Marianne Manzler

Marianne Manzler is a writer, educator, and editor. She is the Loft's Program Manager of Education and supports her fellow storytellers and readers in reaching their artistic endeavors. She hopes to create a space where language, connection, and community can thrive. She has over ten years of experience in managing and facilitating literary arts classes and programs for youth and adults, most recently as the Director of Youth and Community Programs at Lighthouse Writer's Workshop, Educator at Prodigy Ventures, and Founding English and Humanities instructor at The CUBE High School in Denver, Colorado. Her work has appeared in Best American Essays 2022, Fourth Genre, The Seventh Wave, 5280, and elsewhere, and she has received support from Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Sundress Publications, Anderson Center, and Vermont Studio Center. Within the past decade, she has served as a Fulbright scholar, AmeriCorps member, and Urban Leaders Policy Fellow.

She earned a BA in English Literature from The Ohio State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington, where she was supported by the Grace Milliman Pollock Fellowship, co-founded the Black Jaw Literary Series, co-edited The Seattle Review, and won UW’s Eugene Van Buren Thesis Award. There, her passion for fostering imagination, curiosity, and artistic communities flourished. 

In her free time, Marianne is working on a book of essays, DIY home projects, and taking care of her pups and plants. She and her husband are excited to explore the restaurants and parks of the Twin Cities and head up North as much as they can!