Year-Long Writing Projects: COVID Information and Updates

2023 Virtual Cohorts and COVID-19

NEW for 2023: Virtual Cohorts | Since March 2020, the Loft has offered a significant number of classes and events as virtual opportunities. We've had a lot of success with these online, Zoom-based meetings for this year's cohorts.

In order to make the Year-Long Writing Projects more accessible to writers who are not local to the Twin Cities, it is our intention to offer both an in-person cohort (see note below about this) and a virtual cohort for the 2023 Novel Writing Project and Creative Nonfiction/Memoir Writing Project. Circumstances may prevent us from ultimately providing the in-person cohort. Students may opt to sign up for the in-person OR the virtual cohort. The 2023 Poetry Apprenticeship will offer only an online cohort; in-person meetings are not possible. 

If you are planning to sign up for the in-person cohort, please see our Covid policy page for more information

The Loft will continue to make decisions around COVID-19 safety and our programs in accordance with public health guidelines and recommendations. Any decision we've made to move in-person programs to virtual platforms are in the interest of our students, teaching artists, staff, and community members. We strongly believe these decisions have not impacted the quality of the programs we're offering.

Please keep in mind that we cannot provide refunds or credits of any kind due to COVID-19 induced changes to programming; for this reason, please ensure you have the appropriate technology (computer, internet connection, ability to read and "write" electronically, etc.) regardless of the writing project you register for. See our refund policy on our FAQ page for more information.