Winner of the 2024 Washington State Book Award for Fiction, “The Laughter” is an explosive, tense, and illuminating work of fiction… a fascinating portrait of privilege, radicalization, class, and modern academia that forces us to confront the assumptions we make, as both readers and as citizens.Sonora Jha is also the author of the memoir “How
Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our literary community! Works in Progress is a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and
Come bring your great ideas or listen to others!We’re inviting all of our neighbors to come together and share their ideas for making Capitol Hill the best neighborhood in Seattle. Based on what we hear at the meeting, we’ll use that to prioritize projects in the next few months, over the next year, and into
DUNE* Mini-Comics Night is where folks are invited to create the contents of a black and white, 5.5” x 8.5” printed anthology within a limited amount of time, in one evening with no prompts or themes. Create whatever you want but it must be physical and finished by the end of the night.An exclusive edition
Please join us for an after-reading celebration of local short story author Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum's debut novel, Elita, from 8:30-10pm in our Theater Lobby.The reading will place at Elliot Bay Books - Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum with Tara Conklin and Kristen Millares YoungThursday January 30th, 2025 @ 7:00PM - 8:00 PM. Event info - https://www.elliottbaybook.com/events/43787Elita is
A favorite target of would-be censors nationwide—even the ever-charming Where’s Waldo? was one of the ALA’s 100 most challenged titles of the 1990s—picture books like And Tango Makes Three and George Takei’s They Call us Enemy introduce ideas about tolerance, self-expression, and difference with simple language and exuberant illustration. Circle up for uncensored story time!Performers
Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our literary community! Works in Progress is a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and
Dreams is Ambrosia Zine’s sixth volume of quarterly zines featuring local poets, visual artists, photographers, and more. Come listen to featured poets’ lingering dreams, subconscious goals, and more. Ambrosia Zine prioritizes QTPOC artists and poets local to the greater Seattle area.Doors open at 7p, The House bar will be open to serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic
Hugo House welcomes three poets with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest. Laurie Blauner, Richard Robbins, and Patricia Clark all studied with PNW legends Richard Hugo and Madeline DeFrees at the University of Montana. They are eager to share new work. The readings will be followed by a brief Q+A.This event is free and open
DUNE* Mini-Comics Night is where folks are invited to create the contents of a black and white, 5.5” x 8.5” printed anthology within a limited amount of time, in one evening with no prompts or themes. Create whatever you want but it must be physical and finished by the end of the night.An exclusive edition
Could Bushwick have staged a Banned Books Season without one of the most famous books about burning books? We think not. This classic book about censorship has been banned throughout the years for a variety of reasons, mostly because of “dirty talk.” In this special performance for Bushwick members only, we’re ready to light some
Rhythm & Rhyme is Noveltease Theatre's cabaret series pairing burlesque, poetry, and live music. Each salon focuses on a different poetic movement or theme, with a rotating cast of burlesque performers, bands, and featured poets to bring salacious sonnets, ribald rhymes, and comely cantos to life in an atmosphere of frivolity and intellectual curiosity. Featuring:Ruby MimosaSneaky
Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our literary community! Works in Progress is a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and
DUNE* Mini-Comics Night is where folks are invited to create the contents of a black and white, 5.5” x 8.5” printed anthology within a limited amount of time, in one evening with no prompts or themes. Create whatever you want but it must be physical and finished by the end of the night.An exclusive edition
In this group, we’ll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts. The session will begin with introductions and a short warm-up, after which we’ll read two separate poems and write in response to those. At times writers will be invited to create community through sharing words or ideas with other writers in small groups. Attendees
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