This month, Neighborhood Fellow Quentin Lucas shares his thoughts on the skills all writers need to develop.

There never has been nor will there ever be a writer who couldn’t benefit from a good workshop. And there never has been nor will there ever be a writer who hasn’t felt some bit of apprehension around workshops.

But writing is not for the faint of heart.

Want to meet one-on-one with an established literary agent, an editor at a publishing house, or a literary journal editor? This is the last week to reserve your spot in the Manuscript Mart at the Muse and the Marketplace 2020. Register now!

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YAWP Summer 2020 Writing Fellowship Applications are now open!

GrubStreet's Teen Summer Writing Fellowship immerses high school students in the writer's life of creative craft and publishing. During three weeks at GrubStreet, teens work with published authors on original prose and poetry, meet with literary agents and editors, take field trips to inspirational locales like the ICA, and more

The February 2020 edition of "Writing Life Essentials," a monthly hand-curated list of contests, grants, scholarships, submissions calls, and awards, with a focus on 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, buying the candy that goes on sale after Valentine’s day. That matters too.

What's more satisfying than leaving work behind on a Friday afternoon? Rounding out the week with a free writing session, of course! Maximize that Friday feeling and kick off your writing weekend. Leave work behind on Friday, February 28th, from 5:30pm-6:30pm and come on over to Grub HQ