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Fall 2025 FREE Draft Generator Sessions

FREE sessions dedicated to generating new drafts in fall 2025!

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Limited-time Membership Referral Program now through August 31!

Refer a first-time member and receive a free seminar code ($75 value) — plus more rewards when you keep sharing.

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in August 2025

A monthly hand-curated list of the top five contests, grants, scholarships, submission calls, and awards. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing.

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Fall 2025 Advanced Workshops

Ready to take your writing to the next level? Apply for one of our advanced workshops before Monday, September 1st, by 11:59pm (EST).

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Fall 2025 Writing to Heal Immersive: DEADLINE EXTENDED

There's still time to apply to the Fall 2025 Writing to Heal Immersive! The deadline has been extended to Monday, July 28th by 11:59pm (EST)

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Is the Essay Incubator For You? Alums Share Why You Should Apply Today

Wondering whether to apply to the Essay Incubator? We asked some recent graduates to share their thoughts about the program Applications for the 2025-2026 Essay Incubator are due Wednesday, July 16th at 11:59 PM ET.

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in July 2025

A monthly hand-curated list of the top five contests, grants, scholarships, submission calls, and awards. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing.

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Upcoming Online Info Sessions for Our New Genre Novel Generators

Explore GrubStreet’s New Genre Novel Generators at Upcoming Online Info Sessions

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How the Essay Incubator Helped Shape My Writing Practice

If I had a time machine, I would choose to go back to the beginning of my Incubator year!

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in June 2025

A monthly hand-curated list of the top five contests, grants, scholarships, submission calls, and awards. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing.

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Unearthed the Boldness In My Voice: Q&A with a Short Story Incubator Alum

The Short Incubator is a competitive, accessible – and repeatable – MFA-level course, spanning 8 months, for ten short story writers from all backgrounds who want to move their stories from “workshop good” to publishable quality.

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Summer 2025 Advanced Revision Strategies & Novel Workshops: DEADLINES EXTENDED

Ready to take your writing to the next level? There's still time to apply to the Advanced Revision Strategies (Fiction and Nonfiction) and Advanced Novel Workshops!

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Fall Intensive Applications are Open

Apply for one of our 7- to 12-month Fall intensive programs. Deadline is July 16th.

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What Makes a Short Story Publishable? Tips from the Short Story Incubator

Short Story Incubator instructor Ron MacLean shares the core ideas that drive a short story draft past “the last mile of the marathon that is writing a publishable short story.” Apply now for the 2025-26 Short Story Incubator! Deadline is Wednesday, July 16th.

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Announcing a New Online Version of GrubStreet's Novel Incubator

We’re thrilled to share that we’re now offering a fully online version of the Novel Incubator, designed for writers living outside of the greater Boston area. Apply now for the 2025-26 Online Novel Incubator! Deadline is Wednesday, July 16th.