The Loft's Astrological Guide to Fall 2024 Writing Classes
Image
No matter your sign, there's a writing class written in the stars for you. Browse all of our upcoming classes here! ***Note: All ONLINE classes are listed in Central Time. All IN-PERSON classes take place at the Loft at Open Book in Minneapolis (1011 Washington Ave S.)
Image
ARIES
Introduction to Writing for Television
In-person with Bo Kaprall | Tuesdays | 9/17/24 - 11/5/24
The Next Level: Keys to Strengthening Your Narrative
In-person with Kate St. Vincent Vogl | Tuesdays | 9/17/24 - 10/22/24
Write Your Screenplay or TV Pilot in 12 Weeks
In-person with Michael Gorrie | Tuesdays | 9/17/24 - 12/10/24
Superbad! The Good Stuff for Your Bad Guy
In-person with Tamara Hogan | Saturday, December 14, 2024
Imagine Abolition: A Screenwriting Workshop For Stories of Justice, Freedom, & Radical Love
Online with Jana Smith | Thursdays | 9/19/24 - 10/10/24
Crafting Irresistible Opening Pages: Insights from Publishing Professionals
In-person with Jennie Goloboy & Catherine Lundoff | Saturday, September 28, 2024
Image
TAURUS
Find the Right Structure for Your Personal Essay
In-person with Lizzie Lawson | Tuesdays | 9/7/24 - 11/5/24
Legacy Writing: Capturing Moments for Future Generations
Online with Brenda Hudson | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 11/6/24
Cooking with Words
Online with Mary Ringstad | Saturday, October 19, 2024
Researching and Writing Literary Historical Fiction
Online with Alys Dutton | Thursdays | 10/24/24 - 12/19/24
Scrivener 101
Online with Nicole Kronzer | Saturday, September 28, 2024
The Beginner’s Guide to Starting Your Novel in Six Weeks
Online with Tamara Hogan | Wednesdays | 11/6/24 - 12/18/24
Image
GEMINI
Speculative Fiction
Online with Jenee Skinner | Mondays | 9/16/24 - 10/7/24
What Did/n’t Happen: Exploring Truth in Autofiction
Online with Abby Feden | Tuesdays | 9/17/24 - 10/22/24
Scrivener 101
Online with Nicole Kronzer | Saturday, September 28, 2024
Writing For Magazines: Get Published and Get Paid!
Online with Chante Griffin | Wednesdays | 10/2/24 - 11/6/24
The Art of Online Writing
Online with Andy Dehnart | Saturday, October 19, 2024
Midday Musing: A Generative Writing Class
Online with Jennifer S. Brown | Tuesdays | 9/24/24 - 10/29/24
Writing Flash Nonfiction
Online with Anna Molenaar | Tuesdays | 9/17/24 - 11/5/24
Image
CANCER
Seeking Place: A Personal Exploration of Origins
Online with McLeod Logue | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 10/23/24
The Scoop Behind the Slush Pile
Online with Amy Bishop-Wycisk | Thursday, September 19, 2024
Writing Elder
In-person with Morgan Grayce Willow | Wednesdays | 10/9/24 - 11/13/24
Finding the Poet Within
In-person with Holly Day | Tuesdays | 10/1/24 - 10/22/24
Real People as Characters: Creating a Cast for Your Memoir
Online with Jacquelin Cangro | Tuesdays | 10/1/24 - 10/22/24
Write Your Life: An Essential Guide to Writing Memoir
In-person with Kate St. Vincent Vogl | Saturday, November 16, 2024
The Haunted House: A Sense of Place
Online with Rachel Moulton | Wednesdays | 11/6/24 - 12/18/24
Image
LEO
Elements of Playwriting
In-person with Eva Adderley | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 10/23/24
Awaken Joy in Your Writing
Online with Glenda Reed | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 10/23/24
Writing 3-Dimensional Characters
In-person with Michael Gorrie | Thursdays | 9/19/24 -10/24/24
The Wonder of the Short Poem
Online with Angela Siew | Saturday, September 21, 2024
Developing Authentic Characters
Online with Savannah Brooks | Saturday, December 7, 2024
Fiction Basics: Creative Language
Online with Brian Malloy. | Saturday, November 2, 2024
Fiction in a Flash
In-person with Alex Juffer | Saturday, November 2, 2024
Image
VIRGO
The Beginner’s Guide to Starting Your Novel in Six Weeks
Online with Tamara Hogan | Wednesdays | 11/6/24 - 12/18/24
Fiction Basics: Revision
Online with Brian Malloy | Saturday, November 9, 2024
Pitching Your Manuscript
Online with Jaye Viner | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 10/23/24
Fiction Basics: Five Parts of Story
Online with Brian Malloy | Saturday, September 28, 2024
Novel Writing & Revision: Getting Unstuck
