The anthology When Home Is Not Safe: Writings on Verbal, Emotional and Physical Abuse (McFarland, 2021) features work from several Seattle area poets, as well as writers from the US, Canada, and around the world. We welcome the community to this reading and discussion for an evening of vulnerability and healing.
Our mission during this time of distraction, artistic fatigue, and social isolation is to create a regular time and space for writers to write and to meet each other. In this group, writers introduce themselves and are provided optional fiction, poetry and nonfiction prompts to work on for 60-70 minutes of sustained silent writing time,
Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Works in Progress is held on the first Monday virtually and third Monday in-person of every month at 7 pm. Read your workâpoetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and moreâand connect with our literary community!We are actively cultivating
In this group, weâll focus on generative writing through poetry prompts. The session will begin with introductions and a short warm-up, after which weâll read two separate poems and write in response to those. At times writers will be invited to create community through sharing words or ideas with other writers in small groups. Attendees
Write Time is a free weekly drop-in writing circle for teens ages 13-19. Write Time takes place every Wednesday from 5:00-6:00 pm PT throughout the school year.Want to improve your craft and learn new techniques during brief opening lessons? Bring something youâre working on and nail down your next sentence? Or simply come to share
Join us for creative inspiration and fun writing projects to try! Kids Write-In is a free, weekly writing circle for elementary school-aged youth who want to write independently or with the help of an adult. In each 40-minute session, students have the opportunity to read various styles of writing, discuss these with their peers, practice
Join writer E.J. Koh for a free one-hour Q&A. E.J. will offer some tips, tricks, and advice on the art and craft of writing a novel. Come to the call with questions about your work-in-progress or for ideas about how to get started.
Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly open mic series. Held on the first Monday virtually and third Monday in-person of every month at 7 pm, Works in Progress is an open mic for all writers. Read your workâpoetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and moreâand connect with your literary community.We are actively cultivating
Join writers from across the country and around the world every Thursday evening and get your words flowing in community! Our best teachers rotate on a monthly basis to bring you a range of writing prompts and ideas. After a healthy dose of inspiration, youâll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with
Texas State Poets Laureate Karla K. Morton (2010) and Alan Birkelbach (2005) did what has never been done before: they traveled to all of America's 62 National Parks, wrote poetry, took photos, and put them into a beautiful full color, hard-bound coffee table book:Â The National Parks:Â A Century of Grace (TCU Press).With this winner of the
Sex ed isn't just about preventing bad stuff from happening. It's also about learning how to play!Papeachu Press invites parents and other adults to join sex therapist and Clitaurus Chronicles author, Breona Mendoza, at Hugo House for a presentation centering pleasure, communication, consent, and how to talk to kids about these often-overlooked aspects of sexuality. To be
Join writers from across the country and around the world every Thursday evening and get your words flowing in community! Our best teachers rotate on a monthly basis to bring you a range of writing prompts and ideas. After a healthy dose of inspiration, youâll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with
Join Moss staff and contributors to celebrate the publication of our latest issue, with readings from Kim Fu, Matt Briggs, Nanya Jhingran, Shin Yu Pai, Rita Wirkala, and Katherine Morgan.For eight years, Moss has worked to build connections and create community among writers and readers from all over the Pacific Northwestâcome be a part of
Join us for creative inspiration and fun writing projects to try! Kids Write-In is a free, weekly writing circle for elementary school-aged youth who want to write independently or with the help of an adult. In each 40-minute session, students have the opportunity to read various styles of writing, discuss these with their peers, practice
Join writers from across the country and around the world every Thursday evening and get your words flowing in community! Our best teachers rotate on a monthly basis to bring you a range of writing prompts and ideas. After a healthy dose of inspiration, youâll get time to write and the opportunity to connect with
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