Introducing Clarion West’s 2026 Novel Workshop Class
We are delighted to welcome ten writers this year’s 2026 Novel Writing Workshop. These writers will be working to complete a novel draft under the guidance of novelist and teacher Dr. Karen Lord (CW instructor ‘18 & ‘23)
The Novel Writing Workshop Class of 2025
Heather Aruffo (Fairbanks, AL, USA)
Deanna Johnston (Massachusetts, USA)
Doug Karpa (Mill Valley, CA, USA)
Bjoern Krausser (Munich, Germany)
Lia Lao (Sydney, Australia)
Angela Liu (NY, USA and Tokyo, Japan)
Hien Nguyen (Georgia, USA)
Anjali Nova Patel (New York City, NY, USA)
Sam W. Pisciotta (Colorado and New York, USA)
Ky-Phong Tran (Long Beach, CA, US)
Welcome and Congratulations!