SPRING10 = 10% off classes through May 15. For your weird, brilliant little writer self. 🌻

Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

Just Write!

1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA, United States

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

Free

Works in Progress (In-Person)

This WIP will take place on TUESDAY, January 17th, to provide room for observance of Martin Luther King Day on January 16th.Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly 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!We are

Free

Write Time for Teens

1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA, United States

Write Time for Teens is a free bi-monthly 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

Free

Seattle Arts & Lectures Presents: Local Voices

Local Voices presents a unique opportunity to eavesdrop on the works of SAL’s Writers in the Schools resident writers.These locally acclaimed novelists, poets, essayists, and storytellers come together to read from their own works-in-progress, and inspire the same craft and performance skills they teach in the classroom. Learn more »This event is occurring in-person at Hugo House's Lapis

Community Write-In with Jen Soriano

Join writers from across the country and around the world every Thursday evening and get your words flowing in community! With rotating instructors we offer an array of writing prompts and ideas. After a healthy dose of inspiration, you’ll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with other writers. Whether you want to

Free

UW Castalia MFA Program Presents: Monthly Readings

Join Hugo House in welcoming back Castalia—University of Washington MFA program's monthly reading series featuring graduate students, faculty, and alumni. Showcasing published and unpublished drafts of work by authors from a variety of disciplines, professional backgrounds, and age demographics, Castalia offers authors a platform for community reading while putting their work in conversation with other

Free

Stage Fright

1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA, United States

Since 1997, Stage Fright has been the place for youth to share fiction, poetry, journals, songs, comedy routines, art, and more. If you have a piece of writing and want to share it in front of an audience, share it at Stage Fright! If you have a piece of writing and aren’t sure whether you

Free

Community Write-In with Jen Soriano

1634 11th Ave., Seattle, WA, United States

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, you’ll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with other

Free

“She Sinks Like a Message”: A Braided Poetry Reading & Conversation

Join us in the Hugo House Lapis Theater for an evening of poetry and conversation between three award-winning Washington poets. Kelli Russell Agodon, Katerina Canyon, and Caitlin Scarano will read in a call-and-response style and discuss identity and writing in the complexity of our current social context.

Free

The Baker Theater Workshop Presents: “The Missing” by Simin Paksirat

Join Hugo House in welcoming back SOAP And The Baker Theatre Workshop as they present "The Missing", a play by Simin Paksirat.ABOUT THE PLAYSimin Paksirat's evocative play "The Missing" follows the lives of one family–mother and three grown daughters–in Iran today. The story belongs to the women at the center of this play, though others

Free

Kids Write-In

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

Free

Community Write-In with Marguerite Harrold

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, you’ll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with

Free

Hugo Fellows Mid-Year Reading

The 2022-23 Hugo House Fellows invite you to celebrate their work and growth at their mid-year reading!The Fellows will read from the projects they’ve been working on during the Hugo Fellowship, part of our program that provides support to emerging writers. Hear work from Lili Gu, Ari Laurel, Magda Manning, Nancy Mburu, Meera Vijayann, and

Free

Write Time for Teens

Write Time for Teens is a free bi-monthly 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

Free

Works in Progress (Virtual)

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 work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with your literary community.We are actively cultivating a

Free