Big Ideas: Can Literature Make a Damn Bit of Difference?
April 6, 2017 featuring Lisa Lucas and Marlon James at the Guthrie.
Writing the Novel & Crafting a Career Conference
April 29, 2017—featuring Angela Flournoy, Kiese Laymon, Charles Baxter, and many more novelists, editors, and book people.
Spring is Here
Big Ideas, Angela Flournoy, Melissa Febos, Marlon James, Lisa Lucas, new Happy Hour Classes, and much more this spring. Browse the new Loft Quarterly (PDF) or find your next class below.
Minnesota Emerging Writers' Grant 2017
The Minnesota Emerging Writers' Grant is now available. Deadline for entries is March 31, 2017.
Summer Youth: Create, Learn, Grow, and Have Fun
40+ creative writing classes for youth (ages 6–17) this summer. Download PDF of catalog.
Give your manuscript its best shot
Loft Manuscript Critique & Coaching Services allow you to work one-on-one with an editor or author.
The Loft's Pitch Conference Returns
Many leading agents and editors from around the country will be at the Loft on April 7-8, 2017. Will you be pitching your work?
Sign Up for a Class
Loft creative writing classes take place online and in-person and are offered to youth and adults.
Offerings include novel writing, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, sci-fi, mystery, publishing & career, multigenre, and many more.
Upcoming Events
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It's Lit: Black Table Arts
2/24/17
KidLit: Recommended Reading on Justice and Understanding
2/23/17
Reading Like a Writer: Background Characters and Jazz
2/22/17
