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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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Family Secrets: A Poetic Dialogue between Esther Lin and Sharon Hashimoto

In Person at Theater Lobby

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 former Hugo House instructor Lin and noted Northwest poet and fiction writer Hashimoto don't hold back. 

Reading with Q&A to follow.

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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 Lapis Theater

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

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The Slide Rule

In Person at Lapis Theater

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 combine in a uniquely entertaining artistic event.

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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom

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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Whose Crit Is It, Anyway?

In Person at Lapis Theater

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 you create. Choose their adventure and guide their actions, and if you choose wisely, they might even survive! 

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Works in Progress

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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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom

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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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom

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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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom

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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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom

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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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom

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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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom

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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Write with Hugo House with Jeanine Walker

Online at Zoom

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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