Join us for a showcase of writers from the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program. Featuring José Luis Montero, Greg November, Michael Overa, Paulette Perhach, Abi Pollokoff, and Daniel Tam-Claiborne. About the Jack Straw Writers Program The Jack Straw Writers Program was created in 1997 to introduce local writers to the medium of recorded audio; to

Writers Jon Davis, Rone Shavers, and Jake Skeets join Joan Naviyuk Kane to celebrate the release of her latest collection, Dark Traffic, a book that creates landmarks through language, and in which speakers describe traumas in order to survive and move through them. Readers of Kane’s work will see the arctic and subarctic, but also, more

Join us for Novel Nights! At this event, award-winning author Benjamin Percy will speak about his novel, The Ninth Metal, with fellow writer Ruth Joffre. This event will be held virtually. Tickets: $25 general admission $100 series pass This event takes place in Pacific Time. Tickets can be purchased at the bottom of the page. This

Hugo House invites you to join us for our third annual Novel Nights series. Books don’t exist only in the solitude of our minds; they come alive in the conversations we have about them. At Novel Nights, you’ll delve into the depths of recently published books in the company of some of your favorite authors,

Join us for Novel Nights! At this event, award-winning author Elizabeth George will speak about her latest book, The Punishment She Deserves, and her forthcoming novel, Something to Hide, with fellow writer Kevin O'Brien. This event will be held virtually. Tickets: $25 general admission $100 series pass This event takes place in Pacific Time. Tickets

Presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures and Poetry Northwest The inaugural James Welch Prize reading, celebrating two Indigenous poets from the U.S., will be presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures and Poetry Northwest, featuring judge Sherwin Bitsui and winner Kenzie Allen. This event will be presented in an online-only format. Q&A

Join us for Novel Nights! At this event, award-winning author Ha Jin will speak about his book, A Song Everlasting, with fellow writer Rob Arnold. This event will be held virtually. Tickets: $25 general admission $100 series pass This event takes place in Pacific Time. Tickets can be purchased at the bottom of the page. This

Literary translator, poet, and the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books Boris Dralyuk will talk about his work at the magazine. Bring your best questions. Registration is limited, so RSVP at the “Tickets” link today. If you RSVP but cannot make the event, please notify our registrar at lily@hugohouse.org so we can open that space

Castalia is a monthly reading series featuring graduate students, faculty, and alumni from the University of Washington MFA program. Use the “Tickets” button above to register for the Zoom meeting.

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

Castalia is a monthly reading series featuring graduate students, faculty, and alumni from the University of Washington MFA program. Use the “Tickets” button above to register for the Zoom meeting. About the Readers Reggie Kent (he/they) hails from Singapore. Prior to UW, he spent his time completing a Master of Arts in English Literature at Nanyang

Join us for Novel Nights! At this event, award-winning author Daniel James Brown will speak about his latest book, Facing the Mountain, with book critic Mary Ann Gwinn. This event will be held virtually. Tickets: $25 general admission $100 series pass This event takes place in Pacific Time. Tickets can be purchased at the bottom