Pen Parentis Literary Salons feed the soul – but last November we also had the pleasure of a tasting menu! The Andaz Wall Street loaned us their executive chef for the night and he cooked up samples of the various foods that had inspired the food writers featured at our special event. The Pen Parentis […]
[ Read More...]SUMMER ACTIVITIES AT PEN PARENTIS
Summer has arrived, and as always we take a break from hosting our monthly Salons to write, to explore new activities, to plan our Fall Fundraiser, and to judge the Pen Parentis Fellowship entries (announced early August). This year, we are also taking our Salons on the ROAD. Our first-ever out-of-town Pen Parentis Literary Salon […]
[ 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...]Pen Parentis announces 2014 Season
Pen Parentis is excited to announce the Spring 2014 line up for its popular downtown literary salon, featuring a phenomenal group of acclaimed authors, including Andre Dubus III, Ann Hood, Rick Moody, and Elissa Schappell. Pen Parentis presents salons in the classic tradition; authors come together in a comfortable, intimate setting to read from their […]
[ Read More...]On Family-Friendly Fundraisers
There is a special sort of anxiousness that accompanies adult events to which kids are welcome. First you go all-out making sure there is something for the kids to do (we invited the unparalleled Church Street School for Music and Art to do an all-ages bookmaking craft) then you have to make sure the adults […]
[ Read More...]Welcome Brian Gresko!
We are delighted to welcome a new curator to the Pen Parentis Literary Salons! Brian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers on Fatherhood, forthcoming from Berkley Books/Penguin on Father’s Day, 2014. He has contributed to The Huffington Post, and written about books and culture for […]
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