If you’re reading this, chances are you’re at your computer or on your cell phone and you’re scrolling through what might be of interest as you wait for a bus to arrive or a delivery person to bring you some…
Home: It’s on our minds as we see our new home emerge on Capitol Hill. As we ponder the move to the new Hugo House this summer, we asked authors Joshua Ferris, Melissa Febos, and E.J. Koh what homecoming means…
All eyes will be on authors Rachel Kessler, Jericho Brown, and Porochista Khakpour on Friday, Nov. 10. They’ll be taking the stage for the latest installment in our Hugo Literary Series. As a nod to our new and permanent home, this…
Real estate: It’s on our minds here at Hugo House as we prepare for the grand opening of our new and permanent home, tentatively scheduled for spring of 2018. That’s why this year’s Lit Series is all about place. To…
William Faulkner once received a rejection letter that included this critique: “My chief objection is that you don’t seem to have any story to tell and I contend that a novel should tell a story and tell it well.” Ouch,…
This is the Hugo House “How-To” series. Every week (give or take a few) we’ll share a short tip related to the writing life. This week’s post comes from Nicholas O’Connell. His March 12 workshop, Writing Dialogue, will explain how to set…
This is the Hugo House “How-To” series. Every week (give or take a few) we’ll share a short tip related to the writing life. This week’s post comes from Brian Castner. His April 3 class, Making a True War Story, will break…
Anita Loos set out to conquer Hollywood before women had the right to vote, so you can image she was familiar with shut doors and flat denials. But the California native kept at it, and the result, among other achievements,…
To prepare for their March 12 course, Sun Creatures: Sensory Exploration, poets Sierra Nelson and Melanie Noel sat down for an interview — with one another. They discussed their appreciation for one another’s work, synesthesia, and solar flares. Here’s what they learned…
This is the Hugo House “How-To” series. Every week (give or take a few) we’ll share a short tip related to the writing life. This week’s post comes from Laurie Alberts. Her March 19 workshop, Writing About Animals, will explore…
This is the Hugo House “How-To” series. Every week (give or take a few) we’ll share a short tip related to the writing life. This week’s post comes from Abby Frucht. Her March 19 workshop, The Tarot of Character, will…
Stephen King’s rise from obscurity has grown to near-mythical stature in the writing world. Here was a man, living in a doublewide with a toddler and a newborn, who kept up the fight. Who opened his rejection slips, found them…
Every week, on Wednesdays, teens flock to the House to attend Write Time, a free writing circle led by Karen Finneyfrock. Every other week, a group of teen writers comes to the Young Writers Cohort, an MFA-style workshop and literary…
Feel like you’ve been seeing a lot of news about Octavia E. Butler lately? Unfortunately, it’s in honor of a sad anniversary. As of February 24, it’s been ten years since the beloved author died at age 58. The anniversary…
Dear Beloved Reader, We write this at the start of the year’s most love-drunk month: February. Cupid has officially taken up residency in grocery stores near you, trailing a string of red, white, and pink paper hearts. Expect the romance…
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