Pen Parentis

Pen Parentis

@penparentis.bsky.social

Pen Parentis Nonprofit organization Building community for parent-writers • Connect with us #readatpenparentis • Offering meetups, fellowship, networking, mentorship, and more linktr.ee/penparentis

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Our newest episode has dropped! Our October Salon with the Horror Writers Association, featuring Marc Abbott, Leslie Lutz, and L. Marie Wood, is on YouTube.

Thanks to Marc L. Abbott, Leslie Lutz & L. Marie Wood of the Horror Writers Association, and our sponsors: New York State Council on the Arts, The de Groot Foundation & Adriatic Writers Conference!

Calling all Writer-Parents — join us TODAY!! October 13th at 7PM for our Literary Salon, featuring writers from the Horror Writers Association: Leslie Lutz, L. Marie Wood, and Marc Abbott. Moderated by M. M. De Voe and Marina Aris, CEO of Book Biz Hub.

A huge thanks to the Adriatic Writers Conference and Kristin Vuković (@kristinvukovic.bsky.social) for sponsoring our October Salon, Tuesday, October 13th at 7PM! Our founder, M. M. De Voe, attended the inaugural conference and loved it. Next year’s cohort meets on the island of Lošinj, Croatia.

Thank you to Emily Flake, Emi Nietfeld, and Cat Willett for a fantastic night at Lost and Found! Thanks also to MUTHA Magazine and Lofty Pigeon Books for co-hosting, and to everyone who came out and filled the room.

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If you can’t attend the MUTHAxPenParentis event on the 24th: Be sure to stock up your shelf! Cat Willett (Unconditional: Stories of Women and the Animals They Love), Emily Flake (All Toddlers Are Scorpios), Emi Nietfeld (Acceptance), and our own founding director M. M. De Voe's "Book & Baby."

Join us for Lost and Found! An official BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT. On Thursday, September 24, 7-8:30pm at Lofty Pigeon Books, Brooklyn. Featuring Emily Flake, Emi Nietfeld, and Cat Willett. MUTHA Magazine and Pen Parentis are teaming up for a night that goes from panel to party.

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Focused on community and balance, @penparentis.bsky.social helps writers stay on track after they have kids. This emerging, award-winning group is the only nonprofit that focuses exclusively on the creative needs of parents. Visit them at table 734 at the #AWP26 Bookfair!

Capturing the Story Before it is Lost - a Career Salon for Literary Parents, Livecast Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite #JoinUs #share #writerscommunity #writing #online #writing #parentingdonewrite #writercommunity #parentwriter #writerparent #events #readatpenparentis

GET INTO GEAR THIS SUMMER - Pen Parentis INTRODUCING – THE SUMMER SPRINT! Stuck on a writing project that just won’t budge? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to push through it on your own #writing #parentingdonewrite #writercommunity #parentwriter #writerparent

penparentis.orgGET INTO GEAR THIS SUMMER - Pen ParentisINTRODUCING – THE SUMMER SPRINT! Stuck on a writing project that just won’t budge? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to push through it on your own either. Pen Parentis…

EVENT 5/13: "Writers w/kids WHO MADE IT" this is your last chance to be in one of our spectacular live off-camera audiences until Fall! #poetry #essays #fiction #readings #talkback #liveevent #NYC #author #authors #writingcommunity #parents #NYSCArts

Are you a writer AND a parent and you can't figure out how people do this crazy thing? LET US INSPIRE YOU! with Susanna Caudell Sonnenberg, Annie Wilcoxson Wenstrup, and Wanda Morris co-hosts: @mmdevoe.bsky.social and Christina Chiu #writing #parenting #parentingdonewrite

eventbrite.comWriters with kids CAN get published! Last Pen Parentis Salon until Fall!Featured writers Annie Wenstrup, Wanda Morris, and Susanna Sonnenberg in readings and conversation about successful writing while parenting

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