Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly open mic series.Held on the first and third Monday of every month at 7 pm, Works in Progress is an open mic for all writers. Read your work, meet other writers, and find out what’s going on in the literary community. Poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, unclassified, and
There’s little doubt that time has felt weird over these last two years. For this season’s Hugo Literary Series, twelve writers and musicians will be riffing on variations of time. For this evening’s event, writers Charles Mudede, Adrian Matejka, Beverly Aarons, and Shaudi Bianca Vahdat started from the prompt of Rashomon—same time, different perspectives. Time waits for no one—snag a ticket to
Click here to watch the live stream of the event at 7 pm on Thursday, May 19.THE ONLINE AUCTION IS OPEN! Click here to register and start bidding now on silent and live auctions to support Hugo House.In celebration of Hugo House’s silver anniversary (25 years!), join us for a brand new annual fundraiser, Night of
There’s little doubt that time has felt weird over these last two years. For this season’s Hugo Literary Series, twelve writers and musicians will be riffing on variations of time. For this evening’s event, writers Viet Thanh Nguyen, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Stacy D. Flood, and Intisaar started from the prompt of The Time Trapper.Join us for
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, we’ve decided to go with the theme re/birth to celebrate, if not the end of the pandemic, then at least some way of us living in the world with
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, we’ve decided to go with the theme re/birth to celebrate, if not the end of the pandemic, then at least some way of us living in the world with
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, we’ve decided to go with the theme re/birth to celebrate, if not the end of the pandemic, then at least some way of us living in the world with
A good poem makes feeling and thinking scrutable, and makes use of any number of tools (think sonics, image, tone, diction, figurative speech, lineation, white space) to help the writer go more deeply into the material of the poem and engage the reader’s imaginative participation as fully as possible. In this talk, Mark Doty read and discuss
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, we’ve decided to go with the theme re/birth to celebrate, if not the end of the pandemic, then at least some way of us living in the world with
Join us in welcoming Ada Limón, the nation's 24th U.S. Poet Laureate, for a one-night-only reading from her six collections of poetry and the debut of new work for the very first time on Hugo House's stage! Following her reading, Ada will be joined in conversation with Seattle poet and educator Quenton Baker. Books will
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, we’ve decided to go with the theme re/birth to celebrate, if not the end of the pandemic, then at least some way of us living in the world with
Hugo House welcomes Amanda Eke, Nigerian American Broadcast Journalist/Anchor, Artist, Spoken Word Poet, Film-Maker, and Educator, to the main stage as part of her touring workshop series, "The Poet Speaks.” This workshop invites audiences to learn from and engage with Nigerian and Igbo oral traditions of rhyme and verse. Amanda will guide participants to explore
Hugo House is overjoyed to announce the return of Hugo Literary Series! This inspired, new iteration of our program will continue to highlight both emerging and established artists with a shared commitment: to ignite your passion for reading and writing!In the coming year, Lit Series will host readings spotlighting regional writers deeply connected to place
Join us in welcoming Cedar Sigo, poet and member of the Suquamish Tribe, for a reading from his collection of work followed by a conversation with Hugo House Executive Director Diana Delgado and a Q&A session with the audience. Books, provided by our friends at Elliott Bay Book Company, will be available for purchase and
Join us in welcoming Mathias Svalina, interdisciplinary poet and creator of the Dream Delivery Service! Mathias will give a reading from his collection of work, followed by a conversation with Serena Chopra. There will also be open Q&A session with the audience, where guests are welcome to engage with questions on craft and the writing
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