Shweta speaks five languages, belongs to four cultures, has had three careers, loves two cities, and thinks escapism is excellent.
She/her.
Betsy Aoki, a Clarion West alum, has led technical projects for more than 20 years, and is currently a game producer working on Age of Empires.
Linda is a huge fan of science fiction in all its forms. She lives in Seattle, where she writes, listens to audiobooks, wrangles a small cockapoo, and donates to medical research, social services, and arts organizations.
She/her.
Reader, gardener, hiker, political junkie, owner of a troublesome cat, and investor. Susan serves on the Development Committee.
She/her.
Jon Lasser lives in Seattle. He’s a graduate of Clarion West 2016. His stories have appeared in Galaxy’s Edge, Diabolical Plots, Underland Arcana, and elsewhere.
He/him.
Nisi Shawl has been on the board 20 years! They attended Clarion West in 1992 and are still writing. Their time as CW’s Communications Director helped tighten their prose.
They/them.
Yang-Yang Wang is an actor and writer who attended Clarion West in 2014. A lover of brevity, and former board chair, he can be found Wednesday evenings on a Fantasy Author D&D Twitch Stream.
He/him.
Gordon B. White is a CW ’17 grad and strives for good literary citizenship. Free time finds him at the gym with his wife or napping with his dog.
He/him.