Writing Life Advice

There and Back Again: Ethan Gilsdorf's GrubStreet Journey

We asked our Essay Incubator instructor Ethan Gilsdorf to share his GrubStreet journey with us. If you are considering our writing community for your personal craft exploration please join us on May 1st for our Summer 2024 Open House and Showcase where Ethan will be a featured reader.

Writing/Reading Resources

You're Invited to GrubStreet's Summer 2024 Open House!

Join us for our Summer 2024 Open House and Showcase (In-person: Seaport) May 1, 2024 5:30pm–7:00pm EDT.

Community Updates Special Series

Dept. of Congrats Spotlight: Kira Rockwell

GrubStreet is thrilled to congratulate GrubStreet instructor and playwright Kira Rockwell!

Interviews Special Series

Muse and the Marketplace Presenter Spotlight: Yasmine Ameli

We recently caught up with Yasmine Ameli to ask her about writing in community, the Muse, networking, and more.

Interviews

In Search of the Holy Jolt with Author Steve Almond

Anyone who’s ever had the pleasure of taking a class with Steve Almond, read his novel All the Secrets in the World, or gobbled up Dear Sugars for that matter, knows that Almond practices what he describes as radical empathy.

Writing/Reading Resources

Summer 2024 Advanced Workshops

Ready to take your writing to the next level? Apply for one of our advanced workshops before the deadline on Monday, May 20th by 11:59pm (EST).

Special Series

Muse and the Marketplace Presenter Spotlight: Christopher Romaguera

We recently caught up with Muse presenter, Christopher Romaguera, to ask him about writing in community, the Muse, networking and more.

Special Series

Dept. of Congrats: March 2024 Community Successes

Three cheers for all the Grubbies who were published in literary journals across the country, won awards and prizes, secured book deals, and so much more this March.

Community Updates Special Series

Dept. of Congrats Spotlight: Isabella Leith

GrubStreet is thrilled to congratulate 2023 Teen Fellow Isabella Leith! Two of Isabella’s poems were awarded Gold Keys in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Special Series

Muse and the Marketplace Presenter Spotlight: Lisa Braxton

We recently caught up with Lisa Braxton– author of The Talking Drum –to ask her about writing in community, the Muse, networking and more.

Writing/Reading Resources

Muse 101: Honing Your Networking Skills Before a Big Writing Conference

Join Muse presenter, Linda Wertheimer, on Saturday April 6th for a fantastic prep session for this year's Muse and the Marketplace.

Community Updates Special Series

Dept. of Congrats Spotlight: Ashley D'Souza

GrubStreet is thrilled to congratulate writer Ashley D'Souza! Ashley wrote a reported essay that was published in Pride Source this March about their queer identity, finding community through birdwatching, and diversity and inclusion in outdoor spaces.

Special Series

Muse and the Marketplace Presenter Spotlight: Isabella Kestermann

We recently caught up with Isabella Kestermann–writer, poet, and fiction editor at khōréō magazine–to ask her about writing in community, the Muse, networking and more.

Community Updates

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: MUSE 2024

Are you a writer looking for an opportunity to network with industry professionals, including fellow writers, published authors, editors, agents, and publishers? Would you like to do all of this under one roof at GrubStreet’s largest event? Consider volunteering for the Muse and the Marketplace 2024 at the Boston Park Plaza!

Writing/Reading Resources

Upcoming Free Neighborhood Classes

Check out our upcoming classes that are FREE and open to the public through our Write Down the Street Program offered in partnership with the Boston Public Library Branches in Mattapan, Grove Hall, and more.