GrubStreet has decided to hold all fall 2020 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. 

There's still time to submit to our Writing Black Joy contest! We have extended the deadline to 11:59pm on Sunday, December 6th, 2020. We're also excited to announce that the final judge for this year's contest is best-selling novelist Lauren Wilkinson, author of American Spy. 

This year, the City of Boston declared September 12, 2020 Black Joy Day. Created with the help of City Councilor Julia Mejia and non-profit leader, photographer, and community activist Thaddius Miles, Black Joy Day is a day to appreciate and celebrate our power to uplift ourselves and others despite the ...

Ready to write your novel? Apply to the Novel Generator with instructor Henriette Lazaridis. 

Writing a first draft of a novel is a very different process from revising a finished draft

In the November 2020 edition of "Best of Boston," we bring you our top Boston lit events this month, taking place virtually. See below for our list of local literary happenings.

Virtual: Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver, and Rebecca Kirby, Sacrifice of Darkness

We’re offering more tuition scholarships than ever before in all the following categories, due Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 at 11:59pm ET:

• Financial Assistance Scholarships
• BIPOC Writer Scholarships
• Literary Champion Scholarships