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, weâve 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
Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your workâpoetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and moreâand connect with our literary community!We are actively cultivating a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC,
GiveBIG is happening May 2 & 3, 2023! GiveBIG is an annual event of giving that brings together individuals and organizations across Washington to invest in our communities. Click here to GiveBIG to Hugo House now. For this year's GiveBIG, the Hugo House Board of Directors is matching all gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000. This
Join us for creative inspiration and fun writing projects! Kids Write-In provides free monthly opportunities for youth in Kindergarten-5th grade to explore writing with creative writing projects and/or prompts, facilitated by a published writer and experienced educator. Kids Write-In is geared toward elementary school kids who want to write independently or with the help of
If you are a middle school student who loves creative writing, join us at Just Write! A free monthly drop-in writing circle where young writers can acquire new skills, experiment with a variety of genres, and meet other young writers, too! All Just Write! sessions are facilitated by a published writer and experienced youth educator.  Just
Join writers from across the country and around the world every Thursday evening and get your words flowing in community! Our instructors rotate on a monthly basis to bring you an array of writing prompts and ideas. After a healthy dose of inspiration, youâll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with other
Creative writing teens are invited to join this free bi-monthly drop-in writing circle where young writers can explore a variety of writing genres and techniques, flex and perfect their skills, and celebrate their work in community with their fellow young writers. All sessions are facilitated by a published writer and experienced youth educator. Come join
Our mission during this time of distraction, artistic fatigue, and social isolation is to create a regular time and space for writers to write and to meet each other. In this group, writers introduce themselves and are provided optional fiction, poetry and nonfiction prompts to work on for 60-70 minutes of sustained silent writing time,
Write Time for Teens is a free drop-in writing circle for creative writing teens ages 13-19. We welcome young writers to explore a variety of writing genres and techniques, flex and perfect their skills, and celebrate their work in community with their fellow artists! All sessions are facilitated by a published writer and experienced youth educator. Virtual Write
In this group, weâll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts. The session will begin with introductions and a short warm-up, after which weâll 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
Join writers from across the country and around the world every Thursday evening and get your words flowing in community! Our instructors rotate on a monthly basis to bring you an array of writing prompts and ideas. After a healthy dose of inspiration, youâll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with other
Join us in welcoming Ada LimĂłn, 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
Hugo House is delighted to host our friends The Bushwick Book Club Seattle as they present: Original Music Inspired by Isabel Allendeâs Violeta.What would it be like to have your life marked by not one but two pandemics? Meet Violeta, born in 1920 near the end of the Spanish fluâs rampage, who will live through
Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your workâpoetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and moreâand connect with our literary community! We are actively cultivating a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+,
All meetings take place in-person at The Seattle Public Library Douglass-Truth Branch. View their calendar here.No pre-registration is required, sign-up at the library takes place day of the event and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited due to classroom size. The library does not require masks though they are strongly recommended, and free
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