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Join Porter Square Books and Grubstreet on October 12th at 7PM (ET) for the latest installment of the Grubbie Debuts series, featuring GrubStreet Memoir incubee Michelle Bowdler for the paperback release of her debut memoir, Is Rape a Crime?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto. Michelle will be joined in conversation by  Lacy Crawford, author of Notes on a Silencing, A New York Times Editors’ Choice and Notable Book. The conversation will focus primarily on the craft of memoir writing. This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast.  ...

Need financial assistance to make it to the Muse? Scholarship applications for Muse 2022 are open from now through Monday, November 8, 2021!

We offer need-based Tuition Scholarships to cover 50% of a Muse registration (or $140 off a $279 general admission ticket) and 50% of any in-person events you choose to sign up for, once these are announced in early 2022. You can apply to as many categories as you qualify for: 

• Financial Assistance Scholarships

• BIPOC Writer Scholarships

• LGBTQ+ Writer Scholarships

• Scholarships for Writers Living With a Disability

• Literary Champion Scholarships

• Non-Traditional Writer Scholarships ...

October short classes are here! Ready to write dialogue for MG and YA novels? Want to explore the everyday rituals of your characters? Need help finding your literary voice

Join us and Porter Square Books for an all new virtual Tell-All Boston event this Thursday, October 7th at 7:00pm ET, brought to you by alumni of GrubStreet’s Memoir Incubator and Essay Incubator. This live event is free and virtual via Crowdcast - register to join here.

Tell-All Boston is Real Stories Read Live. They are Boston’s only live-on-stage (or on screen!) literary reading series dedicated to the art and craft of memoir. Award-winning writers, best-selling authors, and emerging stars share first-person stories that make meaning from lived experience. Our goal is to foster ...

Today is your last chance to bid on Lit Up 2021 items! For this year's virtual bidding experience, we’re excited to offer you more items and experiences at many price points. You can look forward to a variety of items to bid on online, including:

• An autographed baseball from Red Sox Player #7 Christian Vázquez