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...]Los Angeles AWP16 meetup
Partnering with the Sustainable Arts Foundation, Pen Parentis would like to invite all AWP16 attendees as well as any writers who live in the greater LA area who are parents to a meet-up at the fabulous gLAnce bar in the lobby of the JW Marriot at LA Live on Thursday, March 31 from 5:30 – […]
[ Read More...]Interview with Poet Diana Whitney
“Don’t expect to feel balanced or sane. What helps is tenderness, for yourself, your partner, your children.” –Diana Whitney, author of indie bestseller Wanting It (poetry, Harbor Mountain Press)
[ Read More...]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!
[ Read More...]Scott Elliott guest blogs on BOOK TOURS WITH KIDS – part 3
Here is the last of a three-part guest blog by Scott Elliott, who lives and teaches in Walla Walla, Washington. Scott is the father of two boys and two books, Coiled in the Heart and Temple Grove: A Novel. Click here for his bio. Okay, Scott – We are about to hear about the […]
[ Read More...]Music to guide us
In our world, we multitask. Facebook and other social media send us alerts during the workday; and often we have a peek at the message. The phone rings (or buzzes, or plays a melody, or quacks, or honks) while we are talking to a friend and we check to see who is calling. As parents, […]
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