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Events Calendar

Listen, learn, and engage with us

Whether it’s a reading, discussion, craft talk, or interview, find these events and more featuring renowned authors, emerging writers, and talented new and local voices.

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DUNE Mini-Comics Night

In Person at Lapis Theater

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 of the book will be published and distributed to only the contributors at the following DUNE meet-up.

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Bilingual Open Mic / Micrófono Abierto

In Person at Salon Stage

Join Us for a Free Bilingual Open Mic at Hugo House!

We are excited to invite you to the bilingual open mic series at Hugo House, where art, literature, and music can be shared in either English or Spanish.

¡Únase a nuestro Micrófono Abierto Bilingüe Gratuito en Hugo House!

Nos complace invitarle al primer evento de micrófono abierto bilingüe en Hugo House, donde esperamos que el arte, la literatura y la música se compartan tanto en inglés como en español.

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Hon Lai Chu and Jacqueline Leung on Mending Bodies with Jane Wong

In Person at Lapis Theater

On tour from Hong Kong, author Hon Lai Chu and translator Jacqueline Leung visit Seattle to celebrate the English translation of Mending Bodies, out April 29 from Two Lines Press. For readers of Ling Ma and Sayaka Murata, Hon Lai Chu’s dystopian exploration of body autonomy, relationships, and late capitalism defies and then reassembles dark realities.

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Margin Shift presents A Microscope Within

In Person at Theater Lobby

Escape the dreary Juneuary rain with an evening of thought-provoking eco-poetry at Hugo House! MarginShift welcomes Palouse-based poet Linda Russo alongside local talents Sarah Mangold, Joel Felix, Samar Abulhassan, and Ally Ang for a night of dynamic verse exploring ecology, mythology, and visionary voices.

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Works in Progress (Virtual)

Online at Zoom: Hugo Theater

Works in Progress is an open mic for all writers. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with your literary community!

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Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club

In Person at Salon

Dress Code: Your Favorite Fancy Clothes 

Collections exists in a space in between the publishing world and the open mic—a third space. A space to present finished and polished work; a space to come together with peers and allies to share fresh ideas; a space to forge community.  

Visit arielbasom.com/collections for monthly line-ups, more details, and archives of past collections. 

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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom: Salon

ONLINE

Write with Hugo House is a free drop-in writing circle for adults of all ages and genres of writing. In this session, we’ll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts.

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Works in Progress (In-Person)

In Person at Lapis Theater

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! 

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DUNE Mini-Comics Night

In Person at Lapis Theater

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 of the book will be published and distributed to only the contributors at the following DUNE meet-up.

View Details

Bilingual Open Mic / Micrófono Abierto

In Person at Salon Stage

Join Us for a Free Bilingual Open Mic at Hugo House!

We are excited to invite you to the bilingual open mic series at Hugo House, where art, literature, and music can be shared in either English or Spanish.

¡Únase a nuestro Micrófono Abierto Bilingüe Gratuito en Hugo House!

Nos complace invitarle al primer evento de micrófono abierto bilingüe en Hugo House, donde esperamos que el arte, la literatura y la música se compartan tanto en inglés como en español.

View Details

Works in Progress (Virtual)

Online at Zoom: Hugo Theater

Works in Progress is an open mic for all writers. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with your literary community!

View Details

Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom: Salon

ONLINE

Write with Hugo House is a free drop-in writing circle for adults of all ages and genres of writing. In this session, we’ll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts.

View Details

Works in Progress (In-Person)

In Person at Lapis Theater

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! 

View Details

DUNE Mini-Comics Night

In Person at Lapis Theater

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 of the book will be published and distributed to only the contributors at the following DUNE meet-up.

View Details

Works in Progress (Virtual)

Online at Zoom: Hugo Theater

Works in Progress is an open mic for all writers. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with your literary community!

View Details

Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom: Salon

ONLINE

Write with Hugo House is a free drop-in writing circle for adults of all ages and genres of writing. In this session, we’ll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts.

View Details

Works in Progress (In-Person)

In Person at Lapis Theater

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! 

View Details

DUNE Mini-Comics Night

In Person at Lapis Theater

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 of the book will be published and distributed to only the contributors at the following DUNE meet-up.

View Details

Works in Progress (Virtual)

Online at Zoom: Hugo Theater

Works in Progress is an open mic for all writers. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with your literary community!

View Details

Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom: Salon

ONLINE

Write with Hugo House is a free drop-in writing circle for adults of all ages and genres of writing. In this session, we’ll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts.

View Details

Works in Progress (In-Person)

In Person at Lapis Theater

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! 

View Details

DUNE Mini-Comics Night

In Person at Lapis Theater

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 of the book will be published and distributed to only the contributors at the following DUNE meet-up.

View Details

Works in Progress (Virtual)

Online at Zoom: Hugo Theater

Works in Progress is an open mic for all writers. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with your literary community!

View Details

Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom: Salon

ONLINE

Write with Hugo House is a free drop-in writing circle for adults of all ages and genres of writing. In this session, we’ll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts.

View Details