About Events

About Loft Events

The Loft offers a diverse array of literary events, reading series, book launches, and more. Please see our calendar listings—we encourage everyone to participate. Expand your literary network, get inspired, be entertained, or just support your local and global literary community.

Annual Events
Wordplay, Wordsmith & Narrative Power

Each year, the Loft presents two major annual events—Wordplay and Wordsmith. Wordplay is a festival for readers of all kinds to come together, connect, and celebrate the year in books. Wordsmith is a career, connection, and craft conference for writers at all levels.

In addition, the Loft explores a theme each year. From September 2022 until August 2023, the Loft will explore Narrative Power. 

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Wordplay Wordsmith Narrative Power
Upcoming Events
Apr
14
2023
Mentor Series Reading with Kimberly Blaeser and A. Rafael Johnson

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2022-2023 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentors Kimberly Blaeser and A. Rafael Johnson and fellows Kathryn Ganfield, E.R. Harris, Benjamin Ren, and Christopher Vaughan.
Apr
20
2023
2023 Member Party: Wordplay Reveal
Loft members: Come celebrate the wonderful community of member supporters who make it all possible at the Loft. We'll raise a glass to the many successes of the year plus let you in on a the first exciting author names headlining Wordplay 2023, returning in-person to Minneapolis on July 8, 2023. 
May
11
2023
The Loft's Spring 2023 Student Reading
The Loft presents an evening of student readings! Come join us for a showcase of some of the Loft's talented students, as they read some of their own work.
More Loft Event Information

The Loft is committed to providing authors and audiences with unique events that deepen their understanding of the craft of writing, and engage them in lively and thought-provoking discussions. We strive to produce events that encourage crowd participation, build audiences for diverse authors, and offer learning opportunities to the more than 4,000 students who take our classes. These goals are the foundation of our programming.

See the links below for information about upcoming event series, our approach to partnerships, and other resources for your potential book event. 

Loft Partnerships Narrative Power (theme) Community Events Mentor Series