2027 Workshop & Instructor Announcements!
Flash Fiction Groups
The Flash Fiction Groups will be returning from June 3 – July 3, 2027. In this virtual event, writers are placed into small groups and challenged to write and critique four flash fiction pieces over four weeks.
In 2027, the Flash Fiction Groups will be guided by mastermind Kij Johnson. Two live office hours provide a chance to ask questions and get tips to help improve your craft!
Sign ups will go live in May. Learn more here.
Novel Writing Workshop
Our third Novel Writing Workshop will be led by Premee Mohamed!
Clarion West will be opening applications for the 2027 Novel Writing Workshop in November. The virtual workshop will run for 9 months, from March – November 2027.
Learn more about the Novel Writing Workshop and watch for updates here.
Six-Week Workshop
The Clarion West Six-Week workshop will be virtual again in 2027, continuing with the updated virtual format designed to give students more time to write, additional lecture time with instructors, and more experimentation with workshopping models.
We’re pleased to announce the 2027 instructors:
- Week Two: Henry Lien
- Week Three: Shingai Kagunda
- Week Five: dave ring
- Week Six: Darcie Little Badger
The Clarion West 2027 Six-Week Workshop will take place from June 20 – July 31, 2027.
We’ll announce when applications go live on the Six-Week Workshop page.
About Clarion West
Each year, Clarion West is able to provide full and partial scholarships to a significant number of applicants, thanks to our generous community of donors and sponsors.
Founded in 1971, Clarion West holds a six-week workshop each summer geared toward helping writers of speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) at the beginnings of their professional careers. Each workshop is limited to 15–18 students, and four of the six weeks feature a different instructor, a highly-regarded author or editor offering a unique perspective on the field. Applicants and students come from everywhere in the world, and graduates frequently go on to professional success.
At Clarion West, we’ve seen how new workshopping models in the classroom can improve students’ overall experience. We’ve found that virtual students benefit from additional training and downtime; this schedule offers more opportunities for the class to get to know each other, gain additional expertise with unfamiliar workshop models, and stay caught up with the thousands of words they’ll be writing and reading in a summer. This updated virtual format will be more accessible and will allow us to better practice our core values.
Clarion West wants to bring the Six-Week Workshop back to Seattle. Learn more about the Urban Resident Program currently in development.