About Our Moderators

A Note about our Moderators:

Pen Parentis founder M. M. De Voe and co-host Marina Aris, met through Pen Parentis when Literary Salons were held in-person at the at Andaz Wall Street; the women have remained lifelong friends through children, writing careers, and co-hosting Salons. Come join the fun! You don’t have to be a parent or even a writer to enjoy these events – all lovers of the written word are welcome to join us!

Marina is Founder of Book BIz Hub Home of the award-winning Brooklyn Writers Press and Avantham (an imprint that only publishes teenaged authors). She is a longtime book publishing strategist & also hosts the Book Biz Insider Podcast

Click here to get Book & Baby, M. M.’s guide for writer-parents — which is also a book about founding Pen Parentis. It won first prize at the 2021 Indie Book Awards for writing/publishing. It is filled with advice and tricks learned at Pen Parentis Salons about getting your novel written. Midwest Book Review called it “a mandatory read” for all writers who have kids of any age!