Let's celebrate the commendable community success stories from this Septemeber! Grubbies were published in literary journals across the country, won awards and prizes, and so much more. Our community is closing September 2024 with thirty-two publications, two awards and prizes, and eleven book publications. Let us celebrate you: submit your good news to GrubStreet’s Department of Congratulations.

Incubator graduate Linda Button’s essay “Story at the End of my Fist” appeared in the Parallel Practice column of The Rumpus. She thanks her fellow Essay Incubees for their tireless support in the 16 month journey to publication. Viktoria Shulevich's humor piece "Terms and Conditions for Middle-Aged Adult Traveling With Parents" was published in The Belladonna Comedy. "Tiny Furies" a short story by “6 Weeks, 3 Stories” workshop participant E. Ce Miller, is being performed by Liars' League in London, on September 10.

Carol Steinberg’s essay "Getting Around Greece" was published in the Boston Globe Magazine. She thanks instructors Michelle Seaton, Alysia Abbott, and Aimee Seiff Christian for keeping her writing. Memoir Incubator graduate Tamara MC's essay “My Husband Told Me He Couldn't Be Married Anymore — So I Made A Decision I've Kept Secret For 12 Years” on BuzzFeed soared to #1 on the site. Sandy Speers Markwart’s novel I Want You To Know will be published in November and various chapters of it was workshopped in Jennifer Crystal's “Writing To Heal" classes. She thanks the GrubStreet community and Jennifer Crystal's unwavering support and guidance.

Meredith Wilshere's essay “Lace Up Your Sneakers: Singles Are Coupling Up In Run Clubs” was published in the clique. She is grateful for her instructors' and classmates' support. Instructor Ethan Gilsdorf is moderating a discussion with author Peter Bebergal on September 13th as part of the Arcade Asylum Author Series, Lovecraft Arts & Sciences Council. Yasin Kakande’s novel A Murder of Hate (The General’s Project) has been published. Since joining GrubStreet in 2020, he’s been part of BWOC and is grateful for the inspiration, sharing drafts with fellow writers, receiving invaluable feedback, and shaping his story; that the group has provided. The novel has been reviewed by The Niche and The Nation.

Instructor Joy Baglio's short story "Frog Heart" – a fairy tale about parent-child dynamics, giant frogs, and letting go, among other things – was published in the recent summer issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Rebecca Makkai. Manuscript Consultant and Instructor Cara Benson interviewed Farming While Black author Leah Penniman for Terrain Magazine. Ray Anderson received a strong Kirkus review for his sci-fi novel Lift: The Rise of Mathe-Lingua-Musica. Anderson will always be grateful for GrubStreet instructors Lisa Borders and Adam Stumacher.

Memoir Generator graduate Iris (Yi Youn) Kim published an essay about the movie Dìdi titled "The desirability of being ‘half-Asian Chris’" in Salon. Instructor Crystal King’s third novel, In The Garden of Monsters, is set to launch on September 24th. She thanks the many Grubbies who have supported her work over the years. Kimm Topping's debut book, Generation Queer, is available for pre-order and will be released in May 2025 by Lee & Low Books.

Novel Generator graduate Christine Koubek Flynn’s essay "A Matter of Voice" was published in Electric Literature. The essay is drawn from the novel she worked on during her generator year, and she is thankful for Marjan Kamali and her classmates' support. Ashley D'Souza's investigative news story, "What to know about the anti-abortion center in Brookline," was published in Brookline.News. Instructor Maggie Cooper's chapbook of short fiction, The Theme Park of Women's Bodies, is out this month from Bull City Press.

Instructor Caroline Woods’ third novel, The Mesmerist, was recently published by Doubleday on September 10, 2024 and has been named a most anticipated book of Fall 2024 by the Chicago Review of Books, Publishers Weekly, Bookbub, and more. Cat Green received a Massachusetts Fellowship for a residency at the Studios at Mass MOCA. They’ll be working on a novel about gender and sexuality in the late Soviet Union. Thanks to the Spring 2024 Advanced Fiction Workshop, led by AJ Rodriguez, where they workshopped the writing sample that helped them get this residency.

Beth Castrodale's latest novel, The Inhabitants, was published on September 10 by Regal House Publishing. In this modern Gothic novel, an artist who inherits a shadowy old Victorian finds herself confronting otherworldly forces. Instructor and Novel Incubator graduate Milo Todd's debut novel, The Lilac People, is now available for preorder. This work of historical fiction centers on a trans man who must give up the freedoms of early 1930s Berlin to live a life hiding in plain sight — first from the Nazis, and then from the Allied forces. It releases April 29, 2025 through Counterpoint Press.

John David Liebling’s novel, David Sagacious Immortal Mortal, will be published November 19, 2024. It's an epic science fiction saga between God and the ultimate evil Malevolent Time. BC Reynolds' essay "The Tiny Thing Inside Me" was published in The Rumpus. She thanks former Grubstreet classmates Megan Sandberg-Zakian, Julia Grant, and Sharon Maccini for their thoughtful edits and encouragement. Constance Garcia-Barrio’s essay about feeling compelled, as a 77-year-old Black woman, to take part in a street protest ran in The Broad Street Review, an online publication in Philadelphia. The piece points out parallels between Black and Asian history in Philly and the planned destruction of our communities.

Novel Incubator graduate Mary Heitkamp's debut short story, "House Hunting" was recently published in Electric Literature. She extends a special thanks to Maggie Cooper and the Fall 2023 “6 Weeks, 6 Stories” class for getting her started on this one. Instructor Cara Benson sold her memoir An Armsfull of Birds: A Field Guide to Love, Loss, and Commitment to HCI Books for publication in Spring 2026. After losing her life partner in a dramatic event, recovering addict and avid hiker Benson brings what she has learned about love into her relationship with the natural world. Memoir Incubator graduate Tamara MC published an essay in Keepthings about her Bubbe and her potato latke grater. Pete Prokesch's short story "Felling Trees" was published in the Fall 2024 issue of Litmosphere.

Incubator graduate Janice Furlong's short story "Just Beyond Reach" appeared in the 2024 Fall/Winter issue of Bellevue Literary Review. She sends thanks to her Short Story Incubator instructor, Ron MacLean, and to her Incubator classmates for their feedback and support. Instructor Samantha Shanley's essay “On Memory" was published in the Summer edition of Middlebury Magazine. The essay is about losing/finding material things and caring for aging family members. She thanks her "Writing Motherhood" and "Writing Your Family History" students for reminding her to keep writing, always. Incubator graduate Anne Falkowski was interviewed by The Good Life Magazine about her essay “How to Be Made by Men, 1981.” She thanks everyone in her 2023 Memoir Incubator Class for the chance to workshop this essay.

BWOC member Faithna Geffrard's humor piece was published in Little Old Lady. Lorraine Besser published her first trade book, The Art of the Interesting: What We Miss in our Pursuit of the Good Life and How to Cultivate It, with GCP Balance/Hachette. She’s particularly grateful to Ethan Gilsdorf, who has helped her learn how to make philosophical writing accessible, fun, and interesting. Instructor Jennifer Crystal's memoir One Tick Stopped the Clock was released by Legacy Book Press. She'd like to thank her students and her colleagues for their support along the journey. Essay Incubator instructor Ethan Gilsdorf's essay "Plastic Water Bottle: Origin Story" a meditation on the life of a plastic bottle over its lifespan, will be published in Witness Magazine.