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Rajnii Eddins Reading in Collaboration w/ Wa Na Wari

Join Rajnii Eddins as he reads excerpts from his latest work, In The Coded Language Of This Mortal Tongue, along with performances by friends and fellow poets Ebo Barton and Chelsey Richardson.Read Hugo House’s current COVID safety policy for in-person events here. We are continuing to track local, state, and federal health recommendations and guidelines as circumstances change and evolve. We will notify registrants of any

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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

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Book Launch: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

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

Join Jennifer Egan to celebrate the release of her new book The Candy House. A sibling novel to her Pulitzer-Prize and National Book Critics Circle-winning A Visit from The Goon Squad, THE CANDY HOUSE is a triumph of imagination and empathy and every bit as bravura, brilliant, and exhilarating as its predecessor.Read Hugo House’s current COVID safety policy for in-person events

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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

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Community Write-In with Marguerite Harrold

Virtual Event Virtual Event

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

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Community Write-In with Marguerite Harrold (Virtual)

Virtual Event Virtual Event

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

Stage Fright

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

Join us at Stage Fright, an open mic event that gives young writers the opportunity to share poetry, fiction, journals, songs, plays, 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

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Vanessa Hua: Word Works | Breaking the Green Wall: Sharpening the Writer’s Gaze

Vanessa Hua will explore how to sharpen our writer’s gaze. In foraging, it’s a process known as “breaking the green wall”—learning how to recognize and differentiate plants as they become specific in name and taste in our memory and imagination. Through the lens of foraging—a practice she adopted during the early days of the pandemic—and using

$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

Writing Group Matchmaking with Allison Ellis

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

Calling all writers looking to partner up! This event is for anyone looking to join a new writing group, change up the dynamics of their existing group, or those who might be wondering what a healthy and successful writing group even is. We’ll begin with some fun writing prompts and warm-up icebreakers — and then

$5.00

Works in Progress

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

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

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The Art of the Short Story: Small Odysseys with Edwidge Danticat, Omar El Akkad, Hannah Tinti, and J. Robert Lennon

A glowing collection of new stories from up-and-coming voices and celebrated authors alike, Small Odysseys celebrates the latest gems of contemporary short fiction. Striking and joyful, the collection elucidates the character of the current literary landscape while featuring the voices of thirty-five luminaries testing the limits of the form. Small Odysseys is a celebration of the exhilarating diversity of

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Book Launch: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz

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

Join us in the Hugo House Lapis Theater for the launch of Kathryn Schulz‘ national bestseller and New York Times‘ Editors’ Choice, Lost & Found. Hailed as a “profound meditation on grief and joy,” Lost & Found tells the story of the author’s incalculable loss amidst finding the love of her life.Pre-order a copy of

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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

Community Write-In with Joshua Marie Wilkinson

Virtual Event Virtual Event

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

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