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.
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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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
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Does writing always fall to the last spot on your to-do list? Or maybe, lately, it hasn’t even been making it on there at all? If life keeps getting in the way of your creative
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Join us for our Limited Twice a Month Works in Progress: In the Pursuit of Happiness Edition!This special series follows the same format as our regular Works in Progress sessions,
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Ready to shake off perfectionism and fall back in love with making things? This monthly creative writing circle for adults is your invitation to play. Each session, we’ll push past what we think
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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
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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
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Long Story Short: a quarterly short form lit zineThe volunteer staff of Hugo House are excited to invite our community to our first Long Story Short quarterly zine event! Join
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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
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Seattle Composers Alliance is partnering with Hugo House for this event!Join veteran sound designer Akash Thakkar (Hyper Light Drifter, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye) as he shares the story |
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Join us for our Limited Twice a Month Works in Progress: The Odyssey Edition! This special series follows the same format as our regular Works in Progress sessions, but
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Seattle Indies is partnering with Hugo House to run a narrative game jam from Aug 15th to Aug 16th. The Lapis Theater will be open for participants from 11:00 AM-7:00 |
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Seattle Indies is partnering with Hugo House to run a narrative game jam from Aug 15th to Aug 16th. Participants will work in groups (or solo) to complete an entire |
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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
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Jack Straw writing fellows Jean Ferruzola, Rasheena Fountain, Gabriella Garcia, Alejandro Pérez-Cortés, Maiah A Merino and Sayantani Roy read some of the poetry and creative non-fiction they’ve been working on
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This August, the Hugo House rooftop tumbles down the rabbit hole for our Mad Tea Party, and you're invited to the table.Join us on the rooftop for an evening of
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Seattle Indies is partnering with Hugo House to run a narrative game jam from Aug 15th to Aug 16th. This event is specifically to present the games that were worked |
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Does writing always fall to the last spot on your to-do list? Or maybe, lately, it hasn’t even been making it on there at all? If life keeps getting in the way of your creative
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Join us for a special event with French eyewear brand Anne & Valentin in partnership with Alliance Française de Seattle and local nonprofit literary arts organization Hugo House!Through the Lens of |
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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,
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Ready to shake off perfectionism and fall back in love with making things? This monthly creative writing circle for adults is your invitation to play. Each session, we’ll push past what we think
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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
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Join us for an evening of poetry and discussion as Seattle poet Michael Grodesky reads from his chapbook Absence On Water recently released by Bottlecap Press. The poems explore how
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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 creative play and permission to create without expectation.
Online at Zoom
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!
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.
In Person at Lapis Theater
The volunteer staff of Hugo House are excited to invite our community to our first Long Story Short quarterly zine event!
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.
In Person at Theater Lobby
Join veteran sound designer Akash Thakkar (Hyper Light Drifter, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye) as he shares the story of how he built a career in game audio and the lessons he learned along the way.
In Person at Lapis Theater
Join us for our Limited Twice a Month Works in Progress: The Odyssey Edition! This special series follows the same format as our regular Works in Progress sessions, but with a themed twist. Each month features a unique theme, and participants are invited to share pieces that either interpret the theme in their own way or incorporate it into their work.
In Person at Lapis Theater
Seattle Indies is partnering with Hugo House to run a narrative game jam from Aug 15th to Aug 16th. Participants will work in groups (or solo) to complete an entire narrative game in the time allotted.
In Person at Lapis Theater
Seattle Indies is partnering with Hugo House to run a narrative game jam from Aug 15th to Aug 16th. Participants will work in groups (or solo) to complete an entire narrative game in the time allotted.
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!
In Person at Lapis Theater
2026 Jack Straw writing fellows read some of the poetry and creative non-fiction they’ve been working on this year.
In Person at Hugo House Rooftop
This August, the Hugo House rooftop tumbles down the rabbit hole for our Mad Tea Party, and you're invited to the table. Join us on the rooftop for an evening of tea, libations, canapés, and a little bit of literary mischief beneath the summer sky.
In Person at Lapis Theater
Seattle Indies is partnering with Hugo House to run a narrative game jam from Aug 15th to Aug 16th. This event is specifically to present the games that were worked on at Hugo House on August 15th and August 16th!
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 dedicated writing time with time to share.
In Person at Theater Lobby
Join us for a special event with French eyewear brand Anne & Valentin in partnership with Alliance Française de Seattle, and local nonprofit literary arts organization Hugo House! Through the Lens of Anne & Valentin will explore the key inspirations of A&V's eyewear design, including literature, visual art, and architecture.
In Person at Lapis Theater
Many writers have abandoned hope of signing a traditional publishing deal, because the process seems difficult, slow, and bewilderingly complicated. In this talk, Peter Mountford will discuss how he’s published and helped recent clients ink deals with Big 5 and smaller presses (even if they don't have a “platform”).
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 creative play and permission to create without expectation.
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.
In Person at Theater Lobby
Join us for an evening of poetry and discussion as Seattle poet Michael Grodesky reads from his chapbook Absence On Water recently released by Bottlecap Press.
In Person at Theater Lobby
Come to hear from novelist/poet Kirsten Kaschock as she excavates the paintings and images that have animated her recent work.
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.
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 dedicated writing time with time to share.
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 creative play and permission to create without expectation.
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.
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 dedicated writing time with time to share.
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