Over the years, thousands of members have affirmed that stories are essential and belong at the center of civic life.
Join us—and find or share your story.The Loft offers far more than award-winning writing classes. Major support for Loft activities is provided by Loft members, Amazon.com, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Jerome Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Surdna Foundation, Target, and the voters of Minnesota, through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Annually, the Loft offers hundreds of classes, awards and grants for writers, readings and events, major festivals and conferences, and other resources for readers and writers.Each year the Loft engages more than 5,000 beginning, intermediate, and advanced writers in learning opportunities, hosts more than 250 authors in readings and dialogues that draw more than 15,000 people, connects with more than 200,000 unique visitors through digital resources on our website, collaborates with at least 30 local and national organizations to enrich the literary environment and, through contracts, awards, and grants, pays writers more than $400,000.In their evaluations, 96% of students report that their class helped them improve their writing, 96% identified their next steps as a writer, and 96% said they made progress toward their writing goals. Over 10,000 people showed up for the inaugural festival weekend, joining famous authors like Stephen King, Edwidge Danticat, and Amy Tan in a celebration of books. All classes are designed to help you reach your goals.
Upcoming Loft events are listed below. If you, too, wish to support and uphold the singular community for narrative arts found at the Loft, we invite you to All Loft Programming Through December 31 is VirtualMajor support for Loft activities is provided by Loft members, Amazon.com, Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Jerome Foundation, McKnight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Target Foundation, and the voters of Minnesota, through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Over the years, thousands of members have affirmed that stories are essential and belong at the center of civic life.
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The Loft is honored to have many generous funding partners, but the impact of individual members has led the Loft forward since day one. Advanced tickets are non-refundable.
Equilibrium: Whose Border? Learn more at the link below!Summer youth at the Loft is back. Join us!Virtual Wordsmith 2020 is coming Oct 1-4, 2020. This summer it is all virtual, but we still have most of the great same offerings for ages 6-17. At their best, words help us connect, entertain, mourn, provoke, educate, and empathize.We accomplish our work by bringing essential conversations, artists, readers, and learning opportunities together under one roof, including classes, conferences, festivals, events, grants and awards, one-on-one services for writers, residencies, and community engagement.Incorporated on August 22, 1975, the Loft started in the loft space above Marly Rusoff's bookstore. This ‘poets’ club’ eventually became known as ‘The Loft,’ and in 1975 filed for nonpro…
The lineup of visiting authors, agents, and editors is now available and registration is now open. We Love You, Charlie Freeman is about a Black family who agrees to teach sign language to a chimpanzee. Writers who’d planned to travel around the country to write in new locales feel the loss, too. The Loft Literary Center A Haven For Readers & Writers The Loft believes that story, verse, and writing aren’t just nice things you put on a shelf, but are instead core to a full existence.
The story follows teenage Charlotte and her family during the time of the linguistic experiment as well as older stories relating to the institute running the experiment and its racist history. Northernmost: Peter Geye Book Launch Most events allow for advanced ticket purchases.
As a Loft member, your financial contribution is considered a tax-deductible donation. Learn more about our latest offerings below.All programming at the Loft has shifted online until August 31, 2020. Major support for Loft activities is provided by Loft members, Amazon.com, Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Jerome Foundation, McKnight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Target Foundation, and the voters of Minnesota, through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. A Haven For Readers & Writers
We started as a grassroots gathering space for poets and writers to share their work and improve their craft. Learn More About Loft Events
The Loft believes that story, verse, and writing aren’t just nice things you put on a shelf, but are instead core to a full existence. We believe that story, verse, and writing aren’t just nice things to put on a shelf, but are core to a full existence.