Grubbie Debut Author Series
GrubStreet and Porter Square Books have partnered for a celebratory new reading and conversation series that goes behind the scenes with members of the GrubStreet community to launch their debut books. These are all authors whose time in GrubStreet’s classes, conferences, and/or events shaped their books in some important way.
In candid conversations with fellow authors, we’ll hear how these Grubbies went from aspiring to published, what inspired and sustained their stories, and how each book developed and changed along the way.
Books will be available for purchase from Porter Square Books.
Upcoming Events:
Porter Square Books and GrubStreet are delighted to present the latest installment of the Grubbie Debut event series, featuring Shilpi Suneja, author of House of Caravans, a "marvelous debut novel exploring the fractures caused by the Partition of India, as well as the legacy and contemporary parallels of sectarian violence around the world." Prize-winning author Daphne Kalotay will join the author in conversation. This event will take place on Thursday, October 5, at 7pm at the Center for Creative Writing. The event is free and open to all, but space will be limited, so be sure to register.
Porter Square Books and GrubStreet are delighted to present the latest installment in the Grubbie Debut event series, featuring Athena Dixon, author of The Loneliness Files, a debut memoir-in-essays “with depth, heart, and ferocity, investigating the gaps that technology cannot fill and confronting a lifetime of loneliness.” Melanie Brooks will be joining the author in conversation. This event will take place on Tuesday, October 17th, at 7pm ET at the Center for Creative Writing. Registration for this event is coming soon!
Porter Square Books and GrubStreet are delighted to present the latest installment in the Grubbie Debut event series, featuring Karen Wilfrid, author of Just Lizzie, “a beautifully written contemporary middle grade debut [in which] an eighth grader’s study of asexuality in science class leads her to understand her own asexual identity as she embarks on a journey toward self-discovery and self-advocacy.” Michelle Hoover will be joining the author in conversation. This event will take place on Tuesday, November 14th, at 7pm ET at the Center for Creative Writing. Registration for this event is coming soon!
Submission Form
Are you a Grubby launching your first book in this calendar year or beyond? Was your book or its publication influenced by your time at GrubStreet? If you’d like us to host your debut on our Seaport stage, fill out this brief application form. Our events team will review it and, if we’re able to host you, we’ll then work with your publicist to schedule a date and find a conversation partner.