The British writer Cyril Connolly famously said,
"There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall."
He believed that kids made the artistic life impossible and many people since then have believed him.
Being an artist is hard. Being a parent is hard. Being both together is even harder. Yet we believe it's tragic and mistaken to use one of these as an excuse or as an enemy for the other. More important, we believe it's unnecessary.
Thus,we founded Pram in the Hall Foundation, a 501(c)(3) based in Austin Texas. Starting in 2017, we will be opening applications for our first cohort of Pram in the Hall Fellows--awarding grants for aspiring writers and artists who could use a little help getting the quiet time needed to do their work. We know you're busy. We know you have great ideas. We know that even just a few hours of extra help can make a huge difference. That's what we're here for.
Board
Justine Musk
Justine Musk is the author of the contemporary fantasy novel BloodAngel, published in 2005 by the ROC imprint of Penguin Books. Her second book, Uninvited, was released in 2007, and is an unrelated work intended for young adult readers. A sequel to BloodAngel, Lord of Bones, was released in 2000.
Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of three illustrated books: Steal Like An Artist, Newspaper Blackout, and Show Your Work! His latest release is The Steal Like An Artist Journal: A Notebook For Creative Kleptomaniacs. His work has been translated into over twenty languages and featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS Newshour, and in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Robert Kurson
Robert Kurson is an American author, best known for his 2004 bestselling book, Shadow Divers, the true story of two Americans who discover a World War II German U-boat sunk 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. His stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. He lives in Chicago.
K'wan
K’wan is the #1 bestselling author of Welfare Wifeys, Section 8, Gutter, Still Hood, Hood Rat, Eve, Hoodlum, Street Dreams, Gangsta, Road Dawgz and now Animal. Animal was chosen as one of the five Best Books of 2012 and the starred pick of the month for October on Library Journal. K’wan has also been featured in Time, King, The New York Press, and on MTV and BET. K’wan currently resides in New Jersey where he is working on his next novel.
Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday is the bestselling author of Trust Me I’m Lying, The Obstacle Is The Way, Ego Is The Enemy, and The Daily Stoic. His company, Brass Check, has advised clients like Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as many prominent bestselling authors. Holiday is a media columnist for The New York Observer, and his other writings—published in 19 languages—appear in Forbes, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Thought Catalog, and The Columbia Journalism Review, among others.