Works in Progress is Hugo House's 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 actively cultivating a low-pressure, welcoming environment for readers and guests of all skill levels and literary experience. We especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+,
Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club hosted by Ariel Basom is a monthly showcase of both live readers and video performances featuring a diversity of positions, styles, and modes: poetry juxtaposing story; literary fiction opposing memoir; drama next to genre fiction.Do you want to be a part of this community? Do you want to be
You've made a call out, received submissions - now what? Organizing a collection of drawings, collage pieces, or photos into a zine can be a challenging yet satisfying way to connect to your artist community. Linking images together cohesively or finding similarities and patterns within the work takes imagination, rather than simply assembling alphanumerically or randomly.
Please join us in celebrating the release of Leigh Sugar’s debut poetry collection, FREELAND (Alice James Books, 2025). Sugar, who formerly lived in Seattle, has taught several courses at Hugo House, and is excited to share in this exciting time with the Hugo House and greater Seattle literary community. A Jake Adam York and Alice
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
Please join author Tim Chawaga for the launch of his debut sci-fi mystery at the Hugo House!Inspired by John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, SALVAGIA is a near-future mystery novel in which Triss Mackey, a diver searching for nostalgic salvage discovers the body of the most infamous man in the flooded Florida coast. The event will begin with
Works in Progress is Hugo House's 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! 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
Silent Reading Night – August EditionWednesday, August 21 | 6:00–9:00 PMJoin us for a cozy evening of connection and quiet at our Silent Reading Night! Whether you're deep into a novel or just starting a new book, come read in community with fellow book lovers.August’s Theme: Step outside your comfort zone—read a genre you’ve never
DUNE* Mini-Comics Night is where folks are invited to create the contents of a black and white, 5.5” x 8.5” printed anthology within a limited amount of time, in one evening with no prompts or themes. Create whatever you want but it must be physical and finished by the end of the night.An exclusive edition
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