Online with Lacey N. Dunham | Saturday, October 19, 2024
Descriptive Language
Online with Aurelia Wills | Saturday, December 14, 2024
Titles as Portals to Deepen Revision
Online with Melanie Figg | Saturday, October 26, 2024
Image
LIBRA
Personal Essays: The Art and Craft of Narrative Nonfiction
Online with Jessie Sholl | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 12/11/24
Finding Your Essay’s Compass: Advanced Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Online with Kelly Sundberg | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 12/11/24
Beginning the Novel: Creating Compelling Fiction
Online with Jessie Sholl | Thursdays | 9/19/24 - 12/12/24
Abolitionist Fiction
In-person with Taiwana Shambley | Tuesdays | 9/24/24 - 10/29/24
The Psychology of Readership
Online with Savannah Brooks | Saturday, November 16, 2024
Weaving with Word: Writing Lyric Hybrid
Online with Lucia LoTiempo | Saturday, November 23, 2024
How to Begin a Poem
In-person with Chelsea DesAutels | Saturday, September 21, 2024
Image
SCORPIO
Evil and Empathy: How to Create Complexity in Villains and Other Characters
Online with Allison Wyss | Tuesdays | 9/17/24 - 10/22/24
Fiction Basics: Setting
Online with Brian Malloy | Saturday, October 19, 2024
Ghost Stories: Writing What Haunts Us
Online with Allison Wyss | Thursdays | 10/24/24 - 12/5/24
Fiction Basics: Scene, Summary, and Narrative Time
Online with Brian Malloy | Saturday, October 26, 2024
Exploring Fabulism for Nonfiction Writers
Online with Jesaka Long | Saturday, October 12, 2024
The Contemporary Gothic: Writing Haunted Fiction
Online with Lacey N. Dunham | Wednesdays | 10/2/24 - 10/23/24
Fiction Basics: Characters & Characterization
Online with Brian Malloy | Saturday, October 5, 2024
Image
SAGITTARIUS
Nature Writing That Sings
In-person with Tony Jones | Saturday, September 21, 2024
Writing Sex for Queer & Trans Writers
Online with Jesaka Long | Tuesdays | 9/24/24 - 10/15/24
Wild Writing
Online with Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh | Tuesdays | 9/24/24 - 10/15/24
Wondering & Wandering: Writing the Personal Essay
Online with Rebecca Jamieson | Saturday, September 28, 2024
Popping the Question: What to Ask an Agent When They Offer Representation
Online with Amy Bishop-Wycisk | Thursday, October 3, 2024
Take the Leap: Submit Your Writing to Magazines and Journals
Online with Tina Tocco | Saturday, September 28, 2024
Image
CAPRICORN
How to Earn a Living as a Writer
In-person with Rachel Werner | Saturday, October 12, 2024
Writing & Publishing for Neurodivergent Writers
Online with Alys Dutton | Tuesdays | 10/8/24 - 10/29/24
Fiction Basics: Point of View
Online with Brian Malloy | Saturday, October 12, 2024
Novel Writing
Online with Jenee Skinner | Wednesdays | 10/16/24 - 11/6/24
You Finished Your Book—Now What?
Online with Savannah Brooks | Saturday, December 14, 2024
First Steps into Writing
In-person with Patricia Hoolihan | Tuesdays | 10/15/24 - 11/19/24
Image
AQUARIUS
Intro to Making Comics and Zines
In-person with Will Hart | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 10/9/24
Researching and Writing Literary Historical Fiction
Online with Alys Dutton| Thursdays | 10/24/24 - 12/19/24
Embracing the Creative Process
In-person with Emily Trenholm | Wednesdays | 10/29/24 - 11/19/24
Poet as Curator: Making Poems on Art
In-person at the Swedish Institute with Heid E. Erdrich | Saturday, November 9, 2024
Experimentation with Hybrid Memoir
Online with Marianne Manzler | Saturday, December 7, 2024
Beyond Google: Research Strategies for Historically Accurate Writing
In-person with Kristine Spanier | Saturday, November 16, 2024
Image
PISCES
Writing Experimental Essays
In-person with Alison Bergblom Johnson | Wednesdays | 9/18/24 - 10/23/24
You Don’t Have to Tell the Truth: Omission, and Speculation in Poetry
Online with Asa Drake | Saturday, October 26, 2024
How to End a Poem
Online with Chelsea DesAutels | Saturday, November 2, 2024
Short Fiction
Online with Jenee Skinner | Wednesdays | 11/13/24 - 12/4/24
Flash Memoir: Life Stories in Under 500 Words
Online with Brenda Hudson | Saturday, November 9, 2024
Wild Foam & Glitter: Irish Poets Define the Sea
Online with Mary Ringstad | Saturday, November 16, 2024