Recommended Reading for Native American Heritage Month
November 30, 2022
Today, on the final day of Native American Heritage Month, we want to take a moment to acknowledge some of the Indigenous speculative authors that
Workshops for people who are serious about writing
Clarion West is a nonprofit literary organization that runs an acclaimed six-week residential workshop every summer, online classes and workshops, one-day and weekend workshops, a reading series every summer, and other events throughout the year.
Our Mission
We support emerging and underrepresented voices by providing writers with world-class instruction to empower their creation of wild and amazing worlds. Through conversation and public engagement, we bring those voices to an ever-expanding community.
You can support Clarion West’s mission to forge new voices in speculative fiction in many different ways. Find out more!
Latest News
Clarion West Workshop Needs New Home
November 21, 2022
Clarion West has a long history of partnering with universities and organizations in the Seattle area to house the Six-Week Workshop. As we’ve honed in
Celebrating Hispanic and Latinx/e authors of speculative fiction
October 10, 2022
As we reach the end of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to take the opportunity to lift up authors from our community of Hispanic
Remembering Bruce Taylor (CW ’71)
September 19, 2022
Clarion West graduate and instructor Kathleen Alcalá (CW ’87) remembers Bruce Taylor, a fixture in the Clarion West community since the first workshop, held in
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