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Classes Fall 2017 writing classes Fall 2017 hugohouse.org WHAT'S NEW FOR FALL QUARTER More yearlong classes Fall quarter means the start of yearlong classes, and we've added another offering to this popular and effective workshop model. In addition to classes in Memoir, Prose, Young Adult, and Poetry, we now have a Short Story yearlong class. If you're eager to develop a strong and steady writing practice, as well as become part of a tightly knit cohort of writers, then a yearlong class is for you—whether you're early in the writ- ing process or already have a rough draft. These sessions fill up quickly so register soon! For a list of yearlong offerings, see pages 6 and 7. Tiered classes In addition to yearlong classes, Hugo House now offers a track of classes in Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction to help you feel confident in progressing through your writing with the appropriate tools, skills, and an understanding of the diverse voices at work in each genre. You may self-select into classes based on where you feel comfortable in a particular genre, and you are welcome to take classes as many times as you would like. For a list of workshops, flip to page 4. Introductory classes In partnership with Seattle Public Library, we're offering free introductory classes through the Seattle Writes program. Taught by Hugo House instructors, these one-session classes take place at various branches around the city. This fall, we're offering: The Art of the Political Essay with Sonora Jha, All-Accepting: Accessing Hinduism in Your Writing with Shankar Narayan, Jump-Starting Your Story with Susan V. Meyers, and Starting Your Novel with John Engle- hardt. For more details, visit bit.ly/HugoIntroClasses. Connect with us hugohouse.org @hugohouse /hugohouse @hugohouse TABLE OF HOW TO CONTENTS REGISTER VISITING WRITERS ......................... 2 hugohouse.org TIERED CLASSES ........................... 4 206-322-7030 YEARLONG CLASSES ..................... 6 THE WRITING LIFE ......................... 7 DATES OF REGISTRATION FICTION ......................................... 8 All registration begins at 10:30 a.m. MULTIGENRE .................................. 9 July 24 Scholarship applications open NONFICTION ................................. 13 August 14 $500+ donor registration POETRY .......................................... 14 Early bird pricing in effect August 15 Member registration YOUTH CLASSES ............................ 15 August 22 General registration ABOUT OUR TEACHERS ................. 16 August 25 Scholarship applications due August 28 Early bird pricing ends Sept. 5 Scholarship applicants notified CATALOG KEY Online class EARLY BIRD Register early to save! Early bird pricing runs August 14 through August 28. ABOUT OUR CLASSES • $10 off one-session classes Whether you’re writing your first poem or have a few novels be- • $20 off classes that are two to six sessions hind you, Hugo House offers a class to help you become a better • $35 off classes that are eight sessions or more writer. Most classes at Hugo House are intended for writers with all levels of experience. If a class is intended for a specific level, it *Early bird pricing is automatically applied at checkout will be noted in the class description. when registering online. Introductory: Writers with little or no experience in a writing class or workshop setting but who want to expand their knowledge of MEMBERSHIP craft. Do more at Hugo House while supporting the Intermediate: Writers with some experience in genre-specific literary arts! instruction looking to deepen their understanding and hone their craft. As a member, you’ll help us provide thought-pro- Advanced: Writers with significant experience in a writing class voking classes and events that connect writers and or workshop setting who seek assistance and feedback with readers to the craft of writing. You’ll also receive revision. great benefits, including early registration and dis- counts on classes and events! All Levels: Classes open to all levels are useful to a writer at any level of prior writing class experience. For more information or to join, visit hugohouse.org or call (206) 322-7030. Questions? Email us at [email protected] or call (206) 322-7030. We're here to help! VISITING WRITERS WoRD WORK // writers on writing KELLY LINK MARY RUEFLE JESS WALTER on writing the fantastic on imagination on narrative time SEPTEMBER 8 OCTOBER 13 DECEMBER 6 Classes with visiting writers for the Word Works series are listed in our online catalog. Visit hugohouse.org for details and registration. HUGO // new work on themes SERIES "SEQUELS" | SEPTEMBER 15 MEGHAN DAUM SOLMAZ SHARIF SONORA JHA "NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH" | NOVEMBER 10 Classes with visiting writers for the Hugo Literary Series are listed in our online catalog. Visit hugohouse.org for details and registration. JERICHO BROWN POROCHISTA KHAKPOUR 2 OTHER VISITING WRITERS HOW TO SEQUENCE A PRIZEWINNING POETRY MANUSCRIPT One session with Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello