Hugo Literary Series

Twelve writers. Four songwriters. New work with no limits.

Please join us for the third season of the Hugo Literary Series: four evenings of risk and reward, featuring brave new writing commissioned by Hugo House from some of the most exciting local and national writers and musicians working today.

Tickets for Visiting Hours, on November 20, 7:30 p.m., are available at brownpapertickets.com.

Presenting sponsor: Amazon.com

Truth or Dare on October 23, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. with Rebecca Brown, Keri Healey and Eric McHenry. New songs by Macklemore.
Visiting Hours on November 20, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. with Elizabeth Austen, Benjamin Parzybok and Matt Smith. New music by Molly Rose.
Gods and Monsters on February 19, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. with Linda Bierds, Terrance Hayes and Garth Stein. New music by BloodHag.
Laws of Attraction on March 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m. with Marya Sea Kaminski, Phillip Lopate and Emily Warn. New music by Happy Hour Hero.

About the Hugo Literary Series
Beginning in October 2007, the Hugo Literary Series sits at the core of Hugo House's commitment to foster new writing. The series consists of four events per season, with each event featuring three writers and a songwriter or band, all commissioned to create new writing and songs from a theme and writing prompt cooked up by Hugo House's staff.

The nights are collages of unexpected styles and different points of view, and the writers and musicians are encouraged to work without a sense of obligation, censorship or stylistic frame. No one at Hugo House sees the work before it is read or sung at each event.

At the Hugo Literary Series, you will meet writers willing to take risks, to work without the safety net of editors, publishers or reviewers affirming the work before they stand in front of an audience and read it aloud. They are writers who share the exhilaration of creating something new and sharing it with an audience for the first time before the work appears in a book, between the glossy covers of a magazine or within the shrink wrap of a compact disc.

Event Information
All Hugo Literary Series events occur on Friday nights in Richard Hugo House's Theater, and each is followed by a party with food and drink. Books are for sale by Elliott Bay Book Company, and authors are available for book signings.

Tickets
Series passes and individual tickets go on sale Monday, August 17.  Series passes are $80, $70 for Richard Hugo House members and $50 for  students and seniors. Individual tickets for Truth or Dare are $25, $20 for members and  $15 for students and seniors. Passes and tickets may be purchased at brownpapertickets.com. Single tickets for Visiting Hours, Gods and Monsters and Laws of Attraction will go on sale October 26, 2009.


Classes
Classes from guest authors are held on Saturdays following each Friday evening event. Classes require a separate registration. For more information about classes, you may view our online catalog or contact our registrar at katelebo@hugohouse.org or by calling (206) 322-7030.