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8-Week Writers Sprint: Submissions Accountability Workshop (Click Submit!)

Get ready for submission season 2025! As agents and editors reemerge in January from their end-of-year breaks, will you be ready to get back into the submission swing of things after the holidays?

We all need accountability and a nudge now and then, and that's what this class is all about. In these eight sessions, we’ll set goals, compare notes, share our ups and downs, and support each other in submitting our writing. We'll also spend time learning more about the various parts of the submission process — researching agents and literary journals, organizing a plan of attack, making sense of acceptances and rejections — as we build community and cultivate resilience.

We’ll spend time in nearly every class working toward our goals, carving out dedicated time to submit, polishing our work, doing research — whatever you need. Most importantly, we'll hold ourselves and each other accountable to our goals. Get serious, connected, and perhaps even published with the guidance, structure, and help of this accountability workshop.

All genres welcome.

Students should have writing they're already submitting or are planning to submit over the course of the workshop. However, they don't necessarily need to be ready to submit in the first few weeks.

All Classes listed on the Loft website take place in Central Time.

Instructions for Accessing This Online Class

In order to access live class meetings, you must have the Zoom application downloaded to your computer. You will also need a WiFi/Internet connection throughout the duration of your scheduled meeting and a computer with audio and video capability. The information to join your Zoom classroom will be provided in your confirmation email upon registration. Please check spam folders if you do not see this email upon registration. For more information on how to use Zoom, please see our training manual here.

Some classes use a supplemental Google Classroom page. Should your teaching artist use Google Classroom, you will be invited to join the classroom via email at least 24 hours in advance of your class (check spam folders if you are not seeing this invitation). Please note that Google Classroom requires a Gmail address to access the Classroom. If you do not have a Gmail account, the email invitation will be sent to the email address we have on file and will prompt you to create a free account or enter an existing account to join the classroom. If we are unable to send an email invitation to your non-gmail account, you will be contacted by a staff member to provide a Gmail address. If you do not have a Gmail account, you can create a free account here. Should you have concerns about this, please contact a Loft staff member at [email protected] or 612-379-8999. For more information on how to use Google Classroom, please see our training manual here.