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Fall 2025 FREE Draft Generator Sessions

FREE sessions dedicated to generating new drafts in fall 2025!

Community Updates Special Series

Dept. of Congrats Spotlight: Rob Macaisa Colgate

GrubStreet is thrilled to congratulate BWOC member Rob Macaisa Colgate!

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Limited-time Membership Referral Program now through August 31!

Refer a first-time member and receive a free seminar code ($75 value) — plus more rewards when you keep sharing.

Community Updates

New Short Classes this Fall

Fall 2025 short classes are here! Whether you want to write a love story, explore writing social horror, or inject more humor into your writing, we’ve got the perfect class for you!

Writing/Reading Resources

Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in August 2025

A monthly hand-curated list of the top five contests, grants, scholarships, submission calls, and awards. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing.

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Fall 2025 Advanced Workshops

Ready to take your writing to the next level? Apply for one of our advanced workshops before Monday, September 1st, by 11:59pm (EST).

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Fall 2025 Writing to Heal Immersive: DEADLINE EXTENDED

There's still time to apply to the Fall 2025 Writing to Heal Immersive! The deadline has been extended to Monday, July 28th by 11:59pm (EST)

Community Updates Special Series

Dept. of Congrats Spotlight: Divya Babin

GrubStreet is thrilled to congratulate Novel Generator and Short Story Incubator graduate Divya Babin!

Special Series

Dept. of Congrats: June 2025 Community Successes

Let's celebrate all the Grubbies who were published in literary journals across the country, won awards and prizes, secured book deals, and so much more this June.

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Is the Essay Incubator For You? Alums Share Why You Should Apply Today

Wondering whether to apply to the Essay Incubator? We asked some recent graduates to share their thoughts about the program Applications for the 2025-2026 Essay Incubator are due Wednesday, July 16th at 11:59 PM ET.

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Get Submitting: Top Five Opportunities for Writers in July 2025

A monthly hand-curated list of the top five contests, grants, scholarships, submission calls, and awards. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing.

Community Updates Special Series

Dept. of Congrats Spotlight: Allison King

GrubStreet is thrilled to congratulate Allison King!

Community Updates Special Series

Dept. of Congrats Spotlight - Memoir and Essay Incubator Alum: Linda "Button" Button

GrubStreet is thrilled to congratulate Linda "Button" Button!

Community Updates Writing/Reading Resources

Upcoming Online Info Sessions for Our New Genre Novel Generators

Explore GrubStreet’s New Genre Novel Generators at Upcoming Online Info Sessions

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How the Essay Incubator Helped Shape My Writing Practice

If I had a time machine, I would choose to go back to the beginning of my Incubator year!