Upcoming Events

Participants from the year-long 2018 Memoir Writing Project will read. The Memoir Writing Project is led by Nicole Helget.

Participants from the year-long 2018 Novel Writing Project will read. The Novel Writing Project is led by Peter Geye.

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, the largest festival for books in Minnesota coming May 11-12, 2019.

Participants from the year-long 2018 Memoir Writing Project will read. The Memoir Writing Project is led by Nicole Helget.

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor V.V. Ganeshananthan and fellows Debra J. Stone and Ariane Sandford. 
 

One of the devastating tools within the colonizers’ toolbox has been the practice of Divide and Conquer, creating fear and distrust among and between Indigenous and communities of color. Part of the Loft's Needs theme, this More Than a Single Story conversation will discuss how sharing our stories, not just of pain, but also of our beauty and strength, has allowed us to survive this practice.

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor Angela Pelster and fellows Brianna Flavin and Molly Olguín. 
 

Join youth poets from around Minnesota, along with some of the most dynamic, creative Spoken Word artists in the country, for a one-day conference focusing on both writing and performance. Registration required, which will open soon at www.TruArtSpeaks.org.

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor Moustafa Bayoumi and fellows Anessa Ibrahim and Jaya Stenquist.