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Join the 8-week SUMMER SPRINT

By Pen Parentis / 06/05/2026 /

Summer is for launches! – We offer an 8-week intensive cohort that is specifically designed to motivate writers who are also parents to GENERATE NEW WORK. Whether that is brainstorming…

Heads up, Queens!

By Pen Parentis / 06/04/2026 /

Poet Richard Jeffrey Newman will be in conversation with M. M. DeVoe, Pen Parentis’ Founder & Executive Director, at The World’s Borough Bookshop in Jackson Heights on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at…

SPRING CLEANING YOUR MANUSCRIPT – A SPRINT

By Pen Parentis / 03/02/2026 /

(an editing accountability group) JOIN THE 8-WEEK COHORT $100 One-hour every Thursday on Zoom from March 19 through May 14 9am Pacific / 10am MT / 11am Central / Noon…

CROSS THE FINISH LINE THIS FALL

By Pen Parentis / 07/07/2025 / Comments Off on CROSS THE FINISH LINE THIS FALL

NEW – our Fall Finish Line Cohort! Stuck on a writing project that just won’t budge? You’re not the only one—and you don’t have to push through it alone! Pen…

SUMMER SPEAKEASY SALON: In Person

By Pen Parentis / 05/28/2025 / Comments Off on SUMMER SPEAKEASY SALON: In Person

A Pen Parentis Author Talk, open to the public. Featured writers: V. Efua Prince and Ethan Rutherford RSVP IS REQUIRED – click here! SECRET SPEAKEASY LOCATION in Lower Manhattan will…

Pen Parentis Fellowship is just what you need!

By Pen Parentis / 03/09/2025 / Comments Off on Pen Parentis Fellowship is just what you need!

Here is a word or two from our 2024 fellow, Taylor Hobbs, on how applying for the Pen Parentis fellowship gave her exactly what she needed to get writing! The…

Pen Parentis Literary Salon: The Spring 2025 Season Finale

By Pen Parentis / 11/21/2024 / Comments Off on Pen Parentis Literary Salon: The Spring 2025 Season Finale

A Pen Parentis Author Talk, open to the public. Featured writers: Susanna Sonnenberg, Annie Wenstrup, Wanda Morris RSVP NOW OPEN! Follow Pen Parentis Events for automated reminders – click here…

Our April Literary Salon: Obsession, Addiction, Compulsions

By Pen Parentis / 11/21/2024 / Comments Off on Our April Literary Salon: Obsession, Addiction, Compulsions

A Pen Parentis Author Talk, open to the public. Featured writers: Xavier Trevino, Evan Dalton Smith, Nicole Haroutunian RSVP NOW THRU THIS LINK Follow Pen Parentis Events for automated reminders…

Our March Literary Salon: From Page to Screen

By Pen Parentis / 11/21/2024 / Comments Off on Our March Literary Salon: From Page to Screen

A Pen Parentis Author Talk, open to the public. Featured writers: Trey Ellis, Helen Wan, Jessica Anya Blau, and Victor LaValle RSVP NOW THROUGH THIS LINK! Follow Pen Parentis Events…

February’s Literary Salon: The Existential Crisis

By Pen Parentis / 11/21/2024 / Comments Off on February’s Literary Salon: The Existential Crisis

A Pen Parentis Author Talk, open to the public. Featured writers: Sarah Kain Gutowski, Wiley Ho, Lisa Bird Wilson and Shelley Blanton-Stroud RSVP NOW THROUGH THIS LINK Follow Pen Parentis…