As much mourned as the old Hugo House was, the tide in Seattle has shifted — we haven't forgotten the old, but we're getting darned excited about the new. If you've looked at the photos and descriptions, it's impossible not to be: a tricked-out performance space, more rooms for classes, more community space for writers to gather and write.

Hugo House is a place, but it's a spirit, too, a spirit that Seattle7Writers shares. Jennie Shortridge, one of Seattle7Writers' co-founders, has a few words to say about Hugo House:

The first person I met in the Seattle writing community when I moved here in 2005 was Frances McCue, who toured me through her co-creation, Hugo House, a charmingly dilapidated reclaimed mortuary serving as the literary hub of the city. The second person I met was Garth Stein ...

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