Join GrubStreet student Amanda Davis for the virtual launch of Amanda's debut picture book, 30,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag. Amanda will be joined in conversation by fellow picture-book author Valerie Bolling, with a special appearance by illustrator Sally Wern Comport. This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast. Register here.

About 30,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag

Discover the inspiring story of the American flag that flew over Ground Zero, traveled across all fifty states as ...

Next month, GrubStreet has new short classes coming your way. Whether you're looking to use images and metaphors as generative tools in your poetry, take your novel draft to the next level, or explore writing that speaks authentically to the immigrant experience, we've got a short class for you this May.

As always, scholarships are available for all of the offerings below:

May 1st - 8th

• Discovering Meaning Within Story Structure
• The Joke’s on You: The Serious Work Of Using Humor in Your Writing (Sold out)
• Speculative Series: Beyond the Hero’s Journey
• Nonfiction Workshop: Family History
• Understanding ...

GrubStreet has decided to hold all spring 2021 in-person classes remotely via Zoom video conferencing. To see the full list of all our steps in response to Covid-19, including updates about our space and events click here. 

The Muse & the Marketplace 2021: An Enhanced Writing Residency will feature 65+ sessions on craft and publishing from top authors and industry professionals, plus the opportunity to meet literary agents or editors for direct manuscript feedback.

The Residency itself will take place next Wednesday, April 21st - Sunday, April 25th

We will say it again and again: The brutal murders and systemic oppression of Black people must end. We stand with the Black community in fighting for a future in which it’s safe to live and thrive as a Black person in America. 

We are saddened to acknowledge once again the heartbreak, pain, and frustration that our community — particularly our Black members — are feeling after yet another senseless murder by the police of a Black man, Daunte Wright.