GrubStreet

GrubStreet is one of the nation’s leading creative writing centers, offering more than 600 classes and events a year for writers of every genre and stage, from first-time poets and new memoirists to MFA graduates and published novelists. Classes run online and in person, from multi-week workshops to seminars and reading groups, built on the belief that narrative transforms lives and builds empathy, and that every writer needs insightful readers and honest feedback.

Its center in the Seaport gives Boston a lasting home for the literary arts, with expanded classrooms for teens and adults, community space for reading and writing, a cafe, a podcast studio and a stage with cabaret seating for readings and events. The bookstore inside is run by friends of Porter Square Books. Now celebrating 28 years, GrubStreet works to remove barriers to entry, funding scholarships and free programs for new generations of writers.

What to Know

• The building is fully ADA-accessible, with hearing assistance technology in the classrooms.
• Manuscript Mart offers appointments with literary agents for direct feedback on a novel.
• Graduates of its Novel Incubator program include Desmond Hall, author of Better Must Come.
• Writers can get personalized, craft-based feedback from an instructor within two weeks.
• November Novel Month adds novel-focused programming each November.