Pathway: Discover & Explore

Discover & Explore Offerings

Perfect for beginners or the creatively curious, this pathway offers a welcoming space to build confidence, uncover new interests, and connect with other curious readers and writers.

Loft Connect Live Feb 2026
Loft Connect Live!

This event will feature Debra Stone's The House on Rondo, Ember Reichgott Junge's The Dance of Resilience, Ralph Remington's Penetrating Whiteness, Derek Francis' Our First Bus Ride, and Anthony Ceballos' Glassful of Prayer.

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The Loft Writing Network 2
The Loft's New Writing Network

Get to know the Loft better, find connections with other writers, and even sign up for peer feedback and peer accountability sessions. 

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Community Postings

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Discover & Explore Classes
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Mini But Mighty: Writing Micro
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Kathryn Ganfield
Discover & Explore
In-Person
Single Session
Podcasting for Writers
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Deborah Copperud
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Research and Writing: Children’s Nonfiction for Education
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$129.50
$116.55 (Friend)
Lisa M. Bolt Simons
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Winter Fiction Sampler with Eliot West
Date
Time
Tuesday, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
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Eliot West
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Winter Sampler: Creative Nonfiction with Marianne Manzler
Date
Time
Wednesday, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
Marianne Manzler
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Winter Sampler Class: Creative Process with Rachel Werner
Date
Time
Thursday, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
Rachel Werner
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Writing Immersive Worlds and Authentic Cultural Representation in Children’s Literature: A Class for Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Payal Doshi
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Winter Creative Nonfiction Sampler with Victoria Blanco
Date
Time
Tuesday, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
Victoria Blanco
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Winter Sampler: Creative Process with Brenda Hudson
Date
Time
Wednesday, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
Brenda Hudson
Discover & Explore
In-Person
Single Session
POETRY AND PRAYER: common and uncommon ground—with Pádraig Ó Tuama, host of Poetry Unbound
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$60.00
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Discover & Explore
In-Person
8 Week
Writing Oral Histories
Date
Jan 20, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026
Time
Tuesday, 4 p.m. - Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Price
$296.00
$266.40 (Friend)
Victoria Blanco
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Winter Sampler: Fiction with Rafael Frumkin
Date
Time
Wednesday, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
Rafael Frumkin
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Winter Sampler: Children's and Young Adult Fiction with Rachel Werner
Date
Time
Wednesday, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
Rachel Werner
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Online Writing as Creative Practice
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
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Nuria Sheehan
Discover & Explore
In-Person
Single Session
Write Your Life: An Essential Guide to Writing Memoir
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Kate St. Vincent Vogl
Discover & Explore
Online
4 Week
Writing from the Heart
Date
Feb 5, 2026 - Mar 5, 2026
Time
Thursday, 10 a.m. - Thursday, 12 p.m.
Price
$148.00
$133.20 (Friend)
Roxanne Sadovsky
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Winter Sampler: Digital Storytelling with John Moe
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
John Moe
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
On The Poetics of Delusion: Memory, Forgetting, and the Fragment in Poetry
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Adedayo Agarau
Adedayo Agarau
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Natures of Narrative Structure: Seeking Your Novel's Shape
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Miranda Schmidt
Discover & Explore
In-Person
Single Session
Sustaining a Creative Career with Grants: An Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
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Liz Houlton
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Striking Satires for Social Change with Collaborative Writing
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Suzanne Ondrus
Suzanne Ondrus
Discover & Explore
In-Person
Single Session
Illustrate Your Story: Children’s Book Art for Adults
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
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Emiko Rainbow
Discover & Explore
In-Person
Single Session
How to Write Your Podcast
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
John Moe
Discover & Explore
Online
Double Session
Writing Our Queer and Trans Bodies: a Two-Day Intensive
Date
Feb 21, 2026 - Feb 28, 2026
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - Saturday, 12 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Jesaka Long
Discover & Explore
In-Person
6 Week
First Steps into Writing
Date
Mar 3, 2026 - Apr 7, 2026
Time
Tuesday, 10 a.m. - Tuesday, 12 p.m.
Price
$222.00
$199.80 (Friend)
Patricia Hoolihan
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Flash Memoir: Life Stories in Under 500 Words
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Brenda Hudson
Discover & Explore
In-Person
Single Session
Discovering Your Memoir’s Lead Character
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
John Moe
Discover & Explore
In-Person
Single Session
Land a Byline with a Book Review
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Deborah Copperud
Discover & Explore
Online
Single Session
Writing Book Reviews
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Savannah Brooks