Join Serena Chopra and Jane Wong in conversation about writing complex family stories, including those contending with trauma, immigration, loss, absence, and erasure. Both Wong's and Chopra's books approach writing about family via poetry and memoir, employing dynamic formal methods that aptly attend to the needs of dynamic familial narratives. In this conversation, the authors
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Join tabletop game designer Banana Chan as she leads you through her solo journaling game, Forgery, a story about a down-on-her-luck art forger who is commissioned to recreate a cursed painting. Players who join the immersive reading will answer prompts when called upon and color a paint-by-numbers demon, supplied by Banana.Event Schedule:6-8 PM: Event8-9 PM:
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Let’s celebrate PK, Cancer & the Tragic Ruts of Time—a Jewish and Japanese American queer love story of 45 years that began on Capitol Hill. It is about survival via love, cancer, and adversity. How two lesbians grew up in a politically charged era and grew older together in a defining, radical, post-pandemic world.
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Ready to shake off perfectionism and fall back in love with making things? This monthly creative writing circle for adults is your invitation to play. Each session, we’ll push past what we think writing should be and plunge into the strange, the chaotic, and the ephemeral to discover what it can be. In this safe, vibrant space, we’ll explore a
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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+,
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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
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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+,
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In this beginner-friendly writing class, 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. At times, you'll have the opportunity to share words and ideas with other writers in small groups. You'll leave with 2-3
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Deeper Than the Ocean and The Poor Man's Titanic, a special evening that brings together literature and documentary.Join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award winner Mirta Ojito, alongside producer Kerry Sanders, an Emmy and duPont Award-winning journalist.Host: Dr. Paloma Martínez-CarbajoEvent Details:Date: October 14, 2026Time: 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:00 PM)Location: |
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Global Works and Hugo House present: a staged reading of selective scenes from Eugene O'Neill's masterworks. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright whose plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg. He wrote
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Global Works and Hugo House present: a staged reading of selective scenes from Eugene O'Neill's masterworks. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright whose plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg. He wrote
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Global Works and Hugo House present: a staged reading of selective scenes from Eugene O'Neill's masterworks. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright whose plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg. He wrote
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Join us at Hugo House’s Lapis Theater for Industry Talks: Careers in the Literary Arts, an engaging evening that explores the many professional paths within the world of writing, publishing, and literary production.This event brings together authors, editors, publishers, literary agents, and other industry professionals for insightful conversations about their work and the evolving landscape
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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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Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with Us at Hugo House and Seattle Pride!Join us for an evening of community, connection, and celebration. Browse vendor tables, meet local artists, and connect with resources, all while hearing directly from queer and trans voices shaping our community.SpeakersAleksa ManilaRoesette RoyaleRae IslaAmber FlameElby BroschPerformancesClara VoyanceRae IslaAmber FlameAnya ShahThis event is made
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Does writing always fall to the last spot on your to-do list? Or maybe, lately, it hasn’t even been making it on there at all? If life keeps getting in the way of your creative practice, this monthly group is for you. During our hour-and-a-half meeting, you’ll have plenty of time to put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard. Whether you’re chipping away at
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This Día de Muertos Celebration at Hugo House will feature Claudia Castro Luna and members of the 2026 Jack Straw Fellows cohort. Traditionally a Mesoamerican celebration of life for those who have passed, the evening will center cross-cultural celebrations, as cohort members remember and honor the departed in their families and communities. Come
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After a sold-out run in August, KAIDAN returns, featuring new stories and performers!WHO: Za Trans-Pacific ProductionsWHAT: KAIDAN ReturnsDirected by Mimi KatanoShow Description:Za Trans-Pacific Productions’s KAIDAN returns, featuring new stories and performers, after a sold-out run in August. Kaidan(怪談) are traditional Japanese stories of ghosts (yūrei) and supernatural beings (yokai).Join us for these frightening yet melancholy
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Inspired by improv shows and Dungeons & Dragons, Whose Crit is It Anyway combines them into a performance with a cast of professional actors that will take on the characters you create. Choose their adventure and guide their actions, and if you choose wisely, they might even survive! If you’ve never played Dungeons & Dragons, never fear,
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