Eve Bridburg
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About Eve
Eve founded GrubStreet and grew it into a national literary powerhouse known for artistic excellence, working to democratize the publishing pipeline and program innovation. She was the driving force behind securing chapter 91 space in the Seaport to build GrubStreet's Center for Creative Writing. Eve's work was recognized by the Woman's National Book Association with the 2023 WNBA Award, an award given every two years to a living American woman who has made exceptional contributions to the book industry beyond the scope of her profession. She is a 2019 Barr Fellow, and having graduated from its inaugural class, Eve remains active with the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program, a consortium of 200 of the world’s top cultural leaders, which addresses the critical issues that face the arts and cultural sector worldwide. Eve has presented on the future of publishing, what it takes to build a literary arts center, and the intersection of arts and civics at numerous local and national conferences. Her essays and op-eds on publishing, the role of creative writing centers and the importance of the narrative arts have appeared in The Boston Globe, Huffington Post, Cognoscenti, Writer's Digest and TinHouse. Eve currently serves as a Strategic Advisor to GrubStreet.