At the launch party, patrons got to meet the glamorous and internationally-famous writer, Vanessa Walters, author of THE NIGERWIFE which was a Good Morning America Book Club Pick and is being made into an HBO series! We enjoyed the musical duo - "Caleb and Maddy" featuring an internationally famous Irish folk singer! The gathering was out of this world - Pen Parentis throws amazing parties! Thanks to Sarah Farivar-Hayes for welcoming us into her gracious home. Thanks too, to ATRIA BOOKS for donating copies of Vanessa's book to our VIP guests!

Every writer should be encouraged to thrive and should be able to find a supportive arts community to help them stay on creative track. Our industry is notorious for overlooking the needs of parents and perpetuating the stereotype that the time spent seeking out the resources required for parenthood imply less dedication to one's career.

Pen Parentis gives voice to creative writers who are also parents.

We see you. We hear you. We ARE you.

The reach of our programs is national through our networking website and social media channels, all of which feature unique parenting-and-writing resources.

PEN PARENTIS is a federally recognized 501c3 non-profit literary organization registered in the State of New York.

Since 2009, we have been bringing the heart of the NYC Literary Community to writer-parents who are isolated by their family status or merely by geography.

The Sandell Morse Author Ambassador Fund

By PEN PARENTIS

The Sandell Morse Author Ambassador Fund

We met our goal - now let's break records!