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Aube Rey Lescure Aube Rey Lescure is the author of RIVER EAST, RIVER WEST and the instructor for the all-new Autofiction Immersive program.
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Novel November
Writing Hours | Novel Focused Multi-Weeks & Seminars | Free Novel Idea Generator | Manuscript Mart
Have ambitious plans for your novel this November? Take them further with GrubStreet’s supportive, novel-focused programming in November.
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November 2–8
Winter 2026 Draft Builder Workshops - Apply Today!
GrubStreet’s Draft Builder Workshops are five-month courses designed to help you turn a book idea into pages with structure, accountability, and a clear plan to keep going. Apply by December 7th.
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We offers hundreds of short classes every year, on every creative writing topic imaginable. They meet one time for three or six hours, usually on Saturdays and online.
Upcoming Open Houses
Join us on Thursday, December 10th for our In-Person Winter Open House or an Online Info Session on Monday, December 14th. All attendees receive 15% off any Winter 2027 class!
The Draft Feedback Program
Get personalized, craft-based feedback within two weeks from one of our expert creative writing instructors.
This Month's Featured Online & In-Person Classes
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Online: Zoom | seminar
How to Publish a Personal Essay
- Nov 14 – Nov 14, 2026
Saturday, 11/14, from 10:30am-1:30pm (ET).
Do you have a personal essay you’d love to see published, but aren’t sure how to take the next step? With so many outlets, styles, and submission… ...more
Online: Zoom | seminar
How to Write Speculative Fiction
- Nov 14 – Nov 14, 2026
Saturday, 11/14, from 10:30am-1:30pm (ET).
Do you find yourself dreaming up alternate worlds, futuristic technologies, or realities just slightly askew from our own? Do your stories often… ...more
Online: Zoom | seminar
Contemporary Craft Series: Fault Lines of Memory with Brenda Miller
- Nov 19 – Nov 19, 2026
Thursday, 11/19, from 6:00pm-7:30pm (ET)
Welcome to GrubStreet's Contemporary Craft Series, in which we bring you low cost opportunities to learn from some of the most influential voices in… ...more
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