Being held captive at home with kids 24/7 is no joke when you are also trying to finish a creative writing project. We have many ways to help out–our accountability meetups seem to work for most people (just having a supportive community to talk through your specific situation is a huge step in the right […]
[ Read More...]Summer Writer-Parent Meet-ups
NOTE (added 9/24/18): THIS SERIES WAS SO SUCCESSFUL WE HAVE CONTINUED IT THROUGH THE FALL/WINTER. PLEASE READ FOR DETAILS, ALL IS WORKING GREAT! SIGN UP THROUGH MEETUP OR ON FACEBOOK “BEHIND CLOSED DOORS” We are hosting a series of casual meet-ups for people with kids who are serious about their writing careers. The first one […]
[ Read More...]How to Nurture a Great Writing Career After Having a Child
In preparation for the upcoming 50th anniversary of the AWP writers’ conference, writing-parent experts M. M. De Voe (Founder/Executive Director, Pen Parentis, Ltd), J. P. Howard (curator, Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon), Julianne Palumbo (Founder/Editor-in-Chief, Mothers Always Write) and Marjorie Tesser (Editor-in-Chief, Mom Egg Review) came together to talk about the enormous implications of […]
[ Read More...]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...]AWP Conference Guidebook for Parents
Writers who have kids don’t necessarily have time to read through the many, many pages of AWP documents provided by the conference. So, some folks at Sustainable Arts Foundation and Pen Parentis have volunteered to read through the conference materials and have attempted to gather together some don’t-miss events. This is by no means a […]
[ Read More...]In Glimmertrain, curator Brian Gresko shares inspiration for parents who write
The eminent literary journal Glimmertrain recently published a wonderful piece by Brian Gresko exploring the positive impact of children on one’s writing career. Brian Gresko is the curator of the Pen Parentis Literary Salons, and at the end of this, our eleventh season of monthly conversations with parents who are also excellent writers, we are delighted […]
[ Read More...]THANKFUL FOR OUR FRIENDS
We at Pen Parentis, Ltd, want to give back to you, our amazing supporters. Starting January 2014, we will be posting links to the best writing advice-sites that we can find in the hopes that it will help you keep on creative track. Write hard today – take Thanksgiving off from social media and your […]
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