The writing was outrageously good this year. Seems that the pandemic (or being on lockdown with kids) has loosened the creative screws. So many stories were surreal or just so powerfully real that the images and events made for excellent reading: This year we are awarding — Four Honorable Mentions (in no particular […]
[ Read More...]ICYMI – Downtown Fundraiser Gallery
Thank you to everyone who came to the downtown fundraiser for Pen Parentis on Saturday, hosted by the wonderful Society of Arts and Literature – it was an amazing evening, as you can see from our photos!
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Feeling trapped??
We just edited and released our two wonderful interviews with Dr. Michelle Tichy, Educational Psychologist and expert at whole-family mental health and productivity–she has been working with homeschooled kids and productivity and social justice matters for many, many years and founded the HOEP Initiative to help parents who work find a holistic means to productivity […]
[ Read More...]Recent Buzz about Pen Parentis
Ever since M. M. De Voe wrote her memoir & guidebook to parenting and productivity (you can check out the book here) there has been a lot of buzz about Pen Parentis and our Cycle of Support. Consequently, here is a list of interviews and articles that will deepen your knowledge! Click the description to […]
[ Read More...]Read 2020’s winning story!
We are thrilled to present “The Cats” by the 2020-2021 Pen Parentis Writing Fellow, Dawn Ryan. Dawn’s story was first published as the cover story in print in the gorgeous Issue 7 of Dreamers Creative Writing Magazine available here. Dreamers Creative Writing has just made the story available online. Please read and share widely! Dawn’s […]
[ Read More...]The Meaning of Fellowship
Please enjoy this beautiful open letter from 2019-2020’s Fellow Anjali Vaidya, to 2021’s Fellowship winners. (We awarded two Juror’s Prizes because it was extraordinary to us that any writer was able to create anything new in March-April of this year of pandemic parenting and political and racial turmoil) October 22, 2020San Diego, CA Dear Dawn, […]
[ Read More...]Choose your meetup!
Our weekly Writer-Parent Accountability Meetups are now entirely virtual! Choose the weekly time that works best for you and contact us to ask for the proper Zoom link. All times are Eastern, but participants welcome from anywhere! All participants MUST be writers who are parents (of any age kid) and all participants must commit to […]
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