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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Former Hugo House fellows Bill Carty, Laura Da’, Deirdre Lockwood and Shankar Narayan share poetry and chat about their fellowship experience and more.Event Schedule:6:30 IntroductionsShort readings6:40 Bill Carty6:55 Laura Da’7:10 Deirdre Lockwood7:25 Shankar Narayan7:40 Q&A / discussion to follow ~20 min8:00: Reception/book signing
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Please join us in uncovering long-held family secrets by way of a conversation in poems, from ekphrases inspired by misty old photos, secret marriages, incarceration, and flight from war—the poems of former Hugo House instructor Lin and noted Northwest poet and fiction writer Hashimoto don't hold back. Reading with Q&A to follow.
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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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The Slide Rule is a comics strip extravaganza where Seattle cartoonists project their works on a screen and read them before a live audience! Music, comedy, drama and visual art combine in a uniquely entertaining artistic event. Hosted in the past at the former Hugo House cafe, The Slide Rule now returns to the new
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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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Hugo House welcomes back Castalia—University 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, concerns,
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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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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
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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+, and
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Join us online with Hugo House for an informational session about Golf Pencil Group (GPG), an organization that offers creative writing classes for people incarcerated at the King County Jail in downtown Seattle.This free online event will feature teaching artists along with the current and former Directors of the program who will offer an overview
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Silent Reading Night – March EditionDate: Thursday, March 19thTime: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMTheme: Pages Shared: A Community Book ExchangeWe wanted to celebrate this month’s silent reading night with a community book exchange themed reading night! Feathered Pages will be tabling for this event.Event Activities:Community Book SwapTo participate in the book swap, let the front desk know upon arrival
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WETWorksA Playwright-in-Residence programConceived and Curated by Nelle Tankus and Anamaria GuerzonIn Partnership with Hugo HouseFALL 2025- SPRING 2026 | Hugo House WETWorks is our brand new Playwright-in-Residence program, in partnership with Hugo House. Over the next year, WET will collaborate with three playwrights for a three-month paid residency each. They will be provided space to write |
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WETWorksA Playwright-in-Residence programConceived and Curated by Nelle Tankus and Anamaria GuerzonIn Partnership with Hugo HouseFALL 2025- SPRING 2026 | Hugo House WETWorks is our brand new Playwright-in-Residence program, in partnership with Hugo House. Over the next year, WET will collaborate with three playwrights for a three-month paid residency each. They will be provided space to write |
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$3 wine & poetryReadings by Samar Abulhassan, Kevin Emerson, Ramon Isao, and Arlene NaganawaThursday, March 26, 7pmDoors at 6pmHugo House is delighted to partner with poet Jeanine Walker and mixed media artist Aaron Counts to bring It Goes On to the Hugo House stage! It Goes On features $3 glasses of wine, $12 bottles, and
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Singing Seattle: A Reading and CelebrationThree authors read poetry and creative nonfiction that speaks to our moment, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Samina Najmi reads from her debut memoir-in-essays Sing Me A Circle: Love, Loss, and a Home in Time, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha from her award-winning poetry collection Something About Living, and Kalehua Kim from her debut poetry collection Mele. The
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