Belltown Writers-in-Residence

The Hugo Huts: Our Belltown Residencies

The Hugo Huts, two former cannery cottages nested in the center of an urban garden, are located in the transitional neighborhood of Belltown. Huts terms run for 12 months, from September through August. This year, our Hugo Huts writers-in-residence are:

Cody Walker teaches English at the University of Washington and poetry through Seattle Arts and Lectures' Writers in the Schools program. He received the 2003 James Boatwright III Prize for Poetry from Shenandoah and the 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Washington Department of English. His work appears in Best American Poetry, Best New Poets, Parnassus, Slate, Prairie Schooner, Subtropics, Light and elsewhere. In 2007 he was elected Seattle's poet populist. His first book, Shuffle and Breakdown, will be published by Waywiser Press in the fall of 2008.

To set up an appointment with Cody, e-mail him at codywalker@hugohouse.org

Todd Faulkner is a native foster child of Washington, raised in center state. He is involved in writing and study circles with other students in Richard Hugo House and Bent Writing Institute. With the support of peers and mentors he continues honing his skills with writing and performances throughout the city at Seattle Poetry Slam and Bumbershoot festival open mics, with a foray into a riotous stand-up comedy performance at the Seattle Underground. He is currently working on a humorous coming-of-age-in-foster-care memoir.

To set up an appointment with Todd, email him at toddfaulkner@hugohouse.org