Membership
Become a member and take part in GrubStreet's popular workshops and events while exploring all the benefits Grub offers its members—from course discounts to unlimited access to our members-only library and community space.
Membership provides vital support to GrubStreet's mission and programming. You can become a member, renew an existing membership, or join our Director's Circle online—it's quick, easy and secure.
Individual Membership ($60)
- Access to GrubStreet's special Member Writing Hours. To register, go to Find A Class and search Member Writing Hours.
- Discounts on all workshops, seminars, events, and the annual Muse and the Marketplace Conference.
- Advance registration for the Muse and the Marketplace (agent meetings sell out quickly!).
- Subscriptions to our weekly newsletters, Get Writing and Spreading the Love.
- Discounted subscription to New England Review.
- Discounted subscription to Poets & Writers.
- $50 discount to Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center summer courses.
- 20% discount to Campfire Technology.
- Discounts at the following independent bookstores in Boston and beyond:
- One time $25 addition to Harvard Bookstore Frequent Buyer Card;
- 10% off: Porter Square Books, Frugal Bookstore, Commonwealth Books, Newtonville Books, Brattle Book Shop, J. Lawton Booksellers, Buttonwood Books (Cohasset), Jabberwocky Books (Newburyport), Booklover's Gourmet (Webster), Books on the Square (Providence).
- 8% off: Brookline Booksmith.
Sustaining Membership ($120)
A sustaining membership contribution signals your commitment to literature and the literary community. When you become a sustaining member or make an additional gift, you support all of Grub Street’s programs that celebrate and encourage writers at every level.
- All Individual Membership level benefits, plus:
- Priority notification for GrubStreet classes and events.
- One free GrubStreet 3-hour seminar (value: $75).
Muse Membership ($500)
- All Sustaining Membership level benefits.
- One free one-day GrubStreet weekend workshop (value: $150).
EBT Card to Culture Complimentary Membership
If you are an EBT card-holder, please fill out this form to register for your complimentary GrubStreet membership. GrubStreet offers a Card to Culture Membership as part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Card to Culture Program. This program provides free and reduced cost access to cultural institutions to EBT card-holders.
EBT Card to Culture Members receive all Individual Membership level benefits.
Learn more about the EBT Card to Culture program here.
Please note that membership benefits are valid for a year after the
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