Trending Now: Modern Salons!

The elegant global FOUR SEASONS MAGAZINE featured a cover story called Trending Now: Modern Salons from London to Dubai in which Pen Parentis Literary Salons were mentioned as “proof that the art of in-person discussion—whether scholarly, scientific or creative—is not yet lost.”  See more at: Read the article by clicking this link.

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Listen to The New Yorker!

Pen Parentis, an organization devoted to supporting writers who are also parents, kicks off its thirteenth season with its annual Winter Poetry Night, featuring Diana Whitney, Adam Penna, Sarah Gutowski, Jared Harel, and Jennifer Michael Hecht. The poets will read from their work and discuss balancing creativity with domestic responsibilities. Wine will be served. (Andaz Wall Street, 75 […]

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Founding Director M. M. De Voe is profiled on Motherwriters.com

This interview with Pen Parentis Founding Director M. M. De Voe asks how balance can be found in parenting and writing. Follow the link to see how she answers!

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Risque Tales from Respectable Parents

Downtown’s local papers have picked up on the upcoming Pen Parentis Literary Salon: Risque Words and three of the biggest: Downtown Express, Chelsea Now, and The Villager, have run a wonderful feature article about the upcoming November 11 Salon. Follow this link to read the whole article.

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The New Yorker thinks Pen Parentis Salons are Above and Beyond

We are thrilled to have been listed in The New Yorker. Join us on September 9th at 7pm at the Andaz Wall Street and see for yourself what all the buzz is about!

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Pen Parentis Literary Salon: the Foodie Event

Pen Parentis Literary Salons feed the soul – but last November we also had the pleasure of a tasting menu! The Andaz Wall Street loaned us their executive chef for the night and he cooked up samples of the various foods that had inspired the food writers featured at our special event. The Pen Parentis […]

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2014-2015 Fellowship Full Winners List

The 2014-2015 Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents has been awarded! Our 2014 Fellow is Jess DeCourcy Hinds from Lynbrook, NY. She is a school librarian with an MFA from Brooklyn College and has an infant daughter. We congratulate her for her spectacular parody of a parenting message board which managed to make us laugh out […]

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