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The Loft offers far more than award-winning writing classes. Learn more about our latest offerings below.

COVID-19 Plan
The Loft's COVID-19 Plan

Due to the global health crisis, Loft programming from March 16 to May 31 is shifting online.

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Loft Video Conference Classes
Loft Virtual Classes

In these disconnected times, Loft students love our virtual, video conferencing classes. Learn more and sign up today!

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Wordplay 2020 Lineup
Virtual Wordplay Events!

The first week schedule for Virtual Wordplay is now available, including livestreamed events with Jessie Diggins, Charles Yu, and Claire Comstock-Gay.

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Upcoming Classes

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Loft Classes Now Open

During this global health crisis, Loft creative writing classes take place entirely online. Some classes are offered via live video conferencing while others are offered asynchronously. All classes are designed to help you reach your goals. Explore our upcoming offerings and find your next chance to learn, connect, and grow.

Spring classes now available. Summer youth is also available with summer adult coming soon.

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Upcoming Loft Events

Learn More About Loft Events

The Loft hosts numerous events throughout the year. Take a look at our upcoming offerings and plan your next visit.

Upcoming Loft Events
Apr
7
2020
Olympic Training: Live Talk and Workout with Gold Medal Winner Jessie Diggins

The Loft's Wordplay kicks off with Olympian Jessie Diggins giving a live talk and Q&A about her memoir Brave Enough. Immediately following the Q&A join Jessie for a 15 minute gold medal workout. The only equipment you'll need to participate is a book!
Apr
9
2020
Charles Yu in Conversation with Bao Phi
In one of the most anticipated releases of the year, award-winning author Charles Yu (Interior Chinatown) delivers a biting commentary on racism and pop culture in America through the darkly humorous, ironically apt form of a screenplay. Yu is joined by beloved Minnesota author Bao Phi as they examine the realities of Asian Americans living in a land indoctrinated with stereotypes against them and the damage these pervasive, narrow-minded roles can have on an individual's sense of self and belonging.
Apr
10
2020
UnCHARTed Territory: Claire Comstock-Gay's weekly chart and chat Wordplay series, this week features C Pam Zhang

Every week of Wordplay 2020, Claire Comstock-Gay will read a Wordplay author’s star chart and do a mini interview with that author. This week, Comstock-Gay will speak with Capricorn C Pam Zhang in the first installment of this series.
The Loft's Blog
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Fighting Cabin Fever in the Time of COVID
It’s strange to be in publishing when an international health and financial crisis is happening—otherwise known as COVID. When I was in third grade, I remember seeing the Challenger explode after takeoff, along with my entire classroom (and the rest of the world). I remember when Kirk Cobain died.
Dawn Frederick
Apr. 2
Wordplay
Wordplay TBR Pile: Fiction Part I: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Page-Grippers
With Virtual Wordplay 2020 quickly approaching, I bet you’re itching to get a closer look into all the amazing authors and their works coming to your screens in a matter of weeks. Therefore, I have brought to you a breakdown of all the beautiful and intriguing fiction works coming to Wordplay 2020! 
Alexandria Davison
Apr. 2
I AM
Interview with Magdalena Mora
I AM (Artist in Motion) is an interview series meant to spotlight indigenous artists and artists of color in the Twin Cities. The seventh in the series, this interview is with Magdalena Mora, a picture book illustrator. Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America is her first book.
Gianella Rojas
Mar. 31
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