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NOW: a podcast

Our monthly Pen Parentis Literary Salons are now also a podcast on Spotify! If that...

Fellowship Winners List (for 2027)

CONGRATULATIONS to SHANNON RAGAN, whose story “The Farm at the End of the World,” won...
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Hey Brooklyn!

What'cha doing on September 24th? WE ARE COMING TO A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU! Join Pen...
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Summer Lovin’

Gather with other writers, parents, arts-lovers and the general public on August 21 (Friday) in...

A Year in Community

Pen Parentis announces our 2026-2027 Season in which each online Literary Salon is curated by...

Meet other Writer-Parents online 24/7

Join our Discord Server and find your people day and night, whenever you need them!...
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Join the 8-week FALL FINISH sprint

This Fall - don't just sit there - finish your manuscript! - We offer an...
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Heads up, Queens!

Poet Richard Jeffrey Newman will be in conversation with M. M. DeVoe, Pen Parentis' Founder...
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Spring Roundup of Opportunities

We were thrilled to be among the Writing Fellowships that Poets & Writers Magazine chose...
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Celebrating Writer-Parents and their Allies

Please click through to RSVP - we would love to have you to join us.