Wondering whether to apply for the Essay Incubator? Alum Kendra Stanton Lee explains why she had "never been more productive as a writer than during the Incubator" and why you should apply today. Applications for the 2022-2023 Essay Incubator are due Monday, July 25th. 

Our free writing sessions are the perfect taste of Grub! Join us virtually, in-person, in the afternoon, or in the evening—there's a session for everyone! Check out what else we have going on at Grub.

Online: Zoom 

Try an Online: On Demand class at GrubStreet! These online classes take place over our learning platform, Wet.Ink, and have no live meetings, which means you can learn from anywhere. As always, scholarships are available for all of the offerings below:

• Encountering the Past: Researching and Writing Historical Fiction with Cam Terwilliger, starting 7/6

GrubStreet Instructor Steven Beeber talks "Beeber’s First Law of Emotion" and shares the importance of putting words on the page. You can learn more in his upcoming Online: Zoom multi-week class, Jumpstart Your Novel, starting Wednesday, July 20th.

The Essay Incubator is a 10-month intensive program for essay writers interested in drafting, revising, and publishing their work. We are now accepting applications for the 2022 - 2023 incubator. Apply here by July 25th at 11:59pm (EST). Fellowships are available!

Here’s the number one challenge I see students in my Essay Incubator program face: What is my essay about?

Of course, we don’t always know what we want to write until we sit down to write it. But once you have that first messy draft on the page, students sometimes find it difficult to figure …