Clarion West News

Due to the swift and generous response of the SF community, we have now received enough money to replace the four student laptops stolen July 4 from rooms at the Clarion West residence. Thank you all so much for your very timely help. We'd especially like to thank Jay Lake, Cory Doctorow, and the many other blogger/donors for their generosity and for alerting others to the need for money and laptops.  Read more »

We have more than 50 writers signed up for the 2008 Write-a-thon. Paul Park, Eileen Gunn, Lisa Tuttle, Michael Swanwick, Nisi Shawl, Cat Rambo, Steve Miller, Amy Thomson, and a host of others from all our graduating classes will be writing for donations from June 22 through August 1. Read how they're doing here. Support Clarion West by sponsoring them as they reach their writing goals.

We just received a $1,500 grant from King County’s 4Culture Sustaining Support program. Kate Schaefer, Acting Development Director, says that while individual donations are the core of Clarion West’s support, “this kind of grant is important, too.  Read more »

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 »

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 »

Potlatch 17 will be held in Seattle at the Hotel Deca from February 29 through March 2. From its first year of existence, Potlatch has been an important source of financial support for Clarion West. In 2008 Potlatch will host several special 25th Anniversary events for us.  Read more »