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2008 Workshop Application Deadline Has Passed
A Workshop for People Who Are Serious About Writing
Clarion West is an intensive six-week workshop for writers preparing for professional careers in science fiction and fantasy, held annually in Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Mary Rosenblum |
Cory Doctorow |
Connie Willis |
Sheree R. Thomas |
Chuck Palahniuk |
2008 Writers Workshop
The 2008 workshop will run from June 22 through August 1. The application deadline for this year's workshop has passed. Applicants should expect to hear from us by late March.
Visit our Workshop page for general information about the workshop, and check back here in September for information about the 2009 session.
CW News
- Mar 22 2008
On Saturday, March 1, Potlatch 17 sponsored the annual Clarion West Scholarship Fund Benefit Auction, which brought in over $2800 thanks to your donations and purchases. Read more »
- Mar 22 2008
The first event in Clarion West’s year-long celebration of 25 consecutive writers’ workshops took place in Seattle on February 29. Potlatch 17, a small literary SF convention, hosted a reception featuring tasty desserts and much reminiscing and updating among workshop alumni, instructors, and friends—plus appearances by two of the workshop’s founders, Marilyn J. Holt and J.T. Stewart. Read more »
- Nov 22 2007
Our most recent Clarion West Write-a-thon ended in July of 2007, along with our most recent workshop. Several participants posted about their agony and ecstasy in the Clarion West Forums. We particularly relished Michael Swanwick and Eileen Gunn's Write-a-thon smackdown challenge and cruel elf-focused collaborations. Read more »
