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
Celebrate The Resilience of Afghan WomenJoin Sahar Education for an unforgettable evening at "A Night in Afghanistan Annual Gala," a fundraising event to benefit Sahar Education. On October 10, from 6 PM to 9 PM PST at Hugo House in Seattle, and live-streamed on YouTube, immerse yourself in Afghan culture while supporting a vital cause.Esteemed
Deaf Lit Fest is a brand-new event being hosted by Deaf Spotlight on October 11-12, 2024 at Hugo House in Seattle, Washington.This is a festival that aims to spotlight Deaf authors of various backgrounds, provide some workshops related to writing and the literary world, and give opportunities for people to meet other like-minded people.For registration/ticketing
Deaf Lit Fest is a brand-new event being hosted by Deaf Spotlight on October 11-12, 2024 at Hugo House in Seattle, Washington.This is a festival that aims to spotlight Deaf authors of various backgrounds, provide some workshops related to writing and the literary world, and give opportunities for people to meet other like-minded people.For registration/ticketing
Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your workâpoetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and moreâand connect with our literary community! Works in Progress is a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and
Hugo House welcomes back CastaliaâUniversity 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 Showcasing published and unpublished drafts of work by authors from a variety of disciplines, professional backgrounds, and age demographics, Castalia offers authors a platform for community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 voices, styles,
All meetings take place in-person at The Seattle Public Library Douglass-Truth Branch. View their calendar here.No pre-registration is required. Sign-up at the library takes place on the day of the event and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited due to classroom size. The library does not require masks though they are strongly
 --Soul-- is a selection of poems written from 1979 offering selected work and includes a tribute to Richard Hugo. This is my final reading. Poems written and selected from numerous readings in North America. Other writings include documentaries and anthropological profiles including North American Native American studies and significant waterways. PR work published internationally... now retired from the profession.
It Goes On hosted by Jeanine Walker$2 wine & poetryreadings by Paul Hlava Ceballos, Laura Da', Kathleen Flenniken, Robert LashleyThursday, October 17, 7pmdoors & open mic sign up at 6pmHugo House is delighted to partner with poet Jeanine Walker and mixed media artist Aaron Counts to bring to the Hugo House stage a new reading
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle presentsOriginal Music Inspired by Alvin Schwartzâs SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARKAfter inspiring nightmaresâand controversyâfor generations, the infamously eerie tales of Alvin Schwartzâs Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will now ooze, crawl, and haunt their way to the Bushwick stage. Crowned by the American Library Association as
This workshop is an invitation to explore the loss of a dear or close one to suicide, and the very complex and unresolved grief remaining for much part of oneâs life, by entering into the heart of what is alive, which wants to be expressed. It is inspired by the compassionate and generative writing practice
Author Natalie Pascale Boisseau is offering a public reading of selected texts from her memoir she is currently writing: Exiles and Migrations in the Landscape of Maternal Suicide, a survivorâs memoir on finding refuge and sanity in the midst of personal storms. The reading is open for everyone.Natalie Pascale is a bilingual QuĂ©bec writer from
The Cascadia Poetry Festival will be in town Nov 1-3 (buy tickets and get details at the Cascadia Poetics Lab website), and we've managed to snag a few of the performers to join us on October 31 at Hugo House for a night of poetry and rituals to ward off the many INTRUSIONS that keep
Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your workâpoetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and moreâand connect with our literary community!We are actively cultivating a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+,
The year is 2024. The world teeters on the edge of chaos. An authoritarian president looms. Octavia Butlerâs astonishingly prescient novel Parable of the Sower weaves together urgent themes of hope, resilience, societal change, and individual perseverance. Texas and Missouri are among the states who found Butlerâs stark warning too potent for library shelves. Presented
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