Summer Workshop Wish List

Want to get involved with this summer’s workshop? This year, we’re sending all Six-Week Workshop students care packages with Clarion West swag. We’ll also have a class social budget to invite visitors to drop in and hang out with the class.

Clarion West will also host local events for writers to meet up and write alongside the class during the Write-a-thon, including a celebratory reading with Two Hour Transport in the park. And, Clarion West will host a graduation party for the community at Hugo House.

If you’d like to help out, you can donate to cover any of the workshop needs below. Some needs on the list will be updated closer to the workshop.

Fund a care package for a student (Clarion West goodies plus shipping costs): $60 (15 available)

Fund a guest visitor to the class: $150 (6 available)

Host a reading in the park with Two Hour Transport! Donate $335 to be our official host for a reading event with Two Hour Transport at Magnuson Park on Saturday, July 26. The host fee covers the park reservation to provide an outdoor location for the community to gather in. (1 available)

Host Clarion West’s graduation party at Hugo House!: $300. Clarion West will gather the community to celebrate our class of 2025 on Saturday, August 2. More details to come. (1 available)

Host WorldCon Events

Clarion West will hold parties in Seattle during WorldCon (August 13-17). You can help us bring the community together by sponsoring one of these events.

Host Community Party at Hugo House: $300. You’re invited to party with us at Hugo House on August 13 from 7-9pm! This party kicks off our WorldCon events. (1 available)

Host Reading and Party at Common Area Maintenance. We’re inviting alumni to read at our second WorldCon party on August 15, from 5-8pm. Party hosts Andy Duncan and Nancy Kress will greet you at the door, and you’ll be able to mingle with Clarion West alumni and instructors. (1 available) This event has been sponsored!

Non-financial donations

If you have extra travel points, hotel points, or miles to offer Clarion West for a guest visitor, please contact Marnee at  to see if any of these can be applied to reduce our programming travel costs.