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1011 Washington Ave. S, Ste 200 Minneapolis, MN 55415

612-215-2575 

http://www.loft.org  

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1011 Washington Ave. S, Ste 200 Minneapolis MN 55415

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Founded in 1974, the Loft is the nation's largest literary center, serving more than 50,000 people annually. It offers a wide range of programs for writers and literature lovers, including classes, workshops, performances, readings by prominent authors, grants for writers, and a radio program featuring literary news.








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  • Is Riot Act Reading Series going legit?

    Is Riot Act Reading Series going legit?

    By Sheila Regan | Tue, March 19, 2013

    Folks familiar with the Riot Act Reading Series may have done a double take when they heard the news that the event would be hosted by the Loft this month. Is the scrappy brigade of low-brow denizens ... More »

  • Short-Shorts take the stage at the Loft\'s first flash fiction marathon

    Short-Shorts take the stage at the Loft's first flash fiction marathon

    By Melissa Wray | Wed, January 16, 2013

    Tonight, join all the cool lit kids at the Loft Literary Center for its first-ever Short-Short Salon. The event centers on Marge Barrett's Short-Shorts Contest. Barrett, who also teaches flash ficti... More »

  • The Ultimate Master of Words

    The Ultimate Master of Words

    By Melissa Wray | Wed, August 15, 2012

    Minneapolis is undoubtedly a book-smart city, but this Thursday the Loft Literary Center is raising the bar by hosting its first-ever tournament of "literary destiny." Here, 12 contestants will be crafting faux definitions for unusual words. The... More »

  • Equilibrium Spoken Word: Hear, Here: Indigenous Location, Politics, and Poetry

    Equilibrium Spoken Word: Hear, Here: Indigenous Location, Politics, and Poetry

    By Sheila Regan | Wed, November 30, 2011

    This week, the Loft Literary Center and Mizna will continue their innovative series, Equilibrium, by featuring two rising stars in the spoken-word world: Remi Kanazi and Jamaica Heolimelekalania Osorio. Associate Program Director Bao Phi says he... More »

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  • 2012 | Best Writing Classes

    The Twin Cities boasts two fine academic programs for writers who want to hone their craft and get an advanced writing degree: Hamline University and the University of Minnesota. But for the writing dilettante or toe-dipper; or for someone who simply doesn't have the time, money, or desire to pursue a degree; or even for the experienced writer who already has a degree in hand, the Twin Cities is lucky to have a place like the Loft. Incorporated in 1975, it's the nation's largest independent... More »

  • 2001 | BEST RENOVATION

    Amid the patchwork of 19th-century flour mills and 20th-century kitsch (and vast expanses of parking lot) that forms its downtown-Minneapolis neighborhood, the Open Book literary center manages to fit right in, in the best possible way. Rather than snub the surroundings, architect Garth Rockcastle took an archaeological approach to the renovation of the center's three turn-of-the-century commercial buildings and created a gritty palimpsest of past and present usage. Vestiges of the... More »

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