Big news: Winter classes are now posted online! 📝

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Big news: Winter classes are now posted online!
Plan ahead for the next quarter by poring over the catalog before registration opens.

We have classes with visiting writers Jess Walter, Gish Jen, Steve Almond, and others; general courses and workshops in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Prose, Poetry, and Reading; and lots more.

Dates to remember
Early bird pricing in effect December 2–16

$500+ donor registration opens: December 2 at 10:30 am
Member registration opens: December 3 at 10:30 am
General registration opens: December 10 at 10:30 am
Scholarship applications due: December 2

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Click here if you prefer to view the print catalog as a PDF.

Not a Hugo House member? Join or renew to register early and receive discounts on classes. Members also save twice during early bird registration!

To sample five classes all in one day before Winter quarter begins, join us on Sunday, December 8, for Write-O-Rama, our biannual writing extravaganza. Tickets »

Upcoming Fall Classes

The Professional Amateur with Shira Erlichman
All Levels | 1 session | Nov 14
The word amateur comes from the French word meaning “lover of.” To be uncertain is to love is to begin—and in this class, we’ll learn how to get around writer's block and stay open to new artistic possibilities by actively cultivating the amateur within.

Embodied Ecopoetics with Jessica Gigot
All Levels | 1 session | Nov. 16
Through discussion, readings, and creative writing exercises, students will analyze moral perspectives on current environmental issues and examine the intersection of science and spirituality.

Penning the Nasty: Explorations into Writing Sexuality with Katherine Standefer
Introductory | 2 sessions | Nov. 16 & 17
In this 12-hour intensive, participants will consider the role of the sex scene in storytelling, discuss the politics and ethics of writing sex, and explore the differences between pornography, erotica, and literary sex writing.

Outside In: Two Ways of Thinking about Character with Tom Perrotta
All Levels | 1 session | Nov. 16
Explore how character and point of view work together to shape conflict and emotional tension within works of fiction. We’ll also discuss how first- and third-person narration shape how we know our characters.

The Art of the Deeply Reported Novel with Rebecca Clarren
All Levels | 1 session | Nov. 23
This workshop will teach you how to stretch beyond the limits of your known-world, research like a journalist, and polish your own prose like a seasoned editor.

All That Cages with Juan Felipe Herrera
All Levels | 2 sessions | Nov. 23 & 24
Take a class with former US poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera. You'll explore new material, new ideas, and new entries into yourself, your work, and your visions of life for others in crisis.

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Questions? We can help you find the right class for your needs! Give us a call at (206) 322-7030 or email welcome@hugohouse.org.

Longtime Hugo House instructor and friend Waverly Fitzgerald is currently battling cancer. Her friends have started a GoFundMe campaign to help support her while she focuses on healing. If you would like to donate to help Waverly undergo treatment without extra financial stress, please make a gift to the campaign here »