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Trivia Night is Back!
Speculative Fiction Trivia Night is back in 2022! Join us on Sunday, March 20 at 5pm Think you know a lot about speculative fiction? Our quizmaster Seanan McGuire leads the multiverse’s most challenging trivia night of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. This event will be held online to preserve the health of our fleet; no…
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Supporting an International Community of Writers
The following message was sent to us from Tania Chen as part of our 2021 #successstories series: My name is Tania Chen, and I am a Chinese Mexican queer writer living in Mexico City. I guess I consider myself primarily a speculative horror writer. I love horror, whether it’s in film format, or book, or…
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Remembering Jane E. Hawkins
Introduction by Greg Bear, with obituary by Ian K. Hagemann, originally published to Facebook on January 8, 2022 Here’s to the passing of Jane E. Hawkins, one of our esteemed Clarion West students from the class of ’88. We have also lost from this class Mary Rosenblum and Kathy Ann Goonan. As a teacher of…
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New Scholarships to Encourage Black, Indigenous, and Writers of Color to Attend
Applications are open for the 2022 Clarion West Workshop for speculative fiction writers. Offered every summer in Seattle, Clarion West has over 600 graduates, including Russell L. Bates (winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival), editor Sheree Renée Thomas (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction), Nisi Shawl…
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Clarion West Selected As Amazon Literary Partnership 2021 Grant Recipient
Grant to Be Earmarked for Evolving Workshop Culture to Inspire Equity, Empowerment, and Innovation in Writing Workshops. Seattle, WA June 3, 2021 — The Amazon Literary Partnership today announced that Clarion West received a grant to support its program and operations. Clarion West is among the list of 80 Amazon Literary Partnership Grant Recipients for…
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A Classmate Remembers Kathleen Ann Goonan
A Classmate Remembers Kathleen Ann Goonan Beverly Suarez-Beard Kathleen Ann Goonan (CW ’88) died on January 28, 2021, at the age of 68. She was the award-winning author of more than forty short stories and seven novels. Her first novel, Queen City Jazz (1994), a New York Times Notable Book, was short-listed for the British Science Fiction Association Award. Her…
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This Week at Clarion West
It’s book birthday time! On February 9, we celebrated the release of the Pocket Workshop, a collection of more than two dozen essays by Clarion West instructors and alumni that delves into the art and craft of writing as a way of life. Order your copy from Hydra House today. Proceeds of the sales benefit Clarion…
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Beyond Afrofuturism: Black Editors and Publishers in Speculative Fiction
Clarion West is pleased to present a series of conversations featuring today’s Black publishers and editors of anthologies and magazines, aimed at expanding our understanding of the ways in which editorial roles impact the worlds of speculative fiction. This series is presented in partnership with the Seattle Public Library and is supported by The Seattle…
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Focus on Indigenous Futures
Focus on Indigenous Futures This March, don’t miss two classes with a focus on writing Indigenous Futures. Speculative fiction gives us the opportunity to reflect on past, present, and future through writing and creating. Participants will imagine their way through Futurisms by interweaving their own cultures and life experiences into science fiction and game writing….
