Take a look at each of our writing packages below and schedule a workplace writing workshop at your company by filling out our short request form. Your answers will help GrubStreet assess if the workplace writing program is a fit for you and your team's needs and interests.

Writing Together: Narrative Techniques 

Schedule: 4-10 weekly 90 minute sessions for 12-15 people 

Workshop Description: In our signature program, learn the fundamentals and compelling power of narrative techniques for your writing. After fun, generative writing activities, a GrubStreet instructor will coach your team through an interactive workshop process with revision strategies. By the end of the class, your team should have new tools for efficient, engaging, and persuasive communication, as well as collaboration and feedback. No previous creative writing experience is necessary – but your group is encouraged to bring in writing samples from their work! 

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will gain a strong understanding of foundational writing strategies and how they can dramatically improve workplace communication. This includes how to build a compelling story; how to keep your audience’s attention; how to identify the stakes and better persuade your reader; and how to be both creative and efficient in your process. 
• Skills learned here can be transferred to any field: science and technology, consulting, business, research, marketing, HR communication, and more. 
• In addition to improving their own writing, participants will engage in facilitated workshops, gaining tools to help solicit and give feedback, helping your team sharpen a practice of reviewing each other's writing and improving communication through collaboration. 
• Through collaborative revision, participants will have an opportunity to apply the writing strategies they’ve learned–with a piece of writing relevant to their workplace. 

Pricing:  

• $10,200 for 10 weeks
• $8,160 for 8 weeks
• $6,120 for 6 weeks
• $4,080 for 4 weeks
• $420 per additional student after 12

Your Team's Story: Building Collaboration Through Writing

Schedule: 4-10 weekly 90 minute sessions for 12-15 people 

Workshop Description: Every team communicates differently–but there are aspects of writing that can help any organization become more creative, efficient, and effective. This multi-week class is especially suited to teams looking to create clear, communal tools for writing or presentations, tell more compelling stories, and adapt narrative techniques to address communication gaps and improve their ability to engage or persuade an audience. Your team will work closely with an instructor to create writing, communication, and workshop strategies that work for YOUR team. In the first class, teams will lay out goals for the course and identify areas in their writing that could use improvement. In subsequent classes, the instructor will guide participants through narrative-focused writing and revision activities meant to foster productive conversation, team-building, and attainment of their goals. By the end of the course, the team will create unique goals and criteria for the specific kind of writing that is most important to the day-to-day function of their work environment. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will gain a strong understanding of foundational narrative strategies and how to apply them to their own workplace’s needs and demands. 
• Participants will engage in facilitated writing workshops, developing skills to be more creative and effective in their individual and team-based communications.
• Participants will work together to establish goals and create community norms around writing and feedback, fostering the kinds of conversations that lead to team-building, as well as improved writing ability and confidence.
• Participants will workshop writing from the workplace. Together with the instructor, they will learn and develop concrete skills for efficient revision, productive collaboration, and effective communication. 

Pricing:  

• $10,200 for 10 weeks
• $8,160 for 8 weeks
• $6,120 for 6 weeks
• $4,080 for 4 weeks
• $420 per additional student after 12

Jumpstart Your Creativity!

Schedule: 4-10 weekly 90 minute sessions for 12-20 people 

Description: Is your team looking for dedicated time to foster their writing, creativity, and communication? In this fun, exciting workshop, they will write and boost their creative side. A GrubStreet instructor will lead your team through several activities and exercises meant to get the creative faculties flowing and improve the quality of their writing and overall work communications. Your team will also get to share some of their work in a supportive and stimulating environment. The class will end with a mini-workshop where your team will use their newly-acquired communicative strategies and writing tools to provide appreciative on-the-spot feedback. Participants will walk away with new tools to get writing and get unstuck when in a creative rut. This class is perfect for teams looking for a more relaxed workshop focused on creativity and community building. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will learn new methods for improving their writing productivity, freeing up their imagination, and getting "unstuck" when in a creative rut. 
• Participants will gain confidence in their communication and writing ability by sharing and revising their work in a constructive, stimulating, and supportive environment. 
• Participants will leave with renewed energy and understanding for their own individual creative process, as well as having strengthened their bond and collaborative skills with their teammates. 

