Hugo House and Write Our Democracy present an October Write-In—part of a new quarterly series supporting free speech and the value of arts in our community. Write-Ins include select readings from local writers, writing prompts, and a chance to gather and write in community. Originally launched as Writers Resist, a movement that inspired nearly 100 worldwide

The 2016-2017 Made at Hugo House fellows will read from the projects they've worked on throughout the fellowship year with help from Hugo House staff, instructors, and guest speakers. Hear new work from Gabrielle Bates, Beryl Clark, Katie Lee Ellison, Willie Fitzgerald, Shankar Narayan, and Ray Stoeve. You can read more about the Made at

Free to the public. Hear writers from Hong Kong, India, Thailand, and Niger all in one evening—a unique opportunity to learn about writers from other cultures, their writing styles, and what drives them spiritually and politically. As residents of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, these writers are provided a time and place to