Event
4 p.m.–7 p.m.
2025 Loft Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers Mixer + Open Mic

Presenters
Giselle Hayes
Giselle Hayes is a writer and poet who received a dual degree from the University of Minnesota in English and French Language + Cultural Studies. Being creatively unrestrained with a variety of interests, she has danced in the realms of Furniture Design, DJ’ing, and Public Radio.
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Rachel Werner
Rachel Werner is the author of the kidlit FLOODS (Capstone 2022), MOVING AND GROOVING TO FILLMORE'S BEAT (Capstone 2023), and THE GLAM WORLD TOUR (Capstone 2025) as well as several new titles in Capstone's Pebble Explore series such as ADA LOVELACE CREATES AN ALGORITHM and the forthcoming nonfiction
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Location
The Loft at Open Book
Price
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Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers Open Mic and Mixer

Join us as we celebrate our writing community! During this social/writing hour, we encourage current and prospective friends of the Loft to come write with us for the first hour and half at Open Book, expand your network, and join us for the Writers of Color Open Mic Reading afterwards. Plus, sign up to share a short reading of your work! Drinks and light bites are provided.

4:00 - 5:30 PM Mixer - Come write at Open Book for happy hour or socialize and network at the FRGMNT cafe downstairs!

5:30 - Performance Hall doors open

6:00 - 7:30 PM Writers of Color Open Mic/Reading

Students from any of the The Loft Literary Center's Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers classes will read new work on August 27. The reading will take in the place in the Performance Hall at Open Book. If you were a student in any of the 2025 Writers of Color classes and would like to read, please email [email protected] to be added as a reader.

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Artists
Giselle Hayes
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Rachel Werner
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