Interested in taking your novel to the next level? Join us for an informal Q&A session on our Novel Incubator program. Instructor Michelle Hoover will answer any questions you have about the Novel Incubator program

Interested in taking your novel to the next level? If so, GrubStreet’s competitive and affordable MFA-level Novel Incubator is for you. Over 12 months, writers will revise their novels, study the novel form, and gain a thoughtful introduction to the publishing world. Please note that the upcoming round of the Novel Incubator, which begins in May 2022, will take place in-person in Boston. Applications are due February 14th, 2022, by 11:59PM (EST). 

Instructor Philosophy

"Our goal is to allow authors to forge a distinct voice and vision, to create a forum where discovery is possible and hard thinking …

Ready to get your novel out into the world? Join us for an informal Q&A session tonight from 6:00pm-7:00pm (EST) to learn all about our 12-month Novel Incubator program. Instructor Michelle Hoover will answer any questions you have about the program and the application process. Learn more and register for the event here.

Novel Generator

Ready to write the first draft of your novel? GrubStreet’s Novel Generator is a 9-month program designed to help students at all levels complete the first drafts of their novels.

Writing a first draft is a very different process from revising a finished draft. A writer working on their first draft is discovering the answers to the most basic questions about their novel as they writes: Who are these people

Interested in taking your novel to the next level? If so, GrubStreet’s competitive and affordable MFA-level Novel Incubator is for you. Over 12 months, writers will revise their novels, study the novel form, and gain a thoughtful introduction to the publishing world. For most of the 12-month program, students meet in three-hour workshops on Monday evenings at GrubStreet HQ