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Hugo Literary Series | Rashomon: Charles Mudede, Adrian Matejka, Beverly Aarons and Shaudi Bianca Vahdat

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

$5.00 – $15.00

Kids Write-In

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

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

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 »Read Hugo House’s current COVID safety policy for in-person

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 »

Free

Ask a Novelist with E.J. Koh

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join writer, E.J. Koh, for a free one-hour Q&A. E.J. will offer some tips, tricks, and advice on the art and craft of writing a novel. Come to the call with questions about your work-in-progress or for ideas about how to get started.

Free

Kundiman Asian American Writers Showcase

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

Kundiman and Hugo House present a reading showcasing local writers of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) diaspora in honor of heritage month. Featuring Betsy Aoki, Troy Osaki, Ari Laurel, and Nari Kirk with hosts Jordan Alam and Shankar Narayan, this series of poets and prose writers bring us new work after a long

Free

UW Castalia

Castalia is a monthly reading series featuring graduate students, faculty, and alumni from the University of Washington MFA program. Learn more about UW Castalia and who will be reading at this month's event here. Use the “Tickets” button above to register for the Zoom meeting.

UW Castalia

Castalia is a monthly reading series featuring graduate students, faculty, and alumni from the University of Washington MFA program. Learn more about UW Castalia and who will be reading at this month’s event here.

Free

Write Time

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

Write Time is a writing circle for teens that takes place every Thursday from 4:30-5:30 pm PT during the school year. Want to improve your craft and learn new techniques during brief opening lessons? Bring something you’re working on and nail down your next sentence? Or simply come to share your work with other young

Free

Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

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

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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2021-22 Hugo Fellows Final Reading

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

This spring, the 2021-22 Hugo House Fellows invite you to their reading, “Rituals for Perennial Awakening: a reading inspired by & in search of healing.”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 Scott Bentley, s.c.

Free

Write-o-Rama Summer 2022 (Virtual)

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

Write-O-Rama is your chance to try out several workshops offered by Hugo House teachers all in one writing-packed day! Sample Hugo House classes, meet our teachers, and try out genres and topics outside your purview without the pressure of registering for a full class.Event Overview This summer’s Write-O-Rama will be held virtually via Zoom. The first

$60.00 – $100.00

Kids Write-In

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

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

Free

Works in Progress

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

Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly open mic series. Please register below to receive the Zoom link and reserve your place in the reading lineup.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

Free

Write with Hugo House with Alma GarcĂ­a

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

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,

Free