Class Description
Join us every other Sunday this summer for an hour and a half of literary inspiration. Designed for writers at all experience levels who overthink their creative process, these sessions will focus on discovering the unexpected creative gems you can produce if you stay in the moment, embrace experimentation, and release yourself from the pressures of producing something “perfect” every time you come to the page.
This will be a welcoming, low-stakes, freeform community writing circle, where we focus on exploration, creative confidence building, and a celebratory focus on what we can uncover in our creative selves when we release some of the constant self-pressures of being great on the page at every moment.
Students can expect writing prompts, creative detours, and collaborative exercise building. Writers should come out of this experience with more openness rather than tightness in their general writing approach, and a toolkit of tips on how to incorporate this free-flowing technique to actually make them more productive in the rest of their writing lives.
Driving to the center? For evening or weekend classes, we recommend SP+ Parking at 45 Binford Street for the most affordable parking around. It's about a 10-minute walk to GrubStreet and offers a flat rate of:
$8 after 4pm Monday-Friday
$5 all day Saturday-Sunday
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 in-person at our Center for Creative Writing in Boston's Seaport neighborhood.
Covid-19 Update:
GrubStreet's space will be mask-optional when Boston's Covid-19 Community Level is low or medium. When the Covid-19 Community Level is high, our space will require masks. Please check GrubStreet's Covid-19 page for the latest info on masking and Community Levels before visiting in person.
Space Accessibility:
Our space is ADA accessible with automatic door openers, ADA-compliant restrooms, desk and table spacing, braille signage, and elevator. Our classrooms can be equipped with ALS for hard of hearing individuals. We cannot guarantee a scent-free environment. For more accessibility requests, please contact our Operations team at [email protected] or (617) 695-0075.