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Register Now: July Multi-Weeks

Our unique July multi-week workshops are offering the time, structure, and community to help you stay with your writing.

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What’s the MDQ? Focusing on the Main Dramatic Question in the Essay Incubator

What makes an essay feel focused, purposeful, and emotionally resonant? Essay Incubator instructor Ethan Gilsdorf explores the concept of the Main Dramatic Question (MDQ)—the central tension, desire, or inquiry that gives an essay its shape and momentum.

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Reading Groups: Toni Morrison, Contemporary Romance, Queer Historical Fiction

Join a six-week reading group where you'll explore great books alongside fellow readers, guided by a GrubStreet instructor who will help spark conversation, ask big questions, and uncover new ways of thinking about the text.

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Deadline Extended to 6/15: Advanced Personal Essay and Advanced Poetry Workshops

Need a little more time? Applications for our Advanced Personal Essay and Advanced Poetry Workshops are now open through Monday, June 15.

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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 2026-2027 Essay Incubator are due Tuesday, June 30th at 11:59 PM ET.

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in June 2026

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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Register Now: June Multiweeks

A new June lineup of multi-week workshops is here, offering the time, structure, and community to help you stay with your writing.

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in May 2026

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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Applications for Summer Advanced Workshops are Open

Ready to take your craft deeper? Apply to an Advanced Workshop and join a small, genre-focused cohort (just 9 writers) for rigorous revision, targeted craft, and thoughtful feedback.

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Announcing Nine Intensive Programs this Fall - Applications Now Open

Applications for our fall intensives are now open! Apply by June 30 for the Memoir Generator, Essay Incubator, Autofiction Immersive, and Writing to Heal Immersive, or by July 7 for all Novel Generators and the Online Novel Incubator.

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in April 2026

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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Summer 2026 Free Draft Generator Sessions

Kickstart your writing with GrubStreet’s Free Draft Generator Sessions! Perfect for beginners or anyone needing a creative boost, these one-hour sessions let you dive into fun prompts, share your work, and connect with a supportive community of writers.

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Summer 2026 Advanced Workshops

Take your writing to the next level in a GrubStreet Advanced Workshop. Apply by Monday, June 1, 2026.

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Introducing the Draft Feedback Program

Every writer reaches the moment when a draft needs a thoughtful reader and focused feedback you can trust. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce Draft Feedback, a new way to connect one-on-one with a published GrubStreet instructor.

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Grubbie Guide to AWP 2026

GrubStreet is thrilled to attend the 2026 AWP Conference, where our staff member, Eson Kim (Director of Faculty & Fellowships), will be presenting at a panel titled "Writing in Community: Lessons from a Literary Hub" and GrubStreet will have an exhibitor table (#T1168) at the Bookfair.