“I’m grateful for the flexible schedule that allows me to spend time with [my kids], but I’m also grateful to be able to model for them an occupation that oftentimes feels in direct contrast to the technology-driven culture of instant gratification, busywork and superficial thought that surrounds us.” -Anjali Mitter Duva, author of Faint Promise […]
[ Read More...]Monthly Archives: May 2016
Resources and inspirations for Moms relaunching careers
We follow a terrific NYC-based arts blog called The Clyde Fitch Report and they published a wonderful list of resources for mothers relaunching careers after taking some time off for family. Most of these resources are offered by small businesses and nonprofits (like ours!) started by moms who wanted to go back to work themselves but […]
[ Read More...]Working all Summer — see you this Fall!
The Pen Parentis Literary Salons are off for summer – we will see you back at ANDAZ Wall Street at 7pm on September 13th, 2016 with Simon Van Booy, Thelma Adams and Daphne Uviller (and introducing our 2016-2017 Writing Fellow!)
[ Read More...]The Media wants you to see a salon
- Pen Parentis Literary Salons lauded in four local papers
This article appears in JUST DO ART – May 5, 2016 You can find this article in print in four local newspapers: CHELSEA NOW, THE VILLAGER, VILLAGER EXPRESS, and the DOWNTOWN EXPRESS as well as on all their online pages. We heartily agree–you should attend!
[ Read More...]Interview with Novelist Helen Phillips
“I find the experience of being a parent very creatively invigorating; my kids have given me many ideas for stories, and my next novel will be about motherhood.” -Helen Phillips, Novelist, The Beautiful Bureaucrat. View the trailer. PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). HP: I am an […]
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