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
April 14
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 community!
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
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
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
Join us on April 9, 2026, at the Lapis Theatre for the one-night-only premiere of Trauma Recovery Stories: Seattle.The film follows three Seattle residents who have overcome different types of trauma
Join tabletop game designer Banana Chan as she leads you through her solo journaling game, Forgery, a story about a down-on-her-luck art forger who is commissioned to recreate a cursed
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
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 Showcasing published and unpublished drafts of work by authors from a variety of
Silent Reading Night – April EditionDate: Thursday, April 16thTime: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMTheme: Poetic WordsWe wanted to celebrate National Poetry Month with a poetry themed silent reading night! Open Books: A Poem Emporium
Hugo House Music Open MicJoin us for Hugo House's first ever music-forward open mic night centered on original work only, no covers. This event brings together musicians, writers, and hybrid
Elwin L. Wirkala, a poet and translator from the state of Washington, published in 2024 the book “The Dream of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz,” which features an annotated
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
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,
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.