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

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Year Long Writing Projects

The 2021 Year-Long Novel Writing, Creative Nonfiction Writing, and Poetry Apprenticeship are now open for registration. There are a few slots in each section remaining. Don't miss out!

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Loft Virtual Classes
Fall into Virtual Classes!

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

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Loft Gift Certificates

Loft Gift Certificates are available in any amount. Give the reader or writer in your life something that says I believe in you!

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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 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.

Classes starting October–December—for youth and adults—are now available.

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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
Dec
3
2020
From the Beginning: Jim Moore, Michael Dennis Browne, and Margaret Hasse

Please join us for a special gathering that celebrates three poets who have been an essential part of the Loft and Minnesota writing communities since the beginning. The program will begin with short readings by Jim Moore and Michael Dennis Browne, with a slightly longer reading to close out the night by Margaret Hasse to celebrate the release of her new collection, Shelter.

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Family Book Club
Family Book Club: The Poet X
This week's Family Book Club pick is The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. Written in verse, this beautiful young adult novel follows Xiomara, a girl who feels suffocated by the strict rules of her religious household. To carve out her own place in the world, she writes—and, eventually, performs—poetry.
Savannah Brooks
Nov. 19
Writing Prompts
Weekly Prompt: The Flowers
Every post in this series will focus 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 examining the story "The Flowers" by Alice Walker and the power of extended metaphor.
Savannah Brooks
Nov. 17
Family Book Club
Family Book Club: The Inheritance Games
This week's Family Book Club pick is The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. If you were a fan of the movie Knives Out, this YA mystery-thriller is for you. Avery comes into an enormous inheritance when a Texas billionaire dies. The catch? She never knew him. And his family isn't happy.
Savannah Brooks
Nov. 12
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