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February 21, 2024

Leadership Transition at Hugo House

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June 26, 2026 PT

Important Update: Sales Tax Will No Longer Apply to Hugo House Educational Classes

Starting July 1st, 2026 the new Washington Engrossed Substitute Bill 6346 goes into effect. This bill makes cultural sector programs exempt from the retail sales tax previously imposed on them on October 1st, 2025 by Washington State law

September 26, 2025 PT

Upcoming Sales Tax Changes on Classes & Events

Beginning  October 1, 2025, a new Washington State law (ESSB 5814) goes into effect that changes how sales tax is applied to cultural and live presentations across the state. This

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February 14, 2024 PT

Jenne Hsien Patrick, 2023-24 Hugo Fellow Mid-Year Check In

Hugo Fellow Jenne Hsien Patrick is a writer and artist based in Seattle. She writes poetry, hybrid text/image works, and comics, often incorporating textiles and papercutting. They are currently writing

Blog Interviews Q&A Writer's Spotlight

February 12, 2024 PT

Neena Viel, 2023-24 Hugo Fellow Mid-Year Check In

Neena Viel is a horror writer who lives in a cabin in the woods; her writing explores social horror and humor through a Black lens. Hailed by literary agent Sharon

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February 9, 2024 PT

Celeste Chan, 2023-24 Hugo Fellow Mid-Year Check In

Celeste Chan is a writer and artist schooled by Do-It-Yourself culture and immigrant parents from Malaysia and the Bronx NY. She founded and directed Queer Rebels (a queer and trans

2023 24 Fellows Interview Graphics (1)

Blog Interviews Q&A Writer's Spotlight

February 1, 2024 PT

Adelle Dimitui, 2023-24 Hugo Fellow Mid-Year Check In

Hugo Fellow Adelle Dimitui is a graphic novelist whose work is heavily influenced by her childhood growing up in Myanmar and the Philippines. She’s currently working on her debut graphic

Blog Interviews Q&A Writer's Spotlight

January 29, 2024 PT

Cass Garison, 2023-24 Hugo Fellow Mid-Year Check In

With the Hugo Fellows Mid-Year Reading just around the corner, we connected with our 2023-24 Hugo Fellows cohort about their work and projects, their experience working with our Writers in

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October 11, 2023 PT

New Teacher Feature: Christie Valentin-Bati Explores Folklore & Mythology

What do folk stories and myths teach us about human truths? How do people, particularly marginalized and oppressed peoples, utilize folklore and mythology as tools of resilience, community, and grief?

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September 29, 2023 PT

New Teacher Feature: Miriam Tobin and the Basics of Playwriting

Welcome Seattle-based playwright, theatre artist, and writing instructor, Miriam Tobin, joining us this fall with her upcoming class on October 21, Basics of Playwriting for Writers of All Genres. It’s

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September 20, 2023 PT

New Teacher Feature: Cara Stoddard and Inspiration from the Natural World

Fall quarter at Hugo House is just around the corner! Welcome Cara Stoddard joining us this quarter with their class perfect for those creatives celebrating autumn’s arrival, Keeping a Phenology

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