Pricing:  

• $7,800 for 10 weeks
• $6,240 for 8 weeks
• $4,680 for 6 weeks 
• $3,120 for 4 weeks
• $1,200 for one-day, 3-hour seminar
• $180 per additional student after 12 for both multi-weeks and one day

Writing for Wellness

Schedule: 4-10 weekly 90 minute sessions for 12-20 people 

Description: Mindful reflection is a key to health and success in the workplace. This GrubStreet workshop provides an opportunity to boost mindfulness and practice self-care through creative writing. During the class, a GrubStreet instructor will guide your team through writing activities designed to inspire self-reflection, introspection, and exploration toward wellbeing. Your team will then have an opportunity to share and discuss their writing in a supportive environment. Finally, the class will create key "takeaways" for future use of writing as a powerful means of reflection. This course is perfect for teams looking for space to stretch their creativity and expand their self-care toolkit! 

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will learn strategies and be exposed to the joyful powers of writing as a means to practice reflection, experience self-discovery, bond with their coworkers, and enrich their lives by producing and sharing stories. 
• Participants will gain confidence in their ability to express themselves through writing, communication, and exploration by sharing and revising their work in a constructive, friendly environment. 
• Participants will develop personal plans to sustain a writing practice that will boost their mindfulness, creativity, and personal growth. 

Pricing:  

• $7,800 for 10 weeks
• $6,240 for 8 weeks
• $4,680 for 6 weeks 
• $3,120 for 4 weeks
• $1,500 for one-day, 3-hour seminar
• $180 per additional student after 12 for both multi-weeks and one day

Break Into the Writing World! 

Schedule: 1 three-hour session for 20 people 

Description: If you have an idea for a writing project–a novel, memoir, poetry or essay collection–but aren't sure how to sit down, plan it out, get writing, and start submitting it? Have questions about the murky, intimidating world of publishing? This workshop is for your team! Regardless of genre, this class will help demystify the publishing world, how to get your work seen, and get writers inspired to begin drafting and writing with confidence. More importantly, this class will also offer strategies for incorporating writing more fully into your life to build the fundamental skills that lead to success in the publishing world: confidence, creativity, and persistence. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will get an overview of strategies for planning, drafting, and revising a book-length project. 
• Participants will gain familiarity with craft resources for writing and revision–learning how to build a fruitful and growth-oriented writing life. 
• Participants will gain insight into the world of publishing, with time set aside to ask questions regarding the publishing industry.

Pricing:  

• $1,800

A Day of Writing – At the Seaport! 

Schedule: 1 All Day (6-hours) or Half-Day (3 Hours) session for 15 people 

Description: Is your team looking for a chance to break out of the ordinary, dedicate time to their creative pursuits, and learn how storytelling techniques can help them grow as a community? Come to GrubStreet's Seaport headquarters in this catered, day-long creative retreat. A GrubStreet instructor will lead your team through fun, engaging exercises to get your group writing in the genre of their choice. Then, after practicing GrubStreet's innovative workshop strategies, participants will work together to revise their work. The day will finish with an Open Mic in GrubStreet's brand new stage space, where participants will share their stories and collaborate to solidify takeaways for their own workplace's writing and communication techniques. Participants will walk away with new strategies for negotiating differences in the workplace, collaborating on creative pursuits, and working their way out of a creative rut. This workshop is perfect for teams looking to build community, create agreed-upon writing goals for the workplace, and exercise and grow their creativity.  

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will learn new methods for improving their writing productivity, freeing up their imagination, and getting "unstuck" when in a creative rut. 

• Participants will gain confidence in their communication and writing ability by sharing and revising their work in a constructive, stimulating, and supportive environment. 

• In addition to improving their own writing, participants will engage in facilitated workshops, gaining tools to help solicit and give feedback, helping your team sharpen a practice of reviewing each other's writing and improving communication through collaboration. 

• Participants will also create new memories together in a fun, encouraging setting in our beautiful Seaport space.

Pricing:  

• $1,800 for one-day, 3-hour retreat
• $3,000 for one-day, 6-hour retreat

Questions? 

If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Peter Medeiros at [email protected].

Work With Us: 

Schedule a workplace writing workshop at your company by filling out our short request form. Your answers will help GrubStreet assess if the workplace writing program is a fit for you and your team's needs and interests.