July short classes have arrived! Looking to write social justice commentary that is nuanced, powerful, and provocative? Want to explore world-building in poetry to imagine the possibility of a better world

GrubStreet has decided to hold all summer 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. 

Join GrubStreet and Porter Square Books in the latest installment of the Grubbie Debut series, featuring GrubStreet instructor Hanna Halperin for the launch of her debut novel, Something Wild. She will be joined in conversation with author and GrubStreet Instructor Steve Almond. This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast. Register here.

About Something Wild

A searing novel about the love and contradictions of sisterhood, the intoxicating desires of adolescence, and the traumas that trap mothers and daughters in cycles of violence.

Told in alternating perspectives that deftly interweave past and present, Something ...

GrubStreet's Writing to Heal Program is an intensive program designed to give nonfiction students a deep dive into how the writing process can serve as a healing tool for adversity and trauma. 

Join GrubStreet and Porter Square Books to celebrate the launch of Stuart Sebastian's debut memoir, What Wasn't I Thinking? A Story of Rebellion, Madness and Surviving My Family. He'll be joined in conversation by GrubStreet's Artistic Director Christopher Castellani. This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast. Register here.

About What Wasn't I Thinking?

Coming in June 2021, novelist Sebastian Stuart’s hilarious and moving memoir, What Wasn’t I Thinking? A Story of Rebellion, Madness, and Surviving My Family. It chronicles growing up in Manhattan ...