News & Announcements

Author Magazine Interviews David Wagoner

Writer-in-residence David Wagoner discusses place, language and meaning in poetry with Author Magazine. Watch the video here.  

Register for Summer Classes Today

HugoWriting Classes summer quarter registration begins Tuesday, May 27 at 12 p.m. View our full class listings and register for a class here or call (206) 322-7030.

The Latest News from the Zine Archive

ZAPP has officially moved upstairs to the second floor of Hugo House and, with the help of volunteer zinesters, librarians, archivists and historians, is in the process of reopening.

Read the latest news from the Zine Archive here.

Hugo Literary Series on Seattle Channel's Front Row

If you missed "Answered Prayers and Other Tragedies" on March 28, 2008 at Town Hall, the final event in the first season of the Hugo Literary Series, you can view highlights- with new work from Michelle Tea, Ben Blum, and musician Sean Nelson- on Seattle Channel's Front Row here.

Ten-Minute Play Festival Runs Aug. 16 - Sept. 7

Next Stage, in residence at Richard Hugo House, presents "The Nexus Project: A Ten-Minute Play Festival" featuring short plays written by some of Seattle's most interesting playwrights Scot Augustson, Elizabeth Heffron, Marya Sea Kaminski and John Longenbaugh, among others.

"The Nexus Project" runs August 16 through September 7 (Thursdays - Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Additional performances Fri. & Sat. at 9:30 p.m.). Tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com.

For more info: www.nextstage.org

"Frequently Asked Questions" Tickets on Sale Now

A few months ago, monologist Mike Daisey came to us with an idea— part improv, part storytelling and all risk— and without batting a Shift key, we said, “yes.”

On September 3 at 8 p.m., Daisey and Reggie Watts (front man of Seattle’s Maktub) will answer life’s other frequently asked questions, like “Why is my pleasure so fleeting?” “Am I here for a reason?” “Why didn't I live up to my potential?”

Tickets are $18/$15 for Hugo House and Town Hall Seattle members, students and seniors & can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com.