Upcoming Events

Loft Events

For In-person events: Advanced tickets guarantee a general admission seat and help cover the Loft's costs to host the event. 

All virtual events and advanced registration for in-person events are offered with a pay-what-you-can price point. All admission helps cover the Loft's costs to deliver high quality literary events.

Date
Time
6:30pm-9pm
BE HEARD MN Youth Poetry Slam Final

Join us for the Be Heard MN Youth Poetry Slam Finals on March 30th at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, MN. Shaun, Nevaeh, Lessli, Hawti, Edgar, Alyssa, Isabel, Junie, and Addie, have been working rigorously since January 2024, writing, rehearsing, and studying, in an effort to earn their spot on the 2024 cohort. Hosted by Danez Smith - the coach for this year's cohort - with Sounds by DJ JUST NINE, this is sure to be an exhilarating event that you do not want to miss!

Presenters
Danez Smith
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Be Heard 2024 TruArtSpeaks
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
2023 Creative Nonfiction & Memoir Writing Project Final Reading (June Online Cohort)

Come celebrate the conclusion of the 2023 Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Writing Project! Participants from the year-long 2023 Writing Project–led by Sun Yung Shin–will read from their completed manuscripts. This event is free and open to the public, but you must register to attend, as capacity is limited.



Presenters
신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin
Price
Regular $0.00
Member $0.00
Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
2023 Writing Project Readings
Date
Time
7pm-9pm
Mentor Series Reading with Billy-Ray Belcourt and Swati Avasthi

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2023-2024 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentors Billy-Ray Belcourt and Swati Avasthi and fellows Aurora Masum-Javed, Dorcy Jaffray, Paul Lai, and jd hegarty.

Presenters
Billy-Ray Belcourt
Swati Avasthi
Aurora Masum-Javed
Dorcy Jaffray
Paul Lai
jd hegarty
Price
Regular $10.00
Member $5.00
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Mentor Series graphic for April 26 featuring Billy-Ray Belcourt and Swati Avasthi
Date
Time
7pm-9pm
Mentor Series Reading with Marilyn Nelson and Juliet Patterson

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2023-2024 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentors Marilyn Nelson and Juliet Patterson and fellows Rebecca Nichloson, Sara Dovre Wudali, Tim Knight, and Cindy Jiban.

Presenters
Marilyn Nelson
Juliet Patterson
Rebecca Nichloson
Sara Dovre Wudali
Tim Knight
Cindy Jiban
Price
Regular $10.00
Member $5.00
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Mentor Series Graphic featuring Marilyn Nelson and Juliet Patterson
Date
Time
6pm-9pm
The Loft's Spring 2024 Student Reading
The Loft presents an evening of student readings! Come join us for a showcase of some of the Loft's talented students, as they read some of their own work.
Price
Regular $0.00
Member $0.00
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Spring Student Reading
Date
Time
7pm-9pm
Mentor Series Reading with Ernesto Quiñonez and torrin a. greathouse

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2023-2024 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentors Ernesto Quiñonez and torrin a. greathouse and fellows Hana Worku, José Felipe Ozuna, LaTreena Felegy, and Tommy Frank.

Presenters
Ernesto Quiñonez
torrin a. greathouse
Hana Worku
José Felipe Ozuna
LaTreena Felegy
Tommy Frank
Price
Regular $10.00
Member $5.00
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Mentor Series graphic featuring Ernesto Quiñonez and torrin a. greathouse
Date
Time
6pm-8:30pm
Lit!Series: The Loft@50 Celebration

Don't miss this one-of-a-kind celebration of the Loft's 50th anniversary! This evening will also welcome our Lit!Series visiting artists and some special guests.

Price
Regular $0.00
Member $0.00
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Word! The Loft @ 50 Celebration
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
Lit!Series: An Evening with Roxane Gay and Imprint Authors

Join the Loft Literary Center for its first Lit!Series event of the year featuring bestselling author Roxane Gay. This conversation will highlight and celebrate the work of Roxane Gay Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic that publishes books of fiction and nonfiction selected and edited by Roxane Gay herself. She will be joined by three RGB-published authors, Lindsay Hunter, J. Vanessa Lyon, and Kelly Sundberg.

Presenters
Roxane Gay
Lindsay Hunter
J. Vanessa Lyon
Kelly Sundberg
Location
O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
Roxane Gay Lit!Series Event Saturday June 8
Date
Time
4pm-7pm
Loft Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers Mixer + Final Reading

Join us as we celebrate our diverse writing community! During this social hour, we encourage current and prospective members to come hang and write with us from 4:00 - 5:00 PM at Open Book and join us for the Writers of Color Final Reading afterwards. Drinks and light snacks are provided. $5 or pay as you can at the door for non-members; free for members!

Price
Regular $5.00
Member $0.00
Pay What You Can $0.00
Location
The Loft at Open Book