Congratulations to all the Grubbies who were published in literary journals across the country, won awards and prizes, secured book deals, and so much more. Let us celebrate you: submit your good news to GrubStreet’s Department of Congratulations.

Stephanie Cotsirilos's essay/memoir excerpt "The Gift," published by The Sewanee Review, received the Maine Literary Award for short nonfiction. She thanks Katie Bannon, whom she met through GrubStreet, for collaboration, editing, and support. Kendra Augustin's short pieces, "I Want Out" and "The Baby is Not Your Competition," were birthed in Caroline Belle Stewart's “Short Story Collection Builder” class and Kayla Degala-Paraíso's “Bend, Blend, and Break: Blurring Genres” class, and were published by Blood+ Honey Lit.

Olivia Crandall's short story "Wild Boys" was published in The Masters Review. It was workshopped in a class with GrubStreet instructor Amy Silverberg. Lance Tukell's debut novel, In the Dark all Cats are Gray, won the 2025 Orison Fiction Prize and is officially scheduled for publication on January 5, 2027. He developed the foundational pieces of the manuscript in an "Advanced Memoir Workshop" with E.B. Bartels. Instructor Paul Haney published a queer Bob Dylan personal-archival essay, "Waist Deep in the Mist," in Under the Sun. He thanks GrubStreet instructors Xujun Eberlein, Dorian Fox, and Alyssia Abbott for their feedback while drafting it.

Memoir Generator graduate Iris (Yi Youn) Kim had her Tiny Love Story “Dad Tried Hard to Look Offended" published in the New York Times Modern Love section on May 27th. Joyce Gerber published a contemporary romance for cannabis lovers, She's Taking a Break. Joyce has been a GrubStreet member for over a dozen years and she thanks the many classes and inspiring teachers who have guided her process. BWOC member and Essay Incubator graduate Thuy Phan's flash nonfiction pieces "Summer, 1998" and "The Word for Bowl" were selected as Nonfiction Runners-Up in phoebe's 2026 Spring Contest Issue. Ronald-Stéphane Gilbert reports that his first novel, Conversations With My Mother, A Novel of Dementia on the Maine Coast, was a short-listed finalist for the Eric Hoffer Awards' Grand Prize, the first-runner up in the competition's e-book fiction category, and a finalist in its First Horizon debut-book competition.

GrubStreet instructor Joy Deva Baglio won a Pushcart Prize for her post-apocalyptic short story, "We Are Sorry For Your Suffering," in One Story (December, 2025). The story is sold out at One Story but will be in the 2027 Pushcart Prize Anthology and Joy's still-in-progress short story collection. Memoir Incubator graduate Annelise Parham had her Tiny Love Story, "In Aunt Dottie's Eyes," published online and in the June 7th Sunday print edition of The New York Times Modern Love section. She is grateful to her fellow 2025-26 incubees and her phenomenal instructors, Shalene Gupta and Xujun Eberlein, for their feedback and encouragement. B. B. Garin's flash fiction "A Good Reason to Cry" was published in matchbook. Amy Asherah’s essay "Look, a Hummingbird!" is in the current issue of the Christian Science Monitor.

Tracey Palmer's debut novel, Alive Day, was acquired by Galiot Press. A graduate of the Novel Incubator, Tracey is grateful to GrubStreet instructor Michelle Hoover and the fellow incubees who never gave up on her, providing critical feedback, editing, and constant encouragement. Alive Day is slated for publication on April 13, 2027. Short Story Incubator graduate Daniel Cohen's flash piece "Yarn" was published in the May issue of Mid-American Review. The story was written and workshopped in a class taught by the fabulous K.W. Onley, whom he thanks profusely. Down the Braided River: My Journey as a Deaf Refugee, about Bhawani, who lost his hearing and was forced to flee from Bhutan at seven, will launch December 1, 2026, and is available for pre-sale now. This book is co-authored by Bhawani Dangal and GrubStreet student Julia Freeman-Woolpert. Caletha Crawford's humor essay "Carrying On" has been published in The Best Women's Travel Writing, volume 13, an anthology of true travel stories. The story is about the misadventures of her luggage at the Barcelona airport. Caletha enjoyed Tina Tocco's "Jumpstart Your Writing" course and found the mentorship appointment with her to be helpful to the pitching process.

