The 2019 Worldbuilder Scholarship

The 2019 Worldbuilder Scholarship to attend Clarion West Writers Workshop has been awarded to Tim Chawaga of Brooklyn, New York. The Worldbuilder Scholarship covers tuition, fees, and lodging for one student each year, and is funded by George R. R. Martin and blind-judged by Martin’s team. The scholarship is awarded to a student with strong…

The 2019 Poul and Karen Anderson Memorial International Travel Fund

The 2019 Poul and Karen Anderson Memorial International Travel Fund has been awarded to Eugenia Triantafyllou from Greece. The travel fund, supported by Astrid and Greg Bear, honors Poul and Karen Anderson, the parents of Astrid Bear, and their love of travel and meeting people in the worldwide science fiction and fantasy community. Science fiction and fantasy…

Announcing the Clarion West Summer Workshop Instructors for 2020

Clarion West is excited to announce the instructors for our 2020 Six-Week Summer Workshop: Week 1 – Andy DuncanWeek 2 – Eileen GunnWeek 3 – Tina Connolly & Caroline M. YoachimWeek 4 – Nalo HopkinsonWeek 5 – Neil ClarkeWeek 6 – Ted Chiang The Clarion West 2020 Six-Week Summer Workshop will take place from June 21 – July 31, 2020 in…

Vonda McIntyre (1948–2019)

The Clarion West community has been devastated by the passing of Vonda McIntyre, our founder. Vonda passed away in her Seattle home on April 1, 2019, at 6:25pm, surrounded by friends. She was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer in February this year, and the swift progression of the disease shocked her entire community….

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…