Writing Trauma, part 2
November 8, 2021
During our 2021 Write-a-thon, we spoke with three writers who are also a chaplain, an ICU nurse, and a doctor of psychiatry, to hear their
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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.
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Congratulations to our 2021 Octavia E. Butler and Worldbuilder Scholars!
October 22, 2021
Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Recipients This summer, the Carl Brandon Society generously donated two full scholarships to Clarion West students. Lue Palmer of Toronto,
Recommended Reading from Hispanic & Latinx Writers
October 14, 2021
As we reach the close of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, we’ve put together the following list of recommended reading by authors of
Writing Trauma, part 1
September 28, 2021
Imposter syndrome. Doomscrolling. Adult attention deficit disorder. These are just a few of the mental and emotional experiences that make our stories feel like failures
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