Pen Parentis is a creative home
for aspiring and professional writers
who also have kids

Our mission is to help such writers achieve their creative writing goals.

 

Our unique, tailor-made programs are meticulously designed to support writers of all creative genres who juggle the roles of parenthood and authorship. 

Accountability Meetups
Literary Salons
Writing Fellowship

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Through our in-person and digital platforms, we cultivate a lasting community for writer-parents to connect, inspire each other, and craft exceptional literary work--enabling and celebrating the completion of projects that sometimes were decades in the making.

We also offer personalized assistance, providing the necessary support to help our writer-parents excel in their craft.

Pen Parentis is an award-winning nonprofit!

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Grant Winners!

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2026 Fellowship Winners List

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Manhattan 2025

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All writers deserve an equal chance.

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Empowering

writer-parents

Pen Parentis is a place where we fiercely challenge the idea that becoming a parent means putting your writing career on hold. We envision a future where every writer has an equal chance to flourish, irrespective of their parental status. Our commitment is to acknowledge and cater to writer-parents' unique needs in our arts-centric service programs and across all writing genres and industries.

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Join our community today and redefine your writing career. Take part in our Member Accountability Events and Salons Events, designed to uplift your writing journey.

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