Upcoming Events

  • February, 2011 “What to Expect When You’re Expecting a First Book” with Téa Obreht, Adrienne Brodeur, Alexi Zentner, Jill Bialosky, and Noah Eaker. 2011 Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) 2011 Conference in Washington, DC. More info forthcoming
  • October 10, 2010 The Novel: Live! More info forthcoming For more information, see: http://www.hugohouse.org/node/1054/view
  • October 7, 2010 Celebration of Authors Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Association Tradeshow Portland, OR Holiday Inn. For more information, see: http://www.pnba.org/show2010
  • FIVE-WEEK CREATIVE WRITING CLASS FOR TEENS: “Fan-Fiction, Re-Imagined” at The Richard Hugo House in Seattle. September 11, 2010 – October 9, 2010. Saturdays, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. For more information, see: http://www.hugohouse.org/content/classes-teens

Past Events

  • PLOP! Cabaret reading, June 19, 2010, Seattle, WA
  • (afternoon) Word Salad, Bobby Morris Park, June 19, 2010, Seattle, WA
  • FINDING YOUR READERS IN THE 21st CENTURY, a writer’s conference at the Richard Hugo House. Two panels during the weekend-long conference: “Agents, Editors, Publishing Houses and the Business of Publishing” with Alan Rinzler, Elizabeth Wales and Lyanda Haupt; and “Rejection: Get Over It” with Bruce Taylor and Wendy Call. May 21-23, 2010
  • SAM Word reading, with Kevin Emerson, Eli Hastings, and Margot Khan Case, Seattle Art Museum, April 15, 2010
  • Seattle Arts and Lectures Writers-in-Residence Reading, The Richard Hugo House, April 13, 2010
  • Death Issues: A Reading by Contributors to Seattle Review’s Death-Themed Issues, (with David Kirby, Janet Desaulniers, Robin Hemley, David Shields, and Dorianne Laux) AWP Conference – Denver, CO, April 9, 2010
  • Castalia (with David Shields and others), The Richard Hugo House, March 2, 2010
  • InPrint Panel, Traditional or Low-Res MFA Programs: What’s Right for You? , The Richard Hugo House, January 27, 2010
  • Screening of “The Wire” Followed by Q & A With Novelist and Screenwriter Richard Prince (as moderator), Seattle Art Museum, November 30, 2009
  • Bumbershoot, “Wax-on/Wax-off Reading,” Seattle, WA, September 4, 2009
  • The Off Hours, Jewel Box Theater, Seattle, WA, May 6, 2009
  • Creative Writing Colloquium: Life After the MFA, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA, February 27, 2009
  • Instructional Invitational: How to be New Anew, The Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA, January 13, 2009
  • Best New American Voices 2008 (with Richard Bausch, Natalie Danford, David James Poissant, and Elizabeth Kadetsky), Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) 2008 Conference, New York, NY, February 2, 2008
  • Best New American Voices 2008 (with Tucker Capps and Stefan McKinstray) University Bookstore, Seattle, WA, December 13, 2007
  • Native Son: A Reading From The Play (with David Guterson and Charles Johnson) at Faire Café, Seattle, WA, October 13, 2006