The Loft Literary Center

New at the Loft

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

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Wordplay Registration Open!

Tickets for the Wordplay festival, Wordplay classes, and the Rock Bottom Remainders concert are now on sale.

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Young Writers' Program 2019
Summer Youth Returns

The Loft's Young Writers' Program is back with week-long classes for youth ages 6–17 starting the weeks of July 8, 15, 22, and 29.

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Wordsmith 2019
Wordsmith Lineup

Wordsmith—a career, craft, and connection conference for writers is coming Nov 1–3, 2019. The preliminary lineup is now posted and more names will be added soon. Registration opens in July.

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Upcoming Classes

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Summer Youth and Adult Classes Now Open

Loft creative writing classes take place online and in-person and are offered to youth and adults. All classes are designed to help you reach your goals. Explore our upcoming offerings and find your next chance to learn, connect, and grow.

All summer classes, for both 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
Apr
30
2019
Spring Student and Teaching Artist Reading
The night will begin with the student readers and will culminate with a reading by a teaching artist. Limited reading slots are available to students from in-person and online Loft classes. See listing for details.
May
4
2019
Equilibrium: May Lee Yang with Mailodic
Spoken Word Immersion Fellow and May Lee Yang will perform their work with special guest Mailodic.
May
9
2019
Mentor Series Reading with Carmen Maria Machado
​The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor Carmen Maria Machado and fellows Jeannie Goodspeed and Maitreyi Ray.
The Loft's Blog
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I've Just Finished My Book
As an agent, I know that one of the hardest things to do is to actually follow through with any book idea, as in the author finishes writing the actual book. In the life of a writer, this not a choice; any idea must be finished before readers can see it.
Dawn Frederick
Apr. 26
Reading Like a Writer
Reading Like a Writer: Omniscience in "Sons and Other Flammable Objects"
Porochista Khakpour's Sons and Other Flammable Objects is about family strife. A mother, father, and son flee Iran during the revolution to settle in Los Angeles, but when the son grows up, they are torn apart by alienation, pride, and miscommunication—among other things.
Allison Wyss
Apr. 22
Needs
Books and the Need for Variety
Through the Loft’s theme of Needs, we’ve been exploring different facets of stories and why we need them. The argument that everyone needs books seems fairly obvious. But it’s also important to remember that everyone’s reading needs are different.
Ellen Ray
Apr. 17
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