Richard Hugo House

Phone:

(203) 322-7030

Type: Literary Archive, Reading Venue, Writing Center

Website:

http://hugohouse.org

E-mail:

welcome@hugohouse.org

Supported by the Readings/Workshops Program

Founded in 1997, the Richard Hugo House offers writing classes and events, including the annual Hugo Literary Series, which invites established and up-and-coming writers to create new work and debut it at the house, and the Zine Archive and Publishing Project, which maintains a library of more than 20,000 handmade and independent publications. Residencies, one for an established writer and one for a youth writers, are also offered.

Address: 1634 11 Avenue

Seattle, WA 98122

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Magazine Articles

Q&A: Tree Swenson Leaves Academy

by Catherine Richardson

News and Trends

May/June 2012

As Tree Swenson prepares to step down after ten years at the helm of the Academy of American Poets in New York City, she speaks about her next role as the executive director of the Richard Hugo House and returning to the Pacific Northwest.

Q&A: Kevin Craft’s Northwest Territory

by Catherine Richardson

News and Trends

November/December 2011

While working on his fourth issue as editor of Poetry Northwest, Kevin Craft, who succeeded David Biespiel in January 2010, discussed the importance of community, as well as a measured approach to editing, to the magazine’s success.

Small Press Points

by Staff

News and Trends

March/April 2011

Small Press Points highlights the happenings of the small press players. This issue features Wave Books, the Seattle-based poetry publisher that over the past five years has established a national reputation for its carefully selected and artfully produced books.