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The Loft Literary Center

A Haven For Readers & Writers

The Loft believes that story, verse, and writing aren’t just nice things you put on a shelf, but are instead core to a full existence. At their best, they help us connect, entertain, mourn, protest, provoke, educate, and empathize. Join us—and find or share your story.

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

Summer 2020 at the Loft

All programming at the Loft has shifted online until August 31, 2020. But we're still open, and students love our new virtual classes. Learn more at the link below!

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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Summer Youth is Back!

Summer youth at the Loft is back. This summer it is all virtual, but we still have most of the great same offerings for ages 6-17. Join us!

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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 in weekly, flexible segments. 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 and summer classes, for youth and adults now available.

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

Upcoming Loft Events

How'd You Do That? Tips and Tricks Learned Through the Loft's Wordplay for Great Virtual Conversations

Since the Loft pivoted to move Wordplay, our 100-author book festival online, we've received numerous inquiries about how we pulled it off. As a staff, we don't have the capacity to answer all the questions we're receiving individually, so we thought we'd pull together a webinar session to go over our process.

We'll talk through our programming and format choices, how we connected with speakers and got them on board, and go behind-the-scenes to show you the technology platforms (Crowdcast, Zoom, & OBS), choices, setup, and approaches that helped us deliver our virtual programming. We'll leave time at the end of Q&A.

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Family Book Club

Family Book Club: All Boys Aren't Blue

This week's Family Book Club pick is All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. This young adult memoir-manifesto is an exploration of Johnson's youth, teen, and college years as he as he navigated his sexuality, bigotry, family, racism, friendship, death, and belonging.

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Writing Prompts

Weekly Prompt: Love, Peace, and Taco Grease: How I Left My Abusive Husband and Found Guy Fieri

Every post in this series will include a weekly reading and a list of prompts in response to that reading. Some of them will be focused on craft; some will ask you to evaluate content. This week we're focusing on the essay "Love, Peace, and Taco Grease" by Rax King and how to incorporate research.

Savannah Brooks

Reading Like a Writer

The Magicians and Intimacy from a Distance

I’m not reading as much as I did pre-isolation. It’s harder to focus, and with a kid at home, there is very little time. But I can manage a bit of TV—which is just as good for finding writing techniques and strategies. I promise.

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