April 17th has come and gone – we are thrilled by the numerous entries! (more than ever before!) Did you enter? Did you miss out this year? Don’t worry – the fellowship is annual. Listen to our current fellow, the amazing Megan Pillow Davis, who will tell you a little bit about why she entered […]
[ Read More...]Going to AWP? Taking the kids? Help is at hand!
If you are going to AWP in Tampa, FL next week and are taking the kids – either because you have to or because you are thinking of making it a bit of a vacation – Pen Parentis is here to help. We have compiled a list of local resources that will make your stay […]
[ Read More...]Interview with author Min Jin Lee
“I am always thinking about my kid…I need to learn how to separate. To deal.” ~Min Jin Lee, author Pachinko (Grand Central Publishing) PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment? MJL: I am a writer. My only son is 20 years old. He is in college in the West Coast. […]
[ Read More...]Interview with author Jamie Brenner
“Take your writing seriously — don’t let anyone make you feel it is a hobby or that you are being indulgent. You don’t need permission — remember that” ~Jamie Brenner, author of The Forever Summer and The Husband Hour (Little, Brown and Company) PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other […]
[ Read More...]Interview with author Patty Dann
“Some writers say you should be as bold as you want, no matter who you hurt. I do not feel that way….” ~Patty Dann, author of The Butterfly Hours (Shambhala) PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). PD: I live in NYC, where I raised my son. I […]
[ Read More...]Interview with author John Reed
“There’s a maturity about life that comes through in the writing/art when the writer/artist is a parent …” ~John Reed, author of A Still Small Voice (Delacorte Press/Delta) PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). JR: I’m faculty at The New School in the MFA in Creative Writing, and […]
[ Read More...]Interview with author Stewart Lewis
“It’s just nice to feel a close connection with a person who is part of you, to experience that love, which finds it’s way into characters and situations in my work…” ~Stewart Lewis, author of Stealing Candy (Sourcebooks Fire) PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). SL: […]
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