WORKSHOPS @ THE LOFT
The Loft is like a year long conference!
(Check back often for new programming)
All the workshops are virtual, and you'll have the replays at least two weeks, if you can't watch live!
Want to throw your hat in the ring for presenting a workshop?
Fall 2026: Middle Grade Mayhem at the Loft!
MG (or tween or chapter book) Query Fest starts now!
Keep checking back as events go live this fall!
Middle Grade Mayhem has hit the Loft!
Three great opportunities. All at the Loft.
Create an irresistible middle grade query in our virtual October event, Middle Grade Query Fest. (One person will win a request from Charlesbridge Editor Karen Boss!) (Free, members only)
Polish your novel in our boutique, two-day, Middle Grade StoryQuest in-person conference at the Writers' Loft in Hudson MA November 21-22. ($239)
Get free one-on-one Middle Grade Coaching if you are just starting out your Middle Grade novel.
Instant Recordings at the Writers' Loft:
Strengthen Your Picture Book Structure with Karen Boss!
$30
Instant two-week replay
The structure of a picture book is paramount to its success. What does structure mean? What do different structures look like?
See examples, do personal exercises, and investigate how structure works in your own work!
Instantly watch this info-packed workshop with Charlesbridge Editor, Karen Boss
How to Write a Chapter Book (and how not to) with Janet Costa Bates
$30
Instant two-week replay
You're thinking of writing a Chapter Book and want to know more about them.
Or you've written a book and don't know if it's truly a Chapter Book, an Early Reader, or a Middle Grade.
In this workshop, Janet shares everything you need to know to start writing Chapter Books today!
