GrubStreet’s Founder and Executive Director, Eve Bridburg, has been honored with the 2023 Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Award. This prestigious award is given every two years to a living American woman who has made exceptional contributions to the book industry beyond the scope of her profession.

We're thrilled to announce two new keynote panels featuring acclaimed authors Rebecca Makkai, Victor LaValle, Maggie Shipstead, and publishing industry expert Jane Friedman at our upcoming May Muse and the Marketplace Publishing Summit taking place in just a few weeks on May 18-21. 

We're excited to share that GrubStreet's Fabulist cafe was recently featured in the Arts & Culture section of GBH News. Read the full article. 

The May 2023 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, doing some spring cleaning. That’s important, too.

In the May 2023 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.

Rory Power, author of In an Orchard Grown From Ash, in conversation with CL Herman