Pathway: Generate & Create

Generate & Create Offerings

This pathway focuses on sparking imagination and creative momentum. Through prompts, exercises, and playful exploration, you'll find fresh ways to get writing and keep going.

Naoko Fujimoto Craft Seminar
Forge Craft Seminar with Naoko Fujimoto | Nov 21

The goal of this class is for students to create their Haiga – a short poem and illustration – it does not require advanced art skills and materials.

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The Loft Writing Network 2
The Loft Writing Network | Free to Join!

Free to join! Find connection. Build community. Or take the next step with Loft Connect Plus and find space to share work and live peer-led feedback and accountability sessions.  

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Mentor Series Applications

Be a part of the 2027 Season! Applications are now open. The deadline to apply is 11:59 pm on Nov 17, 2026.

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Generate & Create Classes
Generate & Create
Online
4 Week
Let's Write a Poem
Date
Oct 22, 2026 - Nov 12, 2026
Time
Thursday, 6 p.m. - Thursday, 8 p.m.
Price
$148.00
$133.20 (Friend)
Holly Day
Generate & Create
Online
4 Week
Into the Unknown: The Mindful Writer's Journey
Date
Oct 27, 2026 - Nov 17, 2026
Time
Tuesday, 4 p.m. - Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Price
$148.00
$133.20 (Friend)
Benjamin Shalva
Benjamin Shalva
Generate & Create
In-Person
6 Week
Write Your Screenplay or TV Pilot in 6 Weeks
Date
Oct 27, 2026 - Dec 8, 2026
Time
Tuesday, 6 p.m. - Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Price
$222.00
$199.80 (Friend)
Michael Gorrie
Generate & Create
In-Person
6 Week
Learning by Example: Creative Nonfiction
Date
Oct 29, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026
Time
Thursday, 4 p.m. - Thursday, 6 p.m.
Price
$222.00
$199.80 (Friend)
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Michael Robinson
Generate & Create
In-Person
6 Week
Creating & Writing Your First TV Pilot (Comedy, Drama, Reality)
Date
Nov 3, 2026 - Dec 15, 2026
Time
Tuesday, 10 a.m. - Tuesday, 12 p.m.
Price
$222.00
$199.80 (Friend)
Bo Kaprall
Generate & Create
Online
Single Session
Story and Page to Stage: Writing a Story-Based Play
Date
Time
Tuesday, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Cia Sautter
Cia Sautter
Generate & Create
Online
Single Session
Finding Your Story Through Images: Writing with Visual Art (for Ages 15 to 18)
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Kimberly Lee
Kimberly Lee
Generate & Create
Online
Double Session
Mini But Mighty: Writing Micro
Date
Nov 14, 2026 - Nov 21, 2026
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - Saturday, 1 p.m.
Price
$111.00
$99.90 (Friend)
Kathryn Ganfield
Generate & Create
Online
Single Session
Fall Writing Retreat: November
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
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Nuria Sheehan
Generate & Create
In-Person
Single Session
Forge: a Craft Seminar with Naoko Fujimoto (Let’s Create Haiga!)
Date
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Price
$60.00
$54.00 (Friend)
Naoko Fujimoto
Naoko Fujimoto
Generate & Create
In-Person
Single Session
A Place for Your Work: 3 Exercises, 3 Drafts, 3 Publications
Date
Time
Saturday, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Kristin Johnson
Kristin Johnson
Generate & Create
In-Person
Single Session
Memory as Archive
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Matt Isaia
Matt Isaia
Generate & Create
Online
Single Session
The Poetics of Craquelure: On Hybrid Forms
Date
Time
Thursday, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Price
$55.50
$49.95 (Friend)
Nicole W. Lee
Nicole W. Lee
Generate & Create
Online
Single Session
The Language of Loss: A Poetry, Grief, and Healing Workshop
Date
Time
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Benjamin Shalva
Benjamin Shalva
Generate & Create
Online
Double Session
Storytelling: Narrative for the Stage
Date
Dec 5, 2026 - Dec 12, 2026
Time
Saturday, 10 a.m. - Saturday, 12 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Aida Zilelian
Aida Zilelian
Generate & Create
Online
Single Session
Diversifying Writers: Writing Your "We" for LGBTQIAP+ Writers
Date
Time
Saturday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Price
$74.00
$66.60 (Friend)
Jesaka Long