Community Event

The second-to-last Cheap Wine & Poetry at the old Hugo House is going to be a doozy. Featuring the ferocious Ela Barton, smartypants Rebecca Hoogs, the wondruous Clare Johnson, and mover-and-shaker Yonnas Getahun, plus the insta-hangover Chuck Shaw. As always, the reading is free, and an open mic follows the features. Jeanine Walker hosts. About

With every new day, it seems there's something new to translate into writing: if it's not about gun violence, it's about homelessness. If it's not about homelessness, it's about police brutality. If it's not about police brutality, it's about women's health. As writers, we're specially equipped to convey relevant anecdotes, emotions, and ideas related to

The last Cheap Beer & Prose in our current building! Featuring Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Hanna Brooks Olsen, Jessica Mooney, and Jason Schmidt, plus that sweet $1 elixir, PBR. As always, the reading is free, and an open mic follows the features. Jeanine Walker hosts. About the Writers Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is most recently the author

Co-sponsored by Hugo House Rob Spillman, co-founder of the legendary Tin House magazine, will read from his intimate, entertaining memoir, All Tomorrow's Parties (Grove Atlantic), in which he narrates a colorful, literary, and music- filled coming-of-age portrait of an artist's life that is also a cultural exploration of a shifting Berlin. After, he'll give a talk called

Celebrate a decade-long tradition with the last installment of the Cheap Wine & Poetry series at the current Hugo House. This month's event features the talent of Sarah Galvin, Tara Hardy, Roberto Ascalon, and Michelle Peñaloza, all for free with wine only a dollar a cup at the Hugo House bar. Sarah Galvin is the author of a

Hugo House co-founder Frances McCue is in the midst of making a documentary film about the history and impending transformation of the house. The spine of that film, Where the House Was, will be a long poem. On this evening, McCue will give the first public reading of selections from the poem. McCue will be

$5 advance | $10 at door Presented by The Poetry World Series, this event takes place at The Pine Box on Capitol Hill (1600 Melrose Ave). “Writing is exciting / and baseball is like writing. / You can never tell with either / how it will go.” –Marianne Moore This rowdy, fast-paced reading features two

Held on the second Monday of every month in Salon at 6 pm, Hit Submit! is for writers who want support and accountability as they submit work for publication. This is an opportunity to share resources, act on your intentions, and receive support and encouragement in the form of applause (or stickers, if you prefer).

Geoffrey Farmer, If You Want To See Something Look At Something Else Join an extraordinary lineup of poets, writers, and artists—including Dorothea Lasky, Rae Armantrout, Ron Silliman, Sadie Dupuis, Ryo Yamaguchi, Andrew Schelling, and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore—in celebrating the life and work of Allen Ginsberg, famed Beat poet and author of Howl. Staged performances of

This event takes place at The Elliott Bay Book Company. Chuck Klosterman, essayist, novelist, and provocateur, returns to Seattle and Elliott Bay to talk about his new short story collection, Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction (Penguin Press), which, true to its title, walks the line between the fiction/fact divide. “Acidly funny. . . . Armed with