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Write-O-Rama
December 12 | 12 – 4 pm PT
Not sure which Winter class is right for you? Try out four classes for the price of one during Write-O-Rama. We offer four classes every hour starting at noon and ending at 4 pm. Meet our teachers, try out new genres or topics, and be in community—all in one writing-packed afternoon!
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Hugo House has gift certificates!
Looking for the perfect gift for the writer in your life? We've got you covered. Hugo House gift certificates can be used for classes, workshops, manuscript consultations, and more. Learn more »
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General registration for Winter 2022 opens December 7!
We hope you've been marking up your catalogs. General registration for Winter 2022 opens next Tuesday, December 7 at 10:30am PST. Browse the catalog »
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Scribes-O-Rama
January 29, 2022 | 12 – 5pm
Scribes-O-Rama is an afternoon filled with creative writing workshops for young writers!
The first 4 hours of Scribes-O-Rama will offer numerous workshops for participants to choose from, offering an array of genres, activities, and writing prompts from talented teaching artists in the Seattle-area! The final hour will feature a Writing Life Panel in which published writers will share and answer questions about their varied paths to publishing.
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Winter youth workshop highlight
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Kids Write-In
Wednesday, Dec. 1 | 4 pm PT
Join us for creative inspiration and fun writing projects to try! Kids Write-In is geared toward elementary school kids who want to write independently or with the help of an adult.
See upcoming sessions »
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Write Time with Naa Akua
Thursday, Dec. 2 | 4:30 pm PDT
Write Time is a writing circle that takes place every Thursday during the school year. Participation is free and open to teens age 13 – 19.
RSVP for this week's write-in »
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First Fight, Then Fiddle: Toward a Revolutionary Poetics with Kaveh Akbar
All Levels | 1 session | Dec. 4 | Pay-what-you-can
Join Kaveh Akbar for an exploration of poetic revolution against form, against line, against grammar. He discusses works by Gwendolyn Brooks, Forough Farrokhzad, Vijay Seshadri, and others to see how they push not only to rout convention, but to tear it down and offer up something better. Presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures.
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Points of View as Points of Light
with Tommy Orange
All Levels | 1 session | Dec. 5
Explore the many possibilities for vision and revision that point of view offers writers, including how POV can be used to see something in a character or a scene that maybe wasn’t visible or apparent.
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The Art of the Query Letter with Jennifer Haupt
Intermediate | 2 sessions | Dec. 8
Take a deep dive into what makes for a stand-out query letter. In this workshop, we'll discuss and spend time crafting elements of the perfect query.
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Comedic Storytelling with Margot Leitman
All Levels | 1 session | Dec. 11
Learn how to dig inside your own life to find humorous, relatable material that will unify an audience, making them laugh at their own experiences through your performance.
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The Columbia Journal is seeking submissions of art, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation for their 2021 Winter Contest. Learn more »
Applications for 4Culture's 2022 Arc Artist Fellowship are open through December 15. The fellowship provides unrestricted $12,000 awards for King County artists, as well as promotional support through the 4Culture website. Apply »
The Bennington Review is accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and film for their next issue. Submit your work »
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Instructor Edgar Gomez's memoir, High-Risk Homosexual, will be published by Soft Skull Press next month. Congrats, Edgar! Pre-order a copy »
Congrats to instructor Cara Diaconoff, whose story, "Suite of Ice," was recently published in Isele Magazine. Read the story »
Hugo House instructor Robin McLean's debut novel, Pity the Beast, was recently featured as the Guardian's Book of the Day. Congrats, Robin! Pick up a copy »
Have a recent literary success you'd like to share with the Hugo House community? Let us know here »
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