One of our goals at Pen Parentis is to help inspire the creation of new writing at the earliest stages of parenthood — it is sometimes hard to find the motivation to put a pen to paper (or tired fingers to a keyboard) when you’ve had four hours of sleep and can expect no more […]
[ Read More...]Meet our curator!
It seems incredible, but Christina Chiu has been the Pen Parentis curator for more than five years! From the very first year she came aboard, her thoughtful decisions about which writers would work well together have resulted in fantasy trios like Marly Youmans, Lev Grossman and (MacArthur genius grant winner) Kelly Link — a literal […]
From Northern Jersey
2020 is the decade of the writing parent! We are thrilled to announce two new accountability meetups that will begin in 2020 to help writers raising kids stay on creative track! As always, all genres and types of writing projects are welcome, so whether you’re working on a screenplay or a memoir based on your […]
[ Read More...]Greetings from the Greeters!
Meet Raneem, Olivia and Lisa & you already know Renni (but did you know she ghostwrites under the name Renni Acre?) These familiar friendly faces are among the many volunteers who could be greeting you when you attend the next Pen Parentis Literary Salon – next up, on December 10th – the annual Holiday Author […]
Greetings! from the volunteer greeting staff headed up by new House Manager, Renni Johnson!
Meet our Social Media Team — and watch a livecast of a Salon!
We are thrilled to introduce our new Social Media Team: Veronica Ciastko, our new director of Social Media (and Instagram genius) is also an International Leader of Tomorrow. A recent graduate of UBC (yes, friends, British Columbia in Canada) Veronica came highly recommended by a brilliant author who read at Pen Parentis a few years […]
[ Read More...]Interview with author Domenica Ruta
“My kid and I talk a lot about the books we read together throughout the day, bringing them to life, and this reaffirms to me that writing and stories matter to people’s lives” ~Domenica Ruta, author. PP: Describe your life in the context of writing, parenting and other employment (if applicable). DR: I am a […]
[ Read More...]Pen Parentis Fellowship Winner 2019-20: Anjali Vaidya
2019-2020 Winner of the Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents: THE STORYTELLER by Anjali Vaidya! CONGRATULATIONS to ANJALI VAIDYA of San Diego, California for this excellent achievement! THE STORYTELLER by Anjali Vaidya, was a haunting yet quiet fable set on a mysterious post-tragedy beach where seemingly only two children have survived. Neither polemic nor preachy, […]
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