Do you have a teen writer in your life? Let them know about GrubStreet's Summer Teen Classes starting this June. This summer, we've put together an entire catalog of exciting remote teen classes designed to keep the YAWP community connected while also providing plenty of optional portions for breaks from screens when needed.

This year’s Lit Up literary fundraiser will be on a “pay what you will” basis. We hope you'll join the party. Your ticket donation of any amount will:

• Expand financial aid for writing classes and the Muse and the Marketplace Writing Conference for teens and adults. This year, with your help, we hope to award $250,000 in scholarships to up to 425 writers. 

Need something to crack that midday slump? Join our FREE Brown Bag Lunch Writing Series live via Zoom today, August 11th from 12:30pm-1:15pm (ET). For 45 minutes, you’ll meet fellow writers and get your creative juices flowing with some cool writing exercises led by one of our award-winning instructors or ambassadors. If you're not quite ready to commit to a class, it's the perfect taste of Grub!

Best of all, you’ll sign off with some new ideas to ponder for the rest of your day and beyond. Please make sure to ...

We're thrilled to announce that we're giving our annual Grubby Award at Lit Up this year to best-selling author Roxane Gay.

With our community’s input and our tracking of the latest uncertainties around Covid-19, we’ve decided to host Muse 2022 as a hybrid conference — combining the best of last year's event with in-person gatherings to network, connect, and learn. 

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