Seattle Arts and Lectures

Hugo House, which has offered a space in Capitol Hill for creative writing readings, classes, workshops, and more for the past two decades, redeveloped its property and opened its doors again in September. “

Amidst a big year for Hugo House,” committee member Linda Johns said, “The staff stayed committed to offering classes at their temporary location and broke down barriers to access by leading more than 30 free Write with Hugo House programs at Seattle Public Library branches in Columbia City, Fremont, and West Seattle.” Committee member Christine Foye added, “Hugo House brings a sense of joy and wonder to their space for literary community and creation. The idea that such a place can exist, emphatically, in a time when writers and their voices are so often under siege, is absolutely worth celebrating.”