Welcome to the June 2017 edition of the Clarion West Alumni News! It’s Summer Workshop season, our favorite time of year here. The Class of 2017 is working hard, challenging themselves and each other, learning and living storytelling for six all-too-short weeks. The Clarion West Write-a-thon is underway, and if you haven’t sponsored a writer yet, now’s…
Welcome to the June edition of the Clarion West Alumni News! The Summer Workshop is about to begin, and Clarion West’s staff and volunteers are all working hard to prepare for the workshop and students. If you would like to help keep the Class of 2017 fueled and caffeinated, visit our Amazon wish list. Everything purchased…
Welcome to the Clarion West May Alumni News! Here at Clarion West, we’re getting ready for the Summer Workshop, putting all the details in place and anticipating meeting the students when they arrive next month. If you’re in the Pacific Northwest, please join us for the Summer Reading Series, where you can meet our distinguished instructors…
Welcome to the April edition of the Clarion West Alumni News! This month, we have some stunning alumni publication announcements, as well as news of awards. The Clarion West Class of 2017 has been announced! We’re in the throes of preparing for the Summer Workshop once more, getting all the details settled. Look for announcements…
Welcome to the Clarion West March Alumni News! There’s a lot of excellent news this month in awards and publications. There are still spaces available in these One-Day Workshops: April 2, 2017 with instructor Hannu Rajaniemi: Technology and Magic as Characters May 21, 2017 with instructor Randy Henderson: Level Up as a Writer June 4, 2017 with…
Welcome to the first Alumni News of 2017! Books, stories, and more abound this month. Applications for the 2017 Summer Workshop are open. The application fee increases to $60 after February 10, so if you’re thinking about applying, now’s a great time. Most of our students hear about the workshop from friends, colleagues, and teachers,…
December is here, and Summer Workshop application season is upon us! If you’d like to apply, or know someone who does, you can find the details on the Summer Workshop page. We’ve also just announced six new One-Day workshops for winter and spring: January 22, 2017 with instructor Curtis C. Chen: Synopses and Queries: How Do They…
Here at Clarion West, we’re busy preparing for Summer Workshop application season. If you know a writer that might want to apply for the workshop, let them know that applications open in early December, and the application fee is discounted for early applicants. See the Summer Workshop page for more details. We have two more Fall One-Day…
Welcome to the September edition of the Clarion West Alumni News! Our fall One-Day Workshop series are now open for registration: September 18: When Worldviews Collide: Character as Conflict with instructor Susan Palwick October 9: Voice and Diversity with instructor Nisi Shawl November 20: Rewriting and Revisioning with instructor Cat Rambo December 4: Integrating Character, Plot, and Worldbuilding with instructor David Levine We’re…
Welcome to the August edition of the Clarion West Alumni News! There’s a lot of great stuff in this edition, including an announcement of a new Clarion West class tradition, award announcements, and—as usual—lots of great reading. Alumni, if you have news you’d like to share with the Clarion West community, send it to ….