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February 21, 2024

Leadership Transition at Hugo House

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Announcement News

April 5, 2023 PT

Announcing Hugo House’s new Executive Director, Diana Delgado

We are pleased to announce today that the Hugo House Board of Directors has named Diana Delgado as Hugo House’s new Executive Director. Diana was most recently Literary Director of

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Blog Q&A Writing Writing Tips/Advice You Are Hugo House

December 17, 2022 PT

Winter 2023 New Instructor Speed Dating: Part I

Welcome to Hugo House’s New Instructor Speed Dating—a thrilling new way to introduce our groovy gang of first-time instructors to our community! We invited the teachers to respond to our

November 1, 2022 PT

Hugo House announces Interim Executive Director transition

Dear friends, It feels like only yesterday that I accepted the call to serve our community as Hugo House’s Interim Executive Director. Back then, in February of 2021, the future

Ed Search Announcement (1)

September 28, 2022 PT

Hugo House announces Executive Director search

Hugo House is excited to announce the search for the next permanent Executive Director to lead the organization into its future. The Executive Director will be the public spokesperson for

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Blog Hugo Classes Youth

August 12, 2022 PT

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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Micro Lesson Writing

February 16, 2022 PT

7 Types of Writing Groups

Writing may be a solitary activity, but your writing life needn’t be! Enter the writing group, which is quite simply a group of writers that meets to do writerly things.

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January 20, 2022 PT

Remembering David Wagoner: Prolific Poet and Friend of Hugo House

Written by Lillo Way David Wagoner, “a giant of Northwest poetry,” died on December 18, 2021. In addition to his renown as a poet, he was a novelist (one of

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Blog News Writing You Are Hugo House

January 3, 2022 PT

Hugo House celebrates its 25th anniversary!

Happy New Year from all of us at Hugo House! As we turn the page on another year of growth and learning, we are excited to celebrate a very

Hugo Classes Writing

November 1, 2021 PT

Criticism as Equipment for Living by Kevin O’Rourke

Toward the end of his recent book, Image Control: Art, Fascism, and the Right to Resist, Patrick Nathan offers a robust defense of the art of criticism. Here, despite the

Blog Interviews Q&A Writer's Spotlight Writing Writing Tips/Advice

October 19, 2021 PT

Q&A with Jessica Mehta: “The best poetry is inherently natural.”

This September, Jessica Mehta officially stepped into the role of poet-in-residence at Hugo House. Jessica is the author of fifteen books, including the collection When We Talk of Stolen Sisters (Not a Pipe Publishing),

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