Wordplay Lineup!
Wordplay Lineup 2021
The Loft's Wordplay, presented by St. Catherine University and Star Tribune, represents a phenomenal year in books! This free, virtual festival takes place from May 2-8, 2021. The full lineup is listed below. Please visit here for the festival schedule.
Atinuke
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Hanif Abdurraqib
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Kazim Ali
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Ted Anderson
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Mateo Askaripour
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Alison Bechdel
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Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
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Linda Bondestam
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James Lee Burke
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Maria Burns Ortiz
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Dhonielle Clayton
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Chelsea Clinton
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Jennifer Croft
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Sayantani DasGupta
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Blue Delliquanti
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Heid E. Erdrich
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Federico Falco
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Melissa Febos
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Namina Forna
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Carrie Fountain
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Gabriela Garcia
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Kaitlyn Greenidge
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Yaa Gyasi
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Shannon Hale
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Joan He
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Laurie Hertzel
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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Randa Jarrar
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Douglas Kearney
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Donika Kelly
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Halee Kirkwood
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Jon Klassen
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Michelle Knudsen
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Dean Koontz
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Marjorie Liu
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Megan Maynor
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Meg Medina
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Bill Meissner
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Brittney Morris
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
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Hoa Nguyen
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Trung Le Nguyen
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Kathryn Nuernberger
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Helen Oyeyemi
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Connie Palmen
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Benjamin Percy
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LeUyen Pham
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Bao Phi
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Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
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ReBecca Koenig Roloff
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Kathryn Savage
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Sofía Segovia
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Maggie Shipstead
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Elisa Shua Dusapin
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Moheb Soliman
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Rivers Solomon
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Tarshia Stanley
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Jason Tharp
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Christian Trimmer
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Britt Udesen
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Elissa Washuta
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Diane Wilson
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Mike Wohnoutka
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Kao Kalia Yang
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Kachina Yeager
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