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Exiled Home: An Evening with Two Expatriate Poets
"I flew homeā / then I flew from homeā / having found my home is flight."Ā Expatriate voices have always enriched our collective experience of literature. As Tolstoy asserted: "If
2021-22 Hugo Fellows Final Reading
This spring, the 2021-22 Hugo House Fellows invite you to their reading, āRituals for Perennial Awakening: a reading inspired by & in search of healing.ā The Fellows will read from
Community Write-In with Joshua Marie Wilkinson
Join writers from across the country and around the world every Thursday evening and get your words flowing in community! Our best teachers rotate on a monthly basis to bring
Writing Group Matchmaking with Allison Ellis
Calling all writers looking to partner up! This event is for anyone looking to join a new writing group, change up the dynamics of their existing group, or those who
Teaching Black: Creating Community
Teaching Black: The Craft of Teaching on Black Life and LiteratureāÆ(published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in their Composition, Literacy, and Culture series) presents the experiences and voices of
Write-o-Rama Summer 2022 (Virtual)
Write-O-Rama is your chance to try out several workshops offered by Hugo House teachers all in one writing-packed day! Sample Hugo House classes, meet our teachers, and try out genres
Kundiman Asian American Writers Showcase
Kundiman and Hugo House present a reading showcasing local writers of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) diaspora in honor of heritage month. Featuring Betsy Aoki, Troy Osaki, Ari
Book Launch: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz
Join us in the Hugo House Lapis Theater for the launch of Kathryn Schulzā national bestseller and New York Timesā Editorsā Choice, Lost & Found. Hailed as a āprofound meditation
Hugo Lit Series | Reincarnation: Omar El Akkad, Lilliam Rivera, Joshua Mohr, Brenna Bruce
Every year, Hugo House commissions new prose, poetry, and songs based on a writing prompt. During the Hugo Literary Series, authors share the results. This year, weāve decided to go