Year-Long Fiction Writing Project with Junauda Petrus
Registration Opens on April 9, 2025
Starting June 11, 2025 | Online Cohort by Junauda Petrus
Thursdays | 6-9 PM CT | Online
Registration
Join the Waitlist for Junauda Petrus' cohort starting on April 9 at 10AM CT for Friends of the Loft; April 10 for the general public. The registration link will go live on this page at that time. Junauda will meet with each person who signs up to determine if your project is a good fit for the year-long project. We will reach out to the list to schedule a meeting between you and Junauda. Please sign up at the link below. Payment and final registration will take place after this initial call. Payment info and options are listed here. Interested? Join us for an information session on March 5 or April 2, 2025 from 6-7:30 PM.
Cohort Details
Participants will meet weekly as a cohort during the summer (8 weeks; June-July), biweekly with additional Saturday meetings during the late summer months (August); and weekly again during the fall 2025 term (12 weeks; September - December 2025) and the winter/spring 2026 term (12 weeks; January-April). The online cohort will meet via live weekly video meetings over Zoom; there will be no in-person meetings.
Important Dates
Information Session
Wednesday, March 5 and April 2, 2025
6:00-7:30 pm CST / Online/Zoom
Required Orientation Session
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
6–7:30 p.m.
Online/Zoom
Final Public Reading
Thursday, April 24, 2026
Zoom/Online
7-9 p.m. CT
Access Funds
If you are experiencing financial hardship or tuition is a barrier for you, the Year-Long Writing Project offers two funded Access Fund seats in each cohort. There is a separate application. Seats are highly competitive, so learn more and apply below!
Weekly Cohort Meetings
Zoom link sent in confirmation email
All times listed in US Central Time
Teaching Artist
2025 Year-Long Poetry Apprenticeship cohort led by Junauda Petrus
