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March and April Multi-Week Classes

The days are slowly getting longer, and we are poking our noses out of our burrows. Kick off spring with one of our multi-week classes!

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in February 2025

A monthly hand-curated list of the top five contests, grants, scholarships, submission calls, and awards. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing.

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Winter FREE Draft Generator Sessions

FREE sessions dedicated to generating new drafts this winter!

Writing/Reading Resources

Winter FREE Draft Generator Sessions

FREE sessions dedicated to generating new drafts this winter!

Writing/Reading Resources

Memoir, Screenwriting, & Short Fiction Advanced Workshops: DEADLINE EXTENDED

There's still time to apply to the Memoir, Screenwriting, & Short Fiction Advanced Workshops! The deadline has been extended to Monday, January 13th by 11:59pm (EST)

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in January 2025

A monthly hand-curated list of the top five contests, grants, scholarships, submission calls, and awards. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing.

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Winter 2025 Novel Builder: DEADLINE EXTENDED

Are you ready to take the first big step toward your novel? There's still time to apply to the Winter 2025 Novel Builder! The deadline has been extended to Monday, January 6th by 11:59pm (EST)

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GrubStreet Presents “The Our Planet, Our Stories" Anthology featuring GrubStreet Writers

In the fall of 2023 GrubStreet offered a series of low-cost nonfiction classes titled "Our Planet, Our Stories" to that aimed to help writers find creative ways to engage with this urgent global issue. The Our Planet, Our Stories Anthology is a collection of writing that emerged from this series.

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Novel and Memoir Incubator Applications are Open

Apply for one of our 12-month Spring 2025-2026 Novel and Memoir Incubator programs. Deadline is February 10, 2025, by 11:59pm EST

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Give the Gift of Grub

Give the gift of Grub this holiday season! Treat the writer in your life to a Gift Certificate, Gift Membership, or Gift Donation for GrubStreet.

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Winter 2025 Advanced Workshops

Ready to take your writing to the next level? Apply for one of our advanced workshops before Monday, January 6th, by 11:59pm (EST).

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Winter 2025 Draft Builder Workshops - Apply Today!

Are you ready to take the first big step toward your book? GrubStreet’s Draft Builder courses are designed for advanced writers ready to dive into their memoir, novel, or a collection of essays or stories. Apply by December 20th.

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An Evening Celebrating Four New GrubStreet Memoirs on November 13th

Tell-All Boston is a live-on-stage literary reading series dedicated to memoir and personal essays. It is curated by the alumni of the GrubStreet's Memoir Incubator and Essay Incubator and co-sponsored by GrubStreet and Porter Square Books. Join us on November 13th from 7:00 to 8:30 at Porter Square Books: Boston for an evening celebrating four new GrubStreet memoirs.

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Join New Instructor: Martine Bellen for Two Fall Classes

We are so excited to welcome this multifaceted writer to GrubStreet, Martine Bellen, to lead two classes this fall!

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Three Fa-boo-lous Halloween-Themed Classes

We have three thrilling new classes for you! Looking to explore the strange, the magical, and the unusual this fall? Join us for one of our spook-tacular Halloween-themed classes where the writing magic happens.