Pathway: Expand & Discuss

Expand & Discuss Offerings

For readers and writers who love digging in, this pathway offers rich conversations and craft-focused discussions centered around books and big ideas. Grow, question, and engage with others who love to think critically about stories and storytelling.

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Teen Writing Project

The Loft's first-ever writing project dedicated to teen writers led by award-winning writer Robert Voedisch. 

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Event featuring artists Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Erin Sharkey
Alexis Pauline Gumbs on Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde (Sep 17)

Join The Loft Literary Center and Moon Palace Books for an evening with beloved writers Alexis Pauline Gumbs in conversation with Erin Sharkey, celebrating Dr. Gumbs' new book on the life of Audre Lorde!

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Graphic for Sep 26 Mentor Series event with the five author headshots.
Mentor Series Reading with Anaïs Duplan and Chris Stark | Sep 26

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2025-2026 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentors Anaïs Duplan and Chris Stark and fellows Michelle Jayne, Angelina Nguyen, and Mary Beth Becker.

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Expand & Discuss Classes
Expand & Discuss
In-Person
4 Week
4-Week: Writing Novels for Middle Grade
Date
Jul 24, 2025 - Aug 14, 2025
Time
Thursday, 6 p.m. - Thursday, 8 p.m.
Price
$148.00
$133.20 (Friend)
Kat Shepherd
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In-Person
Single Session
Writing Birds
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Greta Gaard
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Online
8 Week
8-Week: Plan and Start Your Romance Novel
Date
Sep 16, 2025 - Nov 4, 2025
Time
Tuesday, 7 p.m. - Tuesday, 9 p.m.
Price
$296.00
$266.40 (Friend)
Eliot West
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Online
6 Week
Genre-Queer: Narrative Structures for the Other in 6 Weeks
Date
Sep 17, 2025 - Oct 22, 2025
Time
Wednesday, 6 p.m. - Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Price
$222.00
$199.80 (Friend)
Milo Todd
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In-Person
4 Week
4-Week: Experimenting with Essay Structure
Date
Sep 17, 2025 - Oct 8, 2025
Time
Wednesday, 6 p.m. - Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Price
$148.00
$133.20 (Friend)
Lizzie Lawson
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Online
Single Session
Ghazals!
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Melanie Figg
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Online
Single Session
Fiction Basics: Five Parts of Story
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Brian Malloy
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Online
Single Session
Villanelles!
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Melanie Figg
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Online
Single Session
Poetry Comics
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Suzanne Wise
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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
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In-Person
Double Session
Resisting the Border: A Creative Nonfiction Class for Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers
Date
Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 15, 2025
Time
Wednesday, 6 p.m. - Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Price
$40.00
$36.00 (Friend)
Victoria Blanco
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Online
Single Session
Fall Flash Fiction Sampler with Alex Juffer
Date
Time
Thursday, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Price
$12.00
$10.80 (Friend)
Alex Juffer
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In-Person
6 Week
6-Week: Poetry of Place
Date
Oct 29, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025
Time
Wednesday, 6 p.m. - Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Price
$222.00
$199.80 (Friend)
Halee Kirkwood
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In-Person
4 Week
4-Week: Advanced Fiction Workshop
Date
Nov 6, 2025 - Dec 4, 2025
Time
Thursday, 6 p.m. - Thursday, 8 p.m.
Price
$148.00
$133.20 (Friend)
Alex Juffer
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Online
Single Session
How to Earn a Living as a Writer
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Rachel Werner