Bronx native is finishing up a 19 year sentence for a crack conspiracy. And everything is on the up and up. His first novel, Street Team, on Hampstead Publishing is on fire. Hampstead is dropping his second novel Squeeze too.

And in the works is Movin' Violation which is coming out on Gorilla Convict. This free agent is doing his thing on multiple levels and will hit the streets soon too much acclaim. Check out his profiles from King and Don Diva magazines as well as a profile from Urban Book Battles. Read an interview from Oosaonlinebookclub.com with Joe Black here.

Chuck is Gorilla Convict's in-house artist. He designed the logo and drew the original cover art for Prison Stories. His artwork also appears on a bunch of the blog postings on the Gorilla Convict Blog. Just released after serving decades in the feds and the chaotic Texas prison system Chuck is getting his life together.

An accomplished prison tattooist, Chuck is now doing pieces on the street with Diabolic Ink, his one man tattoo enterprises. With his artistic talents, he is sure to take the tattoo world by storm. GCP is also compiling Chuck's artwork for a book, Prison Tattoos and Gorilla Convict Art. Look out for these. Also check out the World of Prison Tattoos on the Gorilla Convict Blog to see how Chuck carries it.