Clarion West Alumni News for March 2019

It’s March, and you know what that means. Wait, what does that mean? Oh, right. It means applications responses are coming. In the next few days, our workshop staff should be finished with the difficult task of selecting our Class of 2019 from the extraordinary pool of applicants this year. These eighteen lucky and unsuspecting individuals will come…

Clarion West Alumni News for February 2019

“Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.” Daisaku Ikeda Welcome to February! Here at Clarion West, the big scramble this month is the end of application season. At the time of writing, there are ten days left to apply to Clarion West’s Summer Workshop in 2019. Time passed fast, didn’t it? If you…

Clarion West Alumni News for November 2018

Welcome, stranger, to the November Alumni News. November is always a great month for reflection and thankfulness. With the days shortening and the holidays rapidly approaching, we hope you all take a moment from your busy schedules to look around, breathe in the autumn air, and briefly check in with yourself. Self-care is important. If…

Clarion West Alumni News for October 2018

Boo! Were you scared? Welcome to the October Alumni News. October is the month of Halloween, that most supernatural of holidays. And whether you’re celebrating Halloween or All Saints’ Day or Día de Muertos, wherever you are in the world, we hope you’re keeping up with your writing, reading, and love of all things spooky, mystical, and…

Clarion West Alumni News for July 2018

Wait, what? It’s July!? It’s true; the year is officially half over. The Summer Workshop is half over, too, and the talented Class of 2018 is starting to feel the effects of four sustained weeks of learning, writing, reading, and socializing. There’s more excitement to come before the end, though! The 2018 Write-a-thon is going strong….