Works in Progress (In-Person)
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
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Works in Progress (In-Person)
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
Works in Progress (In-Person)
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
The Art of the Personal Essay
Personal essays are small revolutions. They don’t shout—they resonate. They peel something back, lean in close, and leave you breathless with recognition. In this six-week workshop, we’ll explore how to
Write Your Memoir’s Overview
A good memoir overview has one job: make them want more. In this focused two-hour workshop, we’ll break down what makes a compelling overview: one that hooks from the jump,
Writing Short Humor & Telling Big Jokes
You’re funny. (At least, your group chat thinks so.) But how do you turn a sharp take into a short humor piece that might actually land in McSweeney’s or The
Poetry Essentials: Writing the Turn
“How does the poem shape itself so that, when one has finished reading, one feels the poem is over, that something has happened, that something has changed?” —Annie Finch Some
The Fearless Pen
“Any writing exposes writers to judgment about the quality of their work and their thought. The closer they get to painful personal truths, the more fear mounts—not just about what
7 Types of Writing Groups
Writing may be a solitary activity, but your writing life needn’t be! Enter the writing group, which is quite simply a group of writers that meets to do writerly things.
Memoir of a Single Day
“The more ‘honestly’ you put yourself into the story, the more that story will concern others as well.” —Rainer Werner Fassbinder What can a single day—observed in all its mundane,
