Class Description
Ready to take your middle grade or young adult writing to the next level? Whether you’re polishing a novel, revising a short story, or finally tackling that project you’ve been stuck on, this workshop offers the structure, feedback, and community to help you move forward.
Each week, you’ll share work-in-progress and receive thoughtful feedback from fellow writers who share your passion for writing for young readers. We’ll also discuss the revision process, analyze excerpts from published MG and YA authors, trade book recommendations, and—time permitting—generate new material through prompts and exercises.
This class is designed for writers actively working on a middle grade (ages 8–12) or young adult (ages 13–18) project. Whether you’re aiming to publish, finishing a story for your grandkids, or simply want to deepen your craft, you’ll find a supportive space to grow your writing and connect with a community of fellow storytellers.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.