The Muse and the Marketplace 2022 is almost here! This year's conference is our first ever hybrid conference, taking place Wednesday, April 27th - Sunday, May 1st, with the Manuscript Mart taking place Wednesday, May 4th - Sunday, May 8th.

This year’s conference theme is “Finding Your People.” As writers, we may draft our work alone, but it takes many people to bring a creative project into the world — from family and friends, to fellow writers, instructors, publishing professionals, literary champions, and ultimately eager readers. Muse 2022 is celebrating all of the connections that enable and …

Want to join us in-person? Check out all of our upcoming classes and events below. 

GrubStreet's Center for Creative Writing is located on the southeast side of the 50 Liberty Drive building (Suite 500), facing the Marina and the ICA. Learn more about traveling to GrubStreet's new home.

Seaport Multi-Week Classes: 

• Screenwriting for Film & TV with Mark Fogarty, starting April 5th
• Writing Group: Building A Sustainable Generative Practice with Jenn Stanley, starting April 5th
• Jumpstart Your Writing with Otto Vock, starting April 6th
• 6 Weeks, 6 Poems with Porsha Olayiwola, starting April 6th
• Jumpstart Your Memoir with …

Live in Egleston Square or Mattapan? We’ve partnered with the Boston Public Library to bring FREE creative writing workshops to your neighborhood virtually this fall. All classes welcome new and practicing writers!  

Upcoming Drop-Ins: 

The April 2022 edition of "Writing Life Essentials" is a monthly hand-curated list of contests, grants, scholarships, submissions 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, adding to your TBR pile. That’s important, too.

For LGBTQ+ writers, a lack of queer-focused guidance, support, and community in writing workshops can stifle or even stall progress for novels. The Novel Immersive for LGBTQ+ Writers is a 9-month online program uniquely designed to fill this void and help queer writers complete or make significant progress towards completing a draft of their novel in a supportive community.