The Summer 2020 class catalog is officially online!
Mark your calendars: General registration for Summer quarter opens May 26. Get a sneak peek at all the classes we're offering in the online catalog. All classes will be available online, so you can learn from anywhere.
Classes marked "Zoom" or "Online" will be online no matter what; other classes will have an in-person option should distancing guidelines change before or during the quarter. If you have any questions about our COVID-19 class policy, please email our registrar.
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Word Works with Sigrid Nunez has been rescheduled to August 28.
If you have a ticket already, just hang tight! It will be good for the new date. If you won’t be able to make the new date and would like a refund, please email lily@hugohouse.org.
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Eat Read Hugo starts tomorrow, May 7, at 5:30 pm
Our annual fundraiser has gone digital, and everyone's invited. Throughout the event, we'll be sharing video content and testimonials from local writers, as well as an exclusive Q&A with Garth Stein and keynote speaker Charles Johnson. Plus, check out the auction items for great experiences from local businesses, your chance to appear in a graphic novel, signed book bundles, and more.
Register now »
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Solitude Social Club with francine j. harris
Friday, May 8 | 5 pm PDT
This week, we’ll be speaking with francine j. harris, author of play dead, winner of the Lambda Literary and Audre Lorde Awards and a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Her first collection, allegiance, was a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery and PEN Open Book Awards.
RSVP to join the Zoom conversation this Friday and find out what book has been bringing francine joy while she shelters at home.
Upcoming Solitude Social Club guests
- May 22: Marie-Helene Bertino, author of 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas
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Write Your Memoir with Ingrid Ricks
Introductory/Intermediate | 1 session | May 16
Get tools and tricks to help you effectively dive in to your memoir. We'll explore story structure and narrative writing techniques, outlining processes, and more.
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Quick, Be Funny: A Humor Writing Workshop with Christopher Frizzelle
All Levels | 1 session | May 17
Being funny on paper is one of the hardest things to do—and yet all the great writers can do it. How? We will look at great pieces of humorous writing, talk about how those writers did it, and try writing our own.
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How to Break in to Indie Publishing with
Sarah Cannon
Intermediate/Advanced | 1 session | May 17
Take a deep dive into the small press publishing process. Memoirist Sarah Cannon will share tips and tricks from behind the scenes and answer common questions about working with small presses.
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Check out prose writer-in-residence Kristen Millares Young’s fascinating essay on book research and decolonization in LitHub. Read it »
Congrats to Hugo instructor Anne Liu Kellor, who placed a vulnerable, thoughtful essay on loneliness in quarantine in Longreads. Read it »
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