We’re calling all Writer-Parents! Join us Tuesday, Nov 10 at 7pm ET for an online Salon with @authorsguild.org, featuring Patrice Gopo, Anca Szilágyi, and Nikoo Yahyazadeh.
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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Plus, meet our 2027 Writing Fellow! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/building-w... #writing #creativewriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #books #literary #parents #WriterParent #PenParentis #readatPenParentis #parentingdonewrite
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the launch of The Boy Who Loved Trees by our founder, @mmdevoe.bsky.social! Writer-Parents, friends, and allies, you made it a night to remember.
Get your copy: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #writing #creativewriting #books #fiction #writingcommunity #literary #WriterParent #PenParentis #readatPenParentis #parentingdonewrite
Our founder has a debut novel (and two kids) - the novel is THE BOY WHO LOVED TREES and the reviews are in and they are astonishing: oblivioni.org/m-m-de-voe/
Subscribe so you never miss a show: youtube.com/@penparentis #WriterParent #writingcommunity #horror #PenParentis #readatPenParentis
Our latest show is up now for you to watch at your leisure: youtu.be/lxY4qN12n6o #writers #horror #HWA #parents #brilliant
Debut Novel by MMDEVOE reviewed: Traveling to Vilnius in 1985 to Find Himself by Tucker Lieberman medium.com/the-identity...
#writing #creativewriting #parents #fiction #books #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #literary #PenParentis #readatpenparentis #parentingdonewrite #literarynonprofit The show drops on YouTube next week: youtube.com/penparentis
@leslielutzwrites.bsky.social @whoismarclabbott.com @lmariewood.bsky.social @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social @mmdevoe.bsky.social LINK: www.eventbrite.com/e/building-w...
MM DE VOE just published a poem on SCUZZBUCKET. Check out "Routinely" - medium.com/scuzzbucket/...
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.
May 23-29, 2027, Applications are open: adriaticwritersconference.com #writing #creativewriting #creativewriters #parents #books #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #literary #PenParentis #readatpenparentis #parentingdonewrite #writingconference
Emily Flake (emilyflake.bsky.social), Emi Nietfeld (eminietfeld.bsky.social), Cat Willett (catwillett.bsky.social), M. M. De Voe (mmdevoe.bsky.social), MUTHA magazine (muthamagazine.bsky.social), meglemke.bsky.social
Link: bookshop.org #writing #books #writingcommunity #PenParentis #readatpenparentis #parentartists
Emily Flake (emilyflake.bsky.social), Emi Nietfeld (eminietfeld.bsky.social), Cat Willett (catwillett.bsky.social), M. M. De Voe (mmdevoe.bsky.social), MUTHA magazine (muthamagazine.bsky.social), meglemke.bsky.social
Emily Flake (@emilyflake.bsky.social), Emi Nietfeld (@eminietfeld.bsky.social), Cat Willett (@catwillett.bsky.social), (@muthamagazine.bsky.social) MUTHA Magazine, Meg Lemke (@meglemke.bsky.social), M. M. De Voe (@mmdevoe.bsky.social)
This one's in person only!!! Sign up through the LINK: www.eventbrite.com/e/lost-and-f... to help us plan!
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Congratulations to 2026 @penparentis.bsky.social Writing Fellow Ellen Stearns for her winning story, "Cold Comfort"! Under 350 words, “Cold Comfort” is spectacular short fiction that shows what it is like to lose a beloved mother in adulthood. Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/ellen-stearn...
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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!
Join Pen Parentis on November 11 in conversation with Helen Philips, Scott Elliott, David Ebenbach, and Anca L Szilágyi, discussing artificial intelligence. www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial... #writerscommunity #writing #writercommunity #parentwriter #writerparent #events #readatpenparentis
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Save the date! I am so excited to join @penparentis.bsky.social on November 11 for their virtual literary salon. I'll be in conversation with Helen Philips, Scott Elliott, and David Ebenbach, on the topic of artificial intelligence. www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...
ATTENTION: @PenParentis is in 9th place to win an Anthem Community Voice Award! 👏 Rally the troops to celebrate now!: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting... #AnthemAwards #writers #writerparents #readatpenparentis #writercommunity #parentwriters
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Join MUTHA and Pen Parentis on 9/17 for a night out with parents who are writers/artists across genres that take on taboo topics. Details and tickets at the link in bio! THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2025 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT @bkbookfest.bsky.social @penparentis.bsky.social #BKBF
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
Pen Parentis Literary Salons are BACK in Lower Manhattan! Advance tickets will guarantee you get in! Readings by V. Efua Prince and Ethan Rutherford. #playwright #fiction #readings #liveevent #NYC #author #authors #writingcommunity #parents #NYSCArts #readatpenparentis
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
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Excited to have this piece about my sister Jody and cooking with my children published today at One Potato! Link in bio. And thank you to @penparentis.bsky.social for their support of artists who parent. onepotato.substack.com/p/the-solace...
Shop for our featured writers and support indie book sellers: bookshop.org/shop/penpare...
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The Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS until April 17, 2025! To learn more, go to degrootfoundation.org/2025-pen-par... This fellowship is supported in part by The de Groot Foundation.
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