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August 12, 2022

Listen to “Oil Rig 707” by the Radio Drama Scribes Camp

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August 12, 2022

Listen to “Oil Rig 707” by the Radio Drama Scribes Camp

This summer’s Radio Drama Scribes camp, hosted in partnership between Hugo House and the Jack Straw Cultural Center, created space for students to utilize their creativity and collaboration skills to

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Making Certain It Goes On: Writing It Out

In our 280-character world, good conversation can be hard to find. What luck then that I found myself in a room with a group of people looking to go a

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August 29, 2018

Finishing Your Book: A Q&A with Writer and Mentor Peter Mountford

This fall, we’re introducing a new advanced program for writers: a place of experimentation and accountability that we’re calling the Book Lab. Designed to help writers reach the final

Zoom Classes: Frequently Asked Questions

Never taken a class using Zoom before? Don’t worry! We’re here to help. Below, we’ve compiled a list of the questions we get asked most frequently about using Zoom. If

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“A Glimpse of Something Real”: An exclusive Q&A with poet Ed Skoog

Ed Skoog is an award-winning poet and author of four books of poetry. His latest collection Travelers Leaving For the City will be released by Copper Canyon Press on May

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December 17, 2020

Racism at Hugo House: A Public Acknowledgement

In August of this year, Hugo House received a letter from members of our community expressing significant concerns about structural and systemic racism within our organization. We respect and honor our community’s willingness

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A Letter from Rob Arnold, our Acting Interim ED

Dear friend, You’ve heard by now that I’ve been appointed Acting Interim Executive Director following Tree Swenson’s resignation. Taking a leadership role in a time of transition and transformation is

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Transition Updates: Collaboration, commonality, and our upcoming meeting with WOCA

Dear friends, Many of you have written me, wondering how Hugo House is doing during this time of transition—so I’d like to write some occasional letters to keep you all

September 6, 2021

Teacher Toolkit: How to Write a Hugo Class Proposal

Applying to teach a class at Hugo House? This post breaks down the documents we ask teachers to submit as part of their proposals and provides information from our education

September 17, 2021

Teacher Toolkit: How to Become a Hugo House Teacher

Classes are a central part of what we do at Hugo House, but how do you become a Hugo teacher? Each quarter, we accept class proposals from writers and teaching artists

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October 6, 2021

How to Bake a Play–A Personal Recipe by Brian Dang

As any internet recipe starts, start with an intensely personal anecdote that people might scroll past to get to the ingredients list (regardless, it should mean the world to you). This

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