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Pen Parentis: A Place for Parents Who Write

MARCH 11, 2011

A new literary venue celebrates parents with the write stuff.

Pen Parentis Literary Salon, a new organization based in New York City’s Financial District, showcases books by parents and encourages writers who are also parents. In an attempt to address the unique challenges to choosing writing as a career and being a parent, the organization’s goals include a writing contest for new parents, grants for child-care, and ultimately, a writing center that partners with groups that provide drop-off children’s programming. In association with the South Street Seaport district, readings (with full bar service available) are held the second Tuesday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. in the elegant environs of the Libertine Library at Gild Hall (15 Gold Street). After each reading, expect an intimate author Q & A, book-signings and conversation.

If the kids are the ones with budding literary aspirations, top resources for encouragement, tutoring, workshops, readings and events are author and education activist Dave Eggers’ creative writing education organization, 826NYC, and Writopia Lab, an intensive program that gives 8-18-year-old writers a chance to develop and polish their skills.

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