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 you a range of writing prompts and ideas. After a healthy dose of inspiration, youâll get time to write and the opportunity to connect 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, 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
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
Hugo House is pleased to partner with Third Place Books to welcome Andrew Sean Greerâwhose 2018 novel Less was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fictionâto the Third Place Books stage at Lake Forest Park! Greer will be discussing his latest novel, Less Is Lost, in which the awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns for an unforgettable road trip across
Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly open mic series.Held on the first Monday virtually and third Monday in-person of every month at 7 pm, Works in Progress is an open mic for all writers. Read your workâpoetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and moreâand connect with your literary community.We are actively cultivating a
Join Laura Warrell to celebrate the release of Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm, a thrilling debut novel about the perennial temptations of dangerous love, following a jazz musician and an ensemble cast of womenâsome charmed by him, others scornedâwho discover the power of their own voices. Warrell will be in conversation with Monica West.ï»żAbout Sweet, Soft, Plenty RhythmItâs 2013,
Join us for creative inspiration and fun writing projects to try! Kids Write-In is a free, weekly writing circle for elementary school-aged youth who want to write independently or with the help of an adult. In each 40-minute session, students have the opportunity to read various styles of writing, discuss these with their peers, practice
Write Time is a free weekly drop-in writing circle for teens ages 13-19. Write Time takes place every Wednesday from 5:00-6:00 pm PT throughout the school year.Want to improve your craft and learn new techniques during brief opening lessons? Bring something youâre working on and nail down your next sentence? Or simply come to share
Four poet friends gather in a virtual circle of memory and reflection to read from and talk about their recent work, especially the shared sensibilities, experiences and concerns that led them to provide pre-publication comments for Carolyne Wright's new book, Masquerade (Lost Horse Press, 2021).Masquerade is a jazz-infused memoir in poetry involving an interracial couple trying to find
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 you a range of writing prompts and ideas. After a healthy dose of inspiration, youâll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with
Make Hugo House your lunch date with our short and sweet monthly Q&A "Ask A..." series. Each session features a different literary industry expert, from publishers to authors, illustrators to agents, and more!For October, join author Rachel Griffin for some tips, tricks, and advice on the art and craft of writing young adult fiction. Come
Join us for creative inspiration and fun writing projects to try! Kids Write-In is a free, weekly writing circle for elementary school-aged youth who want to write independently or with the help of an adult. In each 40-minute session, students have the opportunity to read various styles of writing, discuss these with their peers, practice
Write Time is a free weekly drop-in writing circle for teens ages 13-19. Write Time takes place every Wednesday from 5:00-6:00 pm PT throughout the school year.Want to improve your craft and learn new techniques during brief opening lessons? Bring something youâre working on and nail down your next sentence? Or simply come to share
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
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
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