--- title: Young Writers Program - Class Proposals - Winter/Spring Youth 2027 description: The Loft Literary Center seeks teaching artist proposals for Winter/Spring 2027 youth writing classes in Minneapolis, MN. url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/013d23ca-fc78-4d27-bac5-b5c80b45b19e type: program status: closed createdAt: "2026-09-29" updatedAt: "2026-10-02" programType: Open call organization: The Loft Literary Center organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/loft-literary-center deadline: "2026-10-01" location: Open Book, Minneapolis, MN, United States isOnline: false compensationRange: $7.00 per student per contact hour based on enrollment, or a flat fee of $50/hr for youth classes. disciplines: - fiction - nonfiction - poetry - creative writing - writing --- # Young Writers Program - Class Proposals - Winter/Spring Youth 2027 **Hosted by:** The Loft Literary Center **Type:** Open call | **Location:** Open Book, Minneapolis, MN, United States | **Deadline:** October 1, 2026 ## About This Program > "Inclusive, diverse, and anti-racist youth creative writing education" ### About This Call Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis while this project is live. Want to get immediate feedback on your class proposal? Email edu@loft.org if you have any question about the proposal process. The Loft is dedicated to offering classes that are imaginative, multicultural, and responsive. We seek reading lists, class content, and approaches to discussions on craft that are inclusive and diverse, as well as timely, contemporary and accessible (readily available online, not out of print). You must include a strong, considered statement on how your class plan and teaching strategies will align with the Loft's goal to be equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist in its classrooms and with its programming. If you need time to understand what the Loft means by this, or are simply curious for more information, here are some suggested resources—especially if you need help leading and navigating classroom discussions of student work as they relate to these topics: - How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi - A Good Time for the Truth, edited by Sun Yung Shin - Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses - Anti-Racism Writing Workshop: How to Decolonize the Creative Classroom by Felicia Rose Chavez - Appropriate: A Provocation by Paisley Rekdal In order to teach online, Loft teaching artists must have a reliable and high speed internet connection and a computer, as well as basic knowledge of computer use, Zoom and Google Classroom. The Loft can not provide you with a computer or internet access. ### What We're Looking For Reading lists and class content that are inclusive and diverse. Please ensure one perspective is not centered on a monolithic approach to experience and expression. Classes across genre. We are looking to offer at least one class in each major genre (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, etc.). According to our surveys of youth students, horror, fantasy, and sci-fi are our most requested subgenres. Strong and flexible lesson plans. Loft classes give young writers opportunities to engage with their teaching artist and one another, while also providing instruction on craft, engaging discussion, and in-class writing activities, as well as writing prompts students can work on between class meetings. ### Suggestions for Winter/Spring 2027 Themed youth classes around holidays - Fall/nature writing, Halloween/writing scary stories, winter/snowflakes, etc. Writing groups and clubs across age ranges - These after-school classes are meant to build community, provide opportunities to meet and connect other writers, get feedback, get prompts, and share ideas. These are generic, multi-genre, and more "informal" classes with a main goal of connecting young writers with each other. Saturday, single session programming in-person - Single session, three-hour classes on Saturdays. These classes will take place in-person at Open Book. ### Winter Youth Timeline - Proposal Period: August 25 - September 29, 2026 - Craft team proposal reviews proposals and schedules classes with teaching artists: October 2026 - Winter Young Writers registration opens: October 29, 2026 - Winter Young Writers season: January 2027 - April 2027 ### Compensation You'll be paid $7.00 per student per contact hour based on enrollment for your second class meeting (students may drop the class during the first week). For example, if you are teaching a 6-week class (meeting 2 hours per week for 6 weeks) with an enrollment of 14 students, your compensation will be $1,176. Youth classes are also paid on a flat-fee basis of $50/hr. Minimum enrollment is 4 students, maximum enrollment is 17 students (you are paid for a minimum of 7 students for enrollment-based classes). If this is a flat fee class, you are paid $50/hr. ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Geographic Eligibility:** National - **Disciplines:** fiction, nonfiction, poetry, creative writing, writing - **Note:** Loft teaching artists must have a reliable and high speed internet connection and a computer, as well as basic knowledge of computer use, Zoom and Google Classroom, in order to teach online. The Loft cannot provide a computer or internet access. Advanced degrees, a publication record, or extensive teaching experience are not required to teach, though applicants are encouraged to reference them in their proposal if they have them. ### Additional Requirements - Reading lists, class content, and approaches to discussions on craft that are inclusive and diverse, as well as timely, contemporary and accessible (readily available online, not out of print) - A strong, considered statement on how your class plan and teaching strategies will align with the Loft's goal to be equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist in its classrooms and with its programming - Names of two to four writers or books likely to be read or studied as examples of writing craft (strengthens the proposal) ## Compensation & Benefits $7.00 per student per contact hour based on enrollment, or a flat fee of $50/hr for youth classes. **Includes:** Salary, Stipend You'll be paid $7.00 per student per contact hour based on enrollment for your second class meeting (students may drop the class during the first week). For example, if you are teaching a 6-week class (meeting 2 hours per week for 6 weeks) with an enrollment of 14 students, your compensation will be $1,176. Youth classes are also paid on a flat-fee basis of $50/hr. Minimum enrollment is 4 students, maximum enrollment is 17 students (you are paid for a minimum of 7 students for enrollment-based classes). If this is a flat fee class, you are paid $50/hr. ## Timeline - **Opens:** August 25, 2026 - **Deadline:** October 1, 2026 - **Program Start:** January 1, 2027 - **Program End:** April 30, 2027 ## Contact **Contact:** Jack Harris **Email:** jharris@loft.org ## How to Apply Apply at: https://loft.submittable.com/submit/365213/young-writers-program-class-proposals-winter-spring-youth-2027