Apply to a Master Writing Class by 8/23

Apply to a Master Class before Friday, August 23rd

Push your writing further by taking a master class this fall. The deadline to apply to all of GrubStreet's advanced courses is next Friday, August 23rd. Check below for more info about each of these classes and don't miss your chance to apply.

Scholarships are available for all classes. Click the “Apply for Scholarship” link on any class page to request financial assistance.

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Master Memoir

12 Mondays from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Starting September 9th
Instructor: Rani Neutill

A 12-week workshop for writers who want to think seriously about book-length memoir in the context of narrative voice, structure and improving their craft.

Advanced Revision & Submission Strategies: Fiction

10 Mondays from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Starting September 9th
Instructor: Shubha Sunder

Dive deep into the process of taking apart a draft: figuring out what exactly is at the heart of your story; how to deepen characters and tighten narrative; how to distinguish between necessary and unnecessary detail.

Master Poetry

10 Tuesdays from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Starting September 10th
Instructor: Tatiana Mary Rebecca Johnson

Advanced poets will explore the building blocks of poetry: words, lines, stanzas, rhythm, and rhyme as they manifest in their own work and that of accomplished mentor poets.

Master Personal Essay

10 Tuesdays from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Starting September 10th
Instructor: E.B. Bartels

Try new forms, techniques, voices, and structures while developing strategies for revision on your personal essays. Experienced writers working on narrative, long-form personal essays will receive support, guidance, and feedback.

Advanced Revision & Submission Strategies: Novel Focus

12 Thursdays from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Starting September 12th
Instructor: Marjan Kamali

The focus of this novel workshop will be on revision, as well as identifying and correcting any shortcomings in areas of craft, such as characterization, point of view, structure, plot, and scenes.

Master Fiction

10 Thursdays from 6:00-9:00pm
Starting September 12th
Instructor: K Chess

Writers will polish and/or complete at least two short works of fiction. This advanced class will emphasize narrative point of view, story arc, dialogue, specificity of language, openings, and good sentence-making.

Fall Open House and Showcase

Hear more about our master classes at our Fall Open House this Tuesday, August 20th. Grub staff members will be on hand to discuss your writing goals and recommend classes that are right for you. Not only that, but current Grubbies will read from their work in our Student Showcase!

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Questions? If you have specific questions about our Master Classes, email programs@grubstreet.org or call the office anytime at 617.695.0075.