Upcoming Events

Loft Events

For In-person events: Advanced tickets guarantee a general admission seat and help cover the Loft's costs to host the event. We are committed to accessibility at our events. If the event cost is a barrier, please show up to the event and we will accommodate you at the door through pay-what-you-can admission.  

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7pm-9pm
A Reading featuring the 2023 McKnight Fellows in Creative Prose
Join us in celebrating the 2023 McKnight fellows' in creative prose publications, including Naomi Cohn, Hilal Isler, Gen Del Raye, and Kao Kalia Yang!
Presenters
Naomi Cohn
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Hilal Isler
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Gen Del Raye
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Kao Kalia Yang
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Price
Regular $10.00
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Location
The Loft at Open Book
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2023 McKnight Reading Creative Prose Featuring Naomi Cohn, Hilal Isler, Gen Del Raye, and Kao Kalia Yang
7pm-8:30pm
2024 Year-Long Creative Nonfiction Writing Project Final Reading (Winter Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2024 Year-Long Creative Nonfiction Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2024 Creative Nonfiction Writing Project with Sun Yung Shin will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin
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Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
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2024 Year-Long Writing Project Readings
6pm-7:30pm
2024 Year-Long Novel Writing Project Final Reading (Winter Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2024 Year-Long Novel Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2024 Novel Writing Project will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Peter Geye
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Online—Zoom Classroom
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2024 Year-Long Writing Project Readings
7pm-8:30pm
2024 Year-Long Memoir Writing Project Final Reading (Winter Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2024 Year-Long Memoir Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2024 Memoir Writing Project will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Carolyn Holbrook
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Online—Zoom Classroom
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2024 Year-Long Writing Project Readings
7pm-8:30pm
2024 Poetry Apprenticeship Final Reading (Winter Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2024 Poetry Apprenticeship. Participants from the Year-Long 2024 Poetry Apprenticeship will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Heid E. Erdrich
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Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
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2024 Year-Long Writing Project Readings
7pm-8:30pm
2024 Year-Long Fiction Writing Project Final Reading (Summer Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2024 Year-Long Fiction Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2024 Fiction Writing Project will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Alison McGhee
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Online—Zoom Classroom
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2024 Year-Long Writing Project Readings
6pm-9pm
The Loft's Spring 2025 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.
Presenters
Marianne Manzler
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Location
The Loft at Open Book
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Spring Student Reading