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: Making a Match, MG Query Fest, MG StoryQuest and more!
Keep checking back as events go live this fall!
Making a Match with Editor Anna Luketic and Author Stephanie
September 22, 7pm ET. Plus 2-week replay. Have you ever wondered how to impress editors? Or what mysterious qualities will make an editor want to work with you? And on the flipside, as a writer, what should you look for in an editor? Where does your vision fit into all of this? Join Sourcebooks editor Anna Luketic and award-winning author Stephanie Gibeault in an honest conversation about the author-editor partnership and its ultimate goal: your book's success. Discover what you should be looking for when you sell your manuscript and what editors are looking for in you.
$45.00 USD
Look toward the Fall: New Member Perks:
Get ready for the MG Query Fest where you get your query critiqued in our private virtual community AND one person will win a request from Karen Boss!
Plus connect with an industry professional (agent, editor, published author or illustrator) for a paid critique throughout the year!
More 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!
