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.
Featured Event
March 10
Industry Talks: Small Press Publishing with Homeward Books
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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 Showcasing published and unpublished drafts of work by authors from a variety of
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
$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
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
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