The Loft Literary Center

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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
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.
Apr
26
2020
BOUNDARIES & BORDERS: Feminist Authors Crossing Lines
As part of the Loft's Boundaries and Border Crossings theme, writer, artist, and educator Glenda Reed will host a virtual reading and panel discussion with feminist authors Ann Bancroft, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Carolyn Holbrook, and Ellie Krug.
May
29
2020
Mentor Series Reading with Melissa Febos and Gretchen Marquette
The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2019-2020 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentors Melissa Febos and Gretchen Marquette and fellows Michael Garberich, Patti Kameya, Claudette Webster, and Gen Del Raye.
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Wordplay
Wordplay TBR Pile: Fiction Part II: Family Stories, Cultural Dramas, and Coming of Age
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. 9
Reading Like a Writer
The Little Stranger, a Shift in Atmosphere, and the Illumination of Mystery
Sometimes, as writers, we need to show a shift in atmosphere or mood—but how to describe that? A great technique is to describe the same unchanging thing but in a different way. I think of it as a shift in the sensibility of the character as they respond to the change in the air.
Allison Wyss
Apr. 7
Writing Prompts
Weekly Prompt Roundup: Hogwarts, Laundry, and Visual Art
Welcome to a week's worth of writing prompts! If you read our very first roundup, you know this is a new venture to try and increase community in a time of social distancing. Each day, we post a writing prompt on Twitter and Instagram that we're encouraging you all to interact with.
Savannah Brooks
Apr. 7
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