This fall, GrubStreet is thrilled to celebrate our 25th anniversary with a series of free events designed to bring our community together. Whether it’s your first GrubStreet event or you’ve been writing with us since 1997, you’re invited to join the fun and celebrate this milestone for our community — together!

Upcoming free events include workshops, book launches, performances and readings, writing sessions, a community open house, and more

In the October 2022 edition of "Best of Boston," we bring you our top Boston lit events this month, taking place virtually and in-person. See below for our list of local literary happenings. Check back as we add more events!

Porter Square Books: Anniversary Sale

This post was originally published on Dead Darlings, a blog about novel writing run by alumni of GrubStreet's Novel Incubator program.

“I love these pages. This is exactly the type of novel I represent. Send it to me!”

The agent was saying all the things you dream an agent will say when you sign up for a Manuscript Mart appointment at GrubStreet’s Muse and the Marketplace conference–but my pulse, as I took this in, was unexpectedly regular. Oh, wow, I heard myself thinking, with quiet surprise. It doesn’t even matter.

Never had I …

Running for 6, 10, or 12 consecutive weeks, these workshop-style courses are for students interested in generating new work, or developing and revising their current projects while getting feedback from instructors and fellow students. Click here for a full list of current multi-week classes.

This post was originally published on Dead Darlings, a blog about novel writing run by alumni of GrubStreet's Novel Incubator program.

In Kelly J. Ford’s gripping Southern noir, Real Bad Things, Jane Mooney returns to her Arkansas hometown after a body that might be the abusive stepfather she confessed to murdering 25 years ago surfaces in a river. The police were never able to charge her with a crime, and now Jane must uncover the truth and face the trauma of her past. Real Bad Things digs deep into the hearts and souls …