Executive Director GrubStreet, Inc. | Boston, Massachusetts GrubStreet, the nation’s largest creative writing center, seeks a new Executive Director to lead the next chapter of this beloved literary organization that brings people from all backgrounds together over a shared love of writing and a belief in the power of stories to shape our culture. This is a remarkable opportunity to lead one of the nation’s preeminent independent creative writing centers during a vibrant period of accomplishment and opportunity for further growth.The new Executive Director will join GrubStreet at a time of robust student enrollment, with a strong senior leadership team and dedicated philanthropic supporters. Each year, GrubStreet educates over 5,000 students from across the United States and 44 countries. With operations anchored in its new Center for Creative Writing, which opened in 2021 in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood, GrubStreet boasts a literary stage, a podcast studio, classrooms and community space, and an exceptional educational model delivered across multiple modes of learning, including online, in-person, hybrid, and asynchronous formats. In partnership with other groups, GrubStreet’s Center for Creative Writing hosts a poetry nonprofit, an independent bookstore and a café. GrubStreet remains steadfast in its mission to remove barriers – social, financial, and cultural – to the writing world and provide rigorous artistic guidance in a supportive community. GrubStreet works to ensure writers of all backgrounds have what they need to develop their voices and share their stories. Signature programs include MFA-level year-long incubators, multi-week workshops for all experience and skill levels, publishing-focused networking gatherings, a dynamic scholarship and fellowship program, and summer fellowships and camps for teen writers. The community is multicultural and multigenerational. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications that include a resume and letter of interest should be submitted below. Katie Rockman is leading this search with Nella Young and Maria Connor. APPLY NOMINATE contact Nella Young Full Description