Are you planning to attend our LGBTQ+ Writers' WeekendLGBTQ+ Writers' Weekend? If so, don't miss Sara Farizan's Craft Seminar, an exploration of the queer resonance in the horror genre! Join this fun and haunting workshop where you will come up with scenes and discuss the challenges of writing horror for a younger audience

Celebrate three amazing years of our Teaching Fellowship. Join us this Thursday night in the Seaport to honor and hear from former and current Fellows Simone Dalton, Crystal Valentine, Claudia Wilson, and Nakia Hill, who will each read from their work

In addition to online (Zoom and On Demand) classes below, GrubStreet is also hosting in-person classes and events at our space in the Seaport. To see the full list of all our steps in response to Covid-19, including updates about our space and events click here.

Multi-Week Classes (Seaport)

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

One family burdened with division over three generations. Shilpi Suneja‘s debut novel, House of Caravans (September 2023, Milkweed Editions), chronicles the birth of Pakistan and an independent India with grace, scrutiny, and depth. Somehow, she manages this saga in just over 300 pages – her skillful prose does not shy away from the physical or emotional violence of Partition or its continued aftershocks.

My favorite moments of this novel come …

Leave work behind on Friday, October 6th, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm, and come on over to our Fabulist Café located at our Center for Creative Writing in the Seaport. In 60 jam-packed minutes, you’ll meet fellow writers, sip a complimentary beverage, and get your creative juices flowing