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Creative Writing

Creative Writing Workshop
Mondays, 10:30 am - noon
Newcomers always welcome.

Discover yourself through words in a friendly and supportive environment.

About our Teacher


Christine with family

Christine Sikorski earned her M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Minnesota, where she also obtained a B.A. in history.

She has taught literature and writing at the U of M, the University of St. Thomas (where she currently teaches), the Loft Literary Center, Bais Yaakov High School, a homeless shelter, a Zen Center, and other venues.

Her poems have appeared in Waterstone, ArtWord Quarterly, Great River Review, and elsewhere, and her essays have appeared in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Star Tribune. She has received a Loft McKnight Honorable mention, two VSA/Jerome Grants, a Minnesota State Arts Board Grant, Academy of American Poets Prizes, a Gesell Award, and Loft Mentor Series Award.

She is particularly interested in the history and literature of China and of World War I, and lives with her family in Minneapolis.

Funded by the Frances and Ted Shuirman Endowment Fund and the Calmenson Family Fund.