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Community Event

  • Date: July 16
  • Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm PT
  • Format: In Person
  • Location: Lapis Theater
    1634 11th Ave.
  • Public Price: $10.00

Writer Speed Friending

Looking to connect with fellow writers and spark new friendships?

Join us at Hugo House for a lively and inspiring Writer Speed Friending event!

In this fun and fast-paced 90-minute session, facilitator Rachel Sobel will guide you through a series of creative, writing-themed prompts designed to help you break the ice and bond with other writers. Whether you're a poet, novelist, essayist, or just starting out—this is the perfect opportunity to grow your writing circle.

Meet your next writing buddy, register today for Writer Speed Friending!

The House bar will be open to serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Rachel Sobel

Rachel Sobel

Rachel Sobel is a writer of speculative and literary fiction about dykes and other queer people. A graduate of the Hunter MFA in Fiction, she has lived in NYC and Seattle.

Describe your teaching style.

My classes are expansive and specific, aimed at giving concrete tools to address the writing pitfalls students face. I'm big on asking questions, interrogating your own process, and recognizing that what works for someone else might not work for you. I endorse reading absolutely everything, from silly fluff to pretentious works of enormous philosophical seriousness, and from poetry to nonfiction.