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.  

Date
Time
6:30pm-8pm
Minnesota Writers Respond: A Public Literary Event

Join us in community for Minnesota Writers Respond, an evening of reading and fellowship in response to the current moment.

Presenters
Curtis Sittenfeld
Michael Kleber-Diggs
Sarah Ghazal Ali
Chaun Webster
author photo
Claire Wahmanholm
Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay
Lara Mimosa Montes
Halee Kirkwood
Halee Kirkwood
Jessica nordell
Jessica Nordell
Price
$25.00
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Poster reading “Minnesota Writers Respond,” a public literary event featuring Curtis Sittenfeld, Sarah Ghazal Ali, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Chaun Webster, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, Claire Wahmanholm, Halee Kirkwood, Lara Mimosa Montes, and Jessica Nordell. In partnership with The Loft Literary Center and Milkweed Editions, benefiting the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Thursday, Feb 26 at 6:30 PM at Open Book, Minneapolis.
Date
Time
4pm-5:30pm
The 2026 Poetry and Fiction Writing Project Information Session

If you're curious about the Loft's Poetry Apprenticeship or Fiction Writing with Junauda Petrus, come to this informal information session to find out more!

Presenters
Junauda Petrus
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
Loft Year-Long Writing Project Info Session orange letterings against beige background with butterflies
Date
Time
2pm-4pm
Christine Day Author Talk: A Reading & Conversation with the 2025 McKnight Judge in Children's Literature

Please join us for a public reading by the 2025 McKnight Judge in Children's Literature, acclaimed writer of both middle grade and YA, Christine Day. Day be joined in conversation with the Loft's Partnerships Program Manager, Cristeta Boarini.

Presenters
Christine Day
Christine Day
Price
$10.00
$5.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Christine Day Mcknight Author Reading
Date
Time
5pm-7pm
Friend Fête (March 2026)

Come together as one big friend group at our spring gathering for Friends of the Loft! Meet fellow wordsmiths and bibliophiles, enjoy some refreshments, and participate in the open mic at this free donor social.

Presenters
Julie Cohen
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Friend Fete
Date
Time
2pm-4pm
Mentor Series Reading with Aida Salazar and Molly Beth Griffin

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2025-2026 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentors Aida Salazar and Molly Beth Griffin, alongside fellows Mari Richards and Skye Reddy.

Presenters
Aida Salazar
Molly Beth Griffin
Mari Richards
Skye Reddy
Price
$10.00
$5.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Mentor Series event graphic with headshots of participating authors Aida Salazar and Molly Beth Griffin
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
2025 Year-Long Poetry Apprenticeship Project Final Reading (Summer Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2025 Year-Long Poetry Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2025 Poetry Writing Project with Hieu Minh Nguyen will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Hieu Minh Nguyen
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
Graphic for the final reading of the 2026 poetry cohort in the year-long writing project led by Hieu Minh Nguyen
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
2025 Year-Long Fiction Writing Project Final Reading (Summer Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2025 Year-Long Fiction Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2025 Fiction Writing Project with Junauda Petrus will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Junauda Petrus
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
Graphic for the final reading of the 2025 Fiction Cohort led by Junauda Petrus
Date
Time
6pm-8pm
The Loft's Spring 2026 Student Reading

The Loft presents an evening of student readings! Come join us for a showcase of some of our talented students, as they read some of their own work.

Presenters
Jack Harris
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Spring Student Reading
Date
Time
12:30pm-1:30pm
Loft Young Writers' Open Mic: Summer Youth Week 1

Join and celebrate the Loft's young writers as they read from works written in a Loft summer youth camp! This reading takes place from 12:30-1:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Jack Harris
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Youth Open Mic