Class Description
Rainbow love and gender expansion to the front! If you’re an LGBTQ+ writer seeking a space for your identity and craft to converge, this writing group is for you. Join this class for a weekly low-stakes, light-hearted, and generative space to cultivate your writing. During our first session, writers will identify and share their intentions for the weeks to come. Based on writers' goals, we will co-create the structure of our weekly sessions. Sessions may feature guided writing prompts, looser un-prompted writing ""sprints"", writerly group therapy, peer check-ins, in-session readings and discussions, one-on-one meetings with the instructor, and reflective writing exercises. In all of our session’s elements, we’ll collectively consider how we can challenge writing conventions and queer our writing practice via approach, craft, and content.
Writers will NOT be expected to write, read, or do any preparation outside of sessions. Writers will be asked to prioritize their creativity, authenticity, vulnerability, and play in their writing (as opposed to prioritizing productivity and “publishable”/”good” writing). Writers of all genres welcome!
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. About 15 minutes before your class is scheduled to begin, you'll receive an email from your instructor with a link to join the class meeting!
Zoom Participation:
Students are not required to turn their camera on, but are encouraged to participate any way they feel comfortable through functions such as the live chat, emoji reactions, and unmuting the microphone. Learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
We ask that instructors enable closed captioning and send a transcript of the session after class. You can also enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting. If your instructor forgets to send the transcript, just send ’em an email!