Call for Summer 2024 Poster Artist
November 29, 2023
Clarion West is searching for an artist to create artwork for our 2024 summer programming! Please share this call with the artists you know that
Workshops for people who are serious about writing
Our Mission
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.
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
Little Sisters and Other Stories
November 29, 2023
Clarion West is pleased to announce the release of Little Sisters and Other Stories. This collection presents a selection of short fiction by Clarion West
Updates for the 2024 Six-Week Workshop
November 14, 2023
Housing We are excited to announce that Clarion West’s Six-Week Workshop will return to its traditional home in Seattle’s University District next summer! We are
Calling for Application Fee Donations
October 25, 2023
This year we are creating a pool for application fees for the Six-Week Workshop, and if you are someone who usually donates application fees, we’re
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