The December 2022 edition of "Writing Life Essentials" is a monthly hand-curated list of contests, grants, scholarships, submission calls, and awards. We try to prioritize opportunities that are at least one of the following: local, free to apply, and/or committed to celebrating and supporting writers from historically marginalized communities. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing. Or, crafting paper snowflakes. That’s important, too.

Give the gift of Grub this holiday season! We've compiled some Grubbie gift ideas for the writer in your life. 

Gift Certificates

Let your favorite writer choose the class or service that's right for them with a virtual gift certificate.

Interested in taking your novel to the next level? Join us for an informal Q&A session on our Novel Incubator program. Instructor Michelle Hoover will answer any questions you have about the Novel Incubator program

Greetings from GrubStreet’s Muse & the Marketplace — helping writers tell their best stories, build exciting careers, and find their audience. 

The Muse & the Marketplace has changed a lot in the two decades since the conference first launched in 2002. The past two years alone saw massive transformations from our typical three-day in-person event: first, a fully online conference in 2021, and then, a hybrid experience this year, each lasting several weeks

GrubStreet Instructor Kristen Paulson-Nguyen shares the crucial ingredients of a great memoir pitch. You can learn more in her class Writing Memoir Pitches that Dazzle, taking place in-person at our center in Boston's Seaport on Saturday, December 17th.