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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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A Big Wordplay Thanks!

Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, moderated, exhibited, authored! What a weekend, we'll see you for Wordplay 2020. Dates to be announced soon.

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
Sep
28
2019
McKnight Reading: Cristina Garcí­a
Please join us for a reading by 2019 McKnight Fellowship in Creative Prose judge Cristina Garcia! Catered reception to follow.
Oct
8
2019
Loft Member Meetup
Members make everything possible at the Loft, so come make some bookish buddies at our members social hour.
Oct
22
2019
The Loft Presents If: Celebrating Octavia Butler
As part of the Loft's fall theme 'If,' join us for a conversation between Autumn Brown and Chaun Webster celebrating one of the most influential speculative fiction writers of all time, Octavia Butler.
The Loft's Blog
Reading Like a Writer
The Incendiaries and a Layered Perspective
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon is about a college student (Phoebe) who becomes enmeshed in a violent religious cult, while her boyfriend (Will, the narrator) grapples with his own discarded faith in God.
Allison Wyss
Jun. 26
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Inclusivity in the Writing World
It goes without saying that we should put aside a wait-and-see approach to building a diverse writing community, and that we need to reach out to writers of color, the LGBTQIA community, and those with disabilities, so that everyone has a space to share their stories.
Dawn Frederick
Jun. 26
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Seasons of Reading
I remember at the age of 18 finally getting my first bookstore job. It was quite the process, with many applications, but finally a bookstore opened its door. Of course this was a game changer in my career choice, of which I’ll always be grateful that Kim the bookstore manager gave my young adult se
Dawn Frederick
Jun. 7
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