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You're Invited to GrubStreet's Summer 2024 Open House!
Join us for our Summer 2024 Open House and Showcase (In-person: Seaport) May 1, 2024 5:30pm–7:00pm EDT.
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Summer 2024 Advanced Workshops
Ready to take your writing to the next level? Apply for one of our advanced workshops before the deadline on Monday, May 20th by 11:59pm (EST).
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Muse 101: Honing Your Networking Skills Before a Big Writing Conference
Join Muse presenter, Linda Wertheimer, on Saturday April 6th for a fantastic prep session for this year's Muse and the Marketplace.
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Upcoming Free Neighborhood Classes
Check out our upcoming classes that are FREE and open to the public through our Write Down the Street Program offered in partnership with the Boston Public Library Branches in Mattapan, Grove Hall, and more.
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Featured Grubbies: WBUR's Love Letters to Boston
This February GrubStreet instructors and students contributed to a “love letters to Boston” radio segment featured on WBUR's Morning Edition and published in WBUR's Cognoscenti!
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Free March Saturday Sessions for Teens
Check out our free YAWP Saturday Sessions for teens happening this weekend.
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Featured Grubbies: Book Recommendations to Read this Black History Month (WBUR)
Grubbies Serina Gousby (Program Manager of the Boston Writers of Color Group), Theresa Okokon (Instructor and Memoir and Essay Incubator Alum), and Nakia Hill (Teaching Fellow) were recently featured in an article titled, "Books to read this Black History Month, according to 3 Boston writers."
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GrubStreet at AWP 2024
GrubStreet is thrilled to attend the 2024 AWP Conference, where our staff members Dariel Suarez (Artistic Director) & Travon Godette (Manager of Youth Programs) will be presenting panels titled "Creating Literary Community for All: Literary Centers and Reaching the Underserved (T120)" and "Write On! Literary Centers on Fostering Sustainable Youth Communities (T229)" respectively.
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Applications for the 2024-2025 Emerging Writer Fellowship are Open
As part of our mission to make sure that voices of every type and talent are heard, we developed the Emerging Writer Fellowship to eliminate some of the financial barriers to entry. Through this program, we hope to connect writers to a literary world – a world made richer and more relevant with the contribution of these voices.
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Dept. of Congrats: October 2023 Community Successes
We are proud to announce in October 2023 we had twenty-nine publications, seven awards and prizes, and six book publications!
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The Muse and the Marketplace 2024: Director’s Vision
We invite you to read a special message from our Muse Conference Director, Leila Meglio, to discover our vision for this year's experience
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BWOC Literary Support is Back!
The Boston Writers of Color Literary Support Program offers stipends for BIPOC writers to be used for submissions, contests, fellowships, retreats, writing supply expenses, and any other literary opportunities. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and will be reviewed every three weeks from the time of submission.
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Dept. of Congrats: September 2023 Community Successes
Every month, we celebrate the successes of our community members! This month, Grubbies were published in literary journals across the country, won awards and prizes, secured book deals, and so much more. We are proud to announce in September 2023 we had thirty-four publications, four awards and prizes, and four book publications! Let us celebrate you: submit your good news to GrubStreet’s Department of Congratulations.
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Meet Our 2023-2024 Teaching Fellows
We want to welcome this year's new teaching fellows, Jacquinn Sinclair and Jonathan Todd! These two amazing writers and individuals will be joining us for the upcoming year as instructors.
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