All New: Sessions with the Editor

We're thrilled to launch a new specialized series of "Sessions with the Editor" that give you the unique opportunity to meet the editors of literary magazines you admire.
Each session will give you insight into the featured journal's aesthetics, archives, how to submit, and the editorial process.In our first session on Wednesday, September 20, get to know Hippocampus with Writing Life Editor Kristen Paulson-Nguyen. For this session, attendees will also have an opportunity to submit to Writing Life, and one student will be chosen for publication in the November …
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Applications for the Short Story Publishing Intensive for BIPOC Writers due *Monday Night*!

Short Story Publishing Intensive for BIPOC Writers
(Online: Zoom) with Rolando Lopez (applications due February 6th)
This 10-week capstone workshop is for BIPOC writers who have workshop experience and a short story that has been extensively revised
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The Heart of Productivity

Author and GrubStreet Instructor Hillary Rettig talks productivity, perfectionism, and procrastination and shares the key to overcoming the disempowerment of procrastination. You can learn more in Hillary's upcoming Online: Zoom short class, How to Write a Lot, on Saturday, June 11th.
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April 2022 Top Picks: Opportunities for Writers

The April 2022 edition of "Writing Life Essentials" is a monthly hand-curated list of contests, grants, scholarships, submissions calls, and awards. We try to prioritize opportunities that are at least one of the following: local, free to apply, and/or committed to celebrating and supporting writers from historically marginalized communities. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing. Or, adding to your TBR pile. That’s important, too.
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Dept. of Congrats: February 2022 Community Successes

Every month, we celebrate successes of all stripes! This month, Grubbies were published in literary journals across the country, won awards and prizes, secured book deals, and so much more. Our community closed February 2022 out with 37 publications, three awards and prizes, one fellowship, and one book deal! Let us celebrate you: submit your good news to GrubStreet’s Department of Congratulations.
Anne Leiby's micro essay "Flower Salute" was published in a recent edition of River Teeth’s "Beautiful Things" blog. This is a first for Anne, and she thanks her Grub instructors, …
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