BWOC member and instructor K.W. Onley's story "The Great Proxima Agricultural Fair" will be included in the 39th issue of FIYAH Magazine, which will be published in July. She is grateful to her Short Story Collection Builder students who workshopped this story with her, and she misses them dearly! Lisa Downey has just published her second book, a fantasy called July & August. Her first book, The Introverted Artist, was a memoir that affirmed that writers should not be expected to stick to one genre. Marcia Yudkin’s "The 53rd Try Was the Charm" was published in Lit Mag News.

Consultant Douglas Silver's short story "The Children's Museum" was published in the most recent issue of New England Review. NmaHassan Muhammad will be reading his story ”Time To Turn Into Earth" in both Nupe and English at the upcoming 2026 Festival of Flash by Flash Frontier. Additionally, NmaHassan's award-winning microfiction, “Bird,” has been published in PRISM International. He would like to thank his instructor, A.J. Rodriguez, and classmates for their feedback.

Open Secrets Magazine published an excerpt of Jason Prokowiew's War Boys: A Father and Son Memoir. Constance Garcia-Barrio was accepted to the July 2026 Macondo Writers Workshop, a weeklong experience at Trinity University for socially engaged writers. Essay Incubator graduate Judy McClure's essay “Going Home” was published in Assignment Literary Magazine. Judy appreciates the feedback on this piece from Brandy Wyant and Linda Button, and for support from the Friday Morning Hour of Power crew. Viktoria Shulevich's humor piece "A Lifecycle of Being a Writer" was published in Slackjaw Humor.

Hillary Lightstone’s short story “Clubhouse” was recently published by The Rumpus. Raziela Orlinat was selected as one of ten poets to compete in the Publisher’s Poetry Slam presented at the 2026 Roxbury Poetry Festival in partnership with Button Poetry. She wishes to thank the GrubStreet Writers’ Open Mic community for helping her to find her footing as a performance poet, and for the warmth, encouragement, and camaraderie she’s found there. Shelby Kinney-Lang won the 2026 Autumn House Fiction Prize, selected by Amber Sparks. His debut story collection, Snake & Submarine, will be published fall 2027 by Autumn House. Instructor Catherine Parnell's short story "The Magus" appeared in Vox Populi.

Autumn Allen received the Renée Watson Scholarship for a week-long writing retreat at Boyds Mills, an award celebrating the contributions of Black women writers in children's literature. Instructor Yu-Mei Balasingamchow's debut novel, Names Have Been Changed, was published on June 23 by Tiny Reparations Books. It is one of Debutiful’s Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2026, one of E! News’ Books to Read This Summer, and one of Marie Claire’s Best Mystery/Thriller Books of 2026. The Boston book launch is on June 30th, hosted by Papercuts Bookshop. Toni Buzzeo is pleased to announce the publication of her thirty-first picture book, Buzz! Being Brave Around Buzzy, Stinging Insects, illustrated by Joe Cepeda, an empowering picture book that transforms a child's fear of stinging pollinators into curiosity.

BWOC member Sreshta Ravikumar's short story "Hazard Lights" was published by fifth wheel press. She would like to thank the “6 Weeks, 6 Stories” class with Kayla Degala-Paraíso for inspiring her to keep writing and submitting her short fiction. Beverly Cooper Pierce's magical-realist, historical novel, The Rowans, won a Silver Medal for Visionary Fiction in the 2026 IPPYs, the Independent Publisher Book Awards. She thanks Cam Terwilliger, Marjan Kamali, Tim Horvath, and Nora Corrigan. Rhea Davison had two poems published in The Rumpus, "Skyway" and "Salvage." Jenn Bouchard's third novel, Palms on the Cape, was released on June 26 by Black Rose Writing.

Novel Incubator graduate Karen Wilfrid recently had two essays published: "Sometimes You Have to Edit Out Your Mom" in Author Magazine and "Lessons from the Book Room" in Porcupine Literary. She would like to thank Dorian Fox's Memoir in Progress class and her longtime GrubStreet writing group. Essay Incubator graduate Akemi Ueda’s essay "The magic of summer camp at Tanglewood” was published by WBUR Cognoscenti. She would like to thank her Essay Incubator classmate Andi Brown for hosting storytelling gatherings that inspired her to write the first draft of this piece. Viktoria Shulevich's humor piece "The Sign-Offs at Your Monthly Team Meeting" was published in Belladonna Comedy.