WHAT IS SCRIBENTE MATERNUM?

We are a community of writers who identify as mothers. We have our own stories and struggles, but we come together because of our love of writing and our love of our children. This space is for the writing process, not the final product.

Scribente Maternum is a play on "writer mom." But that's where the fanciness ends. This community is down-to-earth and real. The one thing we are serious about is how central motherhood is to our human experience.

Our goal is to embrace the tension that exists between motherhood and writing. Our children are our greatest distraction, but also our greatest inspiration. We are exhausted from being the on-call parent, but we find something new to write about every time we look at them.

We are here to support each other.

We are here to understand each other.

We are here to tap into each other's creative energy to create new, glorious things.

Susan Muaddi Darraj sharing a major work

WHAT IS A SCRIBENTE MATERNUM EVENT?

Scribente Maternum's events are a chance to mingle and write with the experts. They include community-building and time for you to explore whatever your heart needs you to write.

Our in-person retreats include workshops with renowned authors and teachers, opportunities for smaller accountability groups, and a chance to find inspiration and community. Smaller gatherings are a breath of fresh air, just when you need it the most. A time to gather with like souls in the midst of mothering.

In the time between events, our online community keeps right on writing. We give each other the support and inspiration we need, just when we need it.

Most importantly, all our events include time to rest and recharge and breathe. These are experiences that mothers don't make time for but that they so desperately need: meditation, mindfulness, and simply sitting in stillness.