Hugo House

Arts organization · Capitol Hill

Hugo House

Arts organization · Capitol Hill

1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

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Hugo House is a vibrant literary haven in Seattle, bustling with diverse writing classes, cozy open mic nights, and a welcoming community for aspiring writers.

1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 Get directions

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"Poet Richard Hugo grew up impoverished in West Seattle's hardscrabble White Center neighborhood. "Writing is a way of saying that you and the world have a chance," he once said. Open up to those possibilities by participating inthis literary nonprofit's workshops, residencies, and lecture series: the steady heartbeat of this book-crazed city. Long housed in a 1902 Victorian house on Capitol Hill, the Hugo House now has new digs, occupying the ground floor of a fancy six-story building."

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"Another, called Feed the Movement, set up shop near Hugo House initially, but has since moved locations. It's run by a chef named Johnny Rajski." - Gabe Guarente

Eating Inside Seattle’s Protest Space Known as CHOP (Also Called the CHAZ) - Eater Seattle

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Adriana Gomez-Weston

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An amazing communal space for writing. There is always a variety of classes for all interests, professional and thoughtful instructors, and more. It's the best place to go to sharpen your writing skills.

marisa

Google

So friendly and welcoming, I felt so welcome to the first open mic event I went to. Cozy vibes at the book bar nights too. The scholarship options for their classes are amazing too!

Mathew Heggem

Google

love this place! really enjoying the year long programming and open mic!

Judith Nitcy

Google

I have taken a handful of writing classes here. I would say that Hugo House classes, even those open to beginners, tend to attract people who are already pretty talented writers out of the gate, sometimes who are either published or about to attend a prestigious graduate school. This is precisely why I don’t find any of their classes beginner friendly and frankly, at times, intimidating and discouraging for people who are true beginners at writing. I probably won’t be taking any more classes there for that reason.

Heather A Adams

Google

This is a lovely place to write and engage with other writers to develop your craft. The classes are pretty awesome and so diverse. There’s a lot of ways to enage and participate which makes finding yourself in the literary space a lot more easy, or at least more interesting. The space itself is great with modern and updated touches that belie its humble roots. I look forward to more interactions with Hugo House.

Ben Kassman

Google

I have taken a few classes at Hugo House and I will not be doing so in the future. The lack of respect the organization has for the instructors that they employ is frankly shocking. They didn’t pay one of my instructors for months, and blamed the instructor when they asked for Hugo House to sort the payment issue out. Based on conversations with other people who have worked with Hugo House in the past, this was not an isolated incident, but a pattern that has happened particularly with their BIPOC instructors.

Tige DeCoster

Google

For writers in Seattle and surrounding regions, Hugo House is a center of literary activities. They offer an enormous amount of classes and an open mic on the first and third Monday of every month (Works in Progress). If you love to write, then this is the place to go.

Audrey Le

Google

The experience of sharing poems from a podium, amid a tight-knit circle of like-minded folks was unforgettable. When one spoke her truth, everyone would snap fingers in validation or laugh with the author. The community is devoted to the craft of writing, and rund almost entirely on donations to host events that the public loves.

@afar

The Best Things to Do in Seattle

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@eater

"Another, called Feed the Movement, set up shop near Hugo House initially, but has since moved locations. It's run by a chef named Johnny Rajski." - Gabe Guarente

Eating Inside Seattle’s Protest Space Known as CHOP (Also Called the CHAZ) - Eater Seattle

View Postcard for Hugo House

Adriana Gomez-Weston

Google

marisa

Google

So friendly and welcoming, I felt so welcome to the first open mic event I went to. Cozy vibes at the book bar nights too. The scholarship options for their classes are amazing too!

Mathew Heggem

Google

love this place! really enjoying the year long programming and open mic!

Judith Nitcy

Google

Heather A Adams

Google

Ben Kassman

Google

Tige DeCoster

Google

Audrey Le

Google

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