Saturday, Sept. 9 1–4 pm All Levels | Part lecture and part workshop, this class gives you a hands-on approach General: $89 | Member: $80.10 to finding the best order for your manuscript to keep readers (and contest judges) hooked. We will discuss why editors care about the order of poems in a book and how POETRY to turn your manuscript into a prizewinning collection. This class is open to writers at all stages, whether you have just a few poems, are halfway through a project, or have a fully polished manuscript. THE ESSAY with Esther Dischereit and Julienne Van Loon One session Presented in partnership with the University of Iowa's International Writing Program Monday, Oct. 2 1–4 pm All Levels | What is the role of the essay in responding to the social challenges General: $89 | Member: $80.10 of our times? How can the essay bring important intellectual, philosophical, and social concerns to broad readerships? Two acclaimed writers from the University of NONFICTION Iowa's International Writing Program will team-teach a three-hour session exploring the ways language impacts us and others and the power of the essay in informing and influencing audiences in a global literary landscape. LEAVING PLACES: TAPPING INTO MEMORY with Lauren Camp One session Monday, Oct. 23 All Levels | Almost everyone has a previous place they’ve lived. Some have been 1–4 pm many places, leaving footsteps and fingerprints all around. Let’s return to some of General: $89 | Member: $80.10 those vistas and doorways and rooms, passing through again to find their important moments in your history. Expect to be surprised by how far your memory stretches. MULTIGENRE THE WRITER'S NOTEBOOK with Diana Raab Two sessions Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 4 & 5 All Levels | Keeping a notebook is an important part of a writer’s toolkit. It is a 10 am–1 pm place to work out creative ideas, practice writing styles, and tap into your inner muse. General: $172 | Member: $154.80 Your notebook’s contents may serve as a springboard for poems, stories, essays, and full-length books. Through discussion and writing prompts, you will learn how to ef- MULTIGENRE fectively use a journal. This course will also offer ideas on how to transform notebook entries into publishable and compelling work. Open to both emerging and published writers. WRITING CHILDREN FOR ADULTS with Sara Jaffe One session Sunday, Nov. 5 All Levels | What does it take to write about younger characters convincingly—for 12–4 pm an adult audience, specifically? This two-day workshop will explore strategies for cap- General: $120 | Member: $108 turing the qualities of youthful observation and experience, while rendering younger characters as complex, surprising, and fallible as their adult counterparts. Open to FICTION writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre work. Writers of YA fiction are welcome to attend, though the focus will be on writing for an adult audience. 3 TIERED CLASSES In addition to yearlong classes (pages 6–7), Hugo House now offers a track of classes in Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction to help you feel confident in progressing through your writing with the appropriate tools, skills, and an understanding of the diverse voices at work in each genre. You may self-select into classes based on where you feel comfortable in a particular genre, and you are welcome to take classes as many times as you would like. Schedule Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter Poetry I Poetry II Poetry II Poetry III Poetry I Poetry III Poetr y I Poetr y II Poetry III Online Online Online Fiction I Fiction II Fiction II Fiction III Fiction I Fiction III Fiction I Fiction II Fiction III Online Online Online Creative Creative Creative Creative Creative Creative Nonfiction I Nonfiction II Nonfiction II Nonfiction III Nonfiction I Nonfiction III Creative Creative Creative Nonfiction I Nonfiction II Nonfiction III Online Online Online POETRY I with Jamaica Baldwin Six sessions Saturdays, Sept. 16–Oct. 21 Whether a beginning poet or lover of the art, this class will introduce you to the beauty 10 am–12 pm and complexity of writing and reading poetry, as well as the basics of the workshop model. General: $295 | Member: $265.50 We will look to image, metaphor, sound, lineation, and structure to write our own poems. POETRY I ONLINE with Michelle Peñaloza Six sessions Sept. 18–Oct. 23 Whether a beginning poet or lover of the art, this class will introduce you to the General: $295 | Member: $265.50 beauty and complexity of writing and reading poetry, as well as the basics of the workshop model. We will look to image, metaphor, sound, lineation, and structure to write our own poems. POETRY II with Keetje Kuipers Eight sessions Thursdays, Sept. 28–Nov. 16 This class will build upon craft learned in Poetry I. Through more intensive readings, 7:10–9:10 pm prompts, discussions, and workshops of your poems, we will further develop our poetic General: $375 | Member: $337.50 technique.
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