Mary Rosenblum (1952-2018)


Meet Sejuti Bala Each year, Clarion West works with a new artist to create an image that is used across the Write-a-thon, on our website, and for the Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy reading series poster. The poster illustration is custom designed by the artist with their personal interpretation of speculative fiction. In 2025,…
Clarion West is pleased to announce that Kris Millering has joined the staff as our Communications Specialist. Kris attended the Six-Week Workshop in 2009, and has nearly two decades of experience working on marketing and site production for tech companies in the greater Seattle area. Among many other things, she will be working on the…
The Development and Outreach Coordinator is a part-time development position responsible for the care and coordination of key relationships including, but not limited to our volunteers, grantors, and donors. This position involves specific administrative tasks, development and implementation of annual giving strategies, and working closely with the Executive Director (ED) and Art & Communications Director…
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 founder and life-long supporter, Vonda N. McIntyre. With story notes by Una McCormack, this collection spans the whole of McIntyre’s career, showing the broad range of her interests and her…
Speculative Fiction Trivia Night is back in 2022! Join us on Sunday, March 20 at 5pm Think you know a lot about speculative fiction? Our quizmaster Seanan McGuire leads the multiverse’s most challenging trivia night of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. This event will be held online to preserve the health of our fleet; no…
We are pleased to announce new One-Day Workshops for winter: The Three Ps: Plotting, Planning, and Progress January 17, 2016 – Mark Teppo How to Read As a Writer February 21, 2016 – L. Timmel Duchamp
Writing can be a lonely pursuit. Clarion West provides community and world-class instruction to early-career writers of science-fiction, fantasy, and horror; and we need your help now more than ever. DONATE TODAY! Any amount is valuable; and a recurring monthly gift provides us with stability in what promises to be an interesting future.