WRITING LGBTQ-FRIENDLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS Richard Hugo House - April 14 to May 19 (6 Saturdays) - 10am to 12noon This is a supportive, inspiring environment in which to explore and develop your ideas for a children’s picture book. Perhaps you want more books supporting your child’s LGBTQ family environment. Maybe you’ve always wished that the... Continue Reading →
Writing Class with Rebecca Agiewich
Author and fellow SCBWI member Rebecca Agiewich is teaching a class at Seattle's Richard Hugo House this fall. This popular class has sold out each time it's been offered at Hugo House so reserve your spot now! Roughing It: Write a Rough Draft of Your Book in Just Six WeeksWednesdays, 4- 6 p.m., October 5... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Smorgasbord Class with Sierra Nelson at Hugo House
Whether you’re new to creative writing, wanting to kick off some rust or an old hand looking for some new tricks, this class will offer a variety of innovative approaches to writing poetry that will make the process fun, leave you feeling creatively invigorated and fi ll your notebook with promising starts and new ideas.... Continue Reading →
Scribes Summer Camp for Teens
This summer, quit crossing your fingers. Come to Hugo House and write.Scribes is an intensive two-week creative writing program for teens. You'll acquire a tool kit of literary forms, pick up exercises and techniques to develop your writer's voice, get serious feedback from your instructors and peers and tour the city with a writer's eye.... Continue Reading →
Write-O-Rama!
It's almost time for one of my favorite days of the year! Write-o-rama! Spend a full day in your choice of more than 30 one-hour writing workshops with some of Hugo House's finest teachers (including our very own Co-Regional Advisor, Joni Sensel). Registration for the day starts at a budget-friendly $45, with proceeds going to... Continue Reading →
Ann Teplick Reading
Ann Teplick will be reading at Richard Hugo House on Wednesday November 3, 7-9 p.m. from a new and first collection of poetry, THE BEAUTY OF A BEET: Poems from the Bedside, funded by Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture, and Hugo House. Joining Ann will be writers Esther Altshul Helfgott, Courtney Putnam... Continue Reading →
The Novel: Live!
In a stunning, never-before-attempted marathon of literary wonder, thirty-six Northwest authors write a complete novel in just six days under the watchful eyes of Fairy God-author Nancy Pearl. YA authors Suzanne Selfors and Deb Caletti will each take a two hour shift, which will be streamed live to classrooms. Watch this process at the official... Continue Reading →
Should I Sign? What to Know About Publishing Contracts
This is the second installment of the Hugo House Series for Writers, and it runs from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, May 27 at Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle. FEE: In advance: $40 attorneys and paralegals; $15 artists and students. At the door: $45 attorneys and paralegals; $20 artists and students. Find more info... Continue Reading →
Contract advice for writers
Hugo House is offering two presentations (the first today) meant to help writers understand key legal issues. Today's event, at 1 p.m., is Writers & Free Speech: Important First Amendment Considerations. On May 27 at 1 p.m., they're offering Should I Sign? What to Know About Publishing Contracts. Get more information and tickets here.
Hugo House offers writing class for teachers
This time around it's Organic Poetry with Paul Nelson, a free class for teachers to be held March 17 from 5-7 p.m.Here's the description:Is the universe a machine based on competition, or an organism based on process, interdependence and relationship? Organic Poetry, a stance toward poem making dubbed by Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov, allows... Continue Reading →