Pen Parentis

M. M. De Voe founded, developed, and runs the federally-recognized, national literary nonprofit Pen Parentis. 

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Headquartered in Lower Manhattan,Pen Parentis has never wavered from its mission to help writers stay on creative track after having kids.

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Celebrating more than 15 years as Director, DeVoe hosts:

• monthly Literary Salons

• weekly small-group meetups for accountability

• pop-up literary events in Manhattan and across the country

• a National Writer-Parent meetup in a different city each year,

• and awards an annual Writing Fellowship for New Parents.

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DeVoe's journey plus a helpful (and fun-to-read) guidebook is described in her memoir/guide BOOK & BABY, (2021). This book was  first prize winner at the NextGen Indie Book Awards).