It was a fantastic Summer Workshop season and Write-a-thon, and our workshop staff and volunteers are taking a well-deserved breather. Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s workshop, events, and Write-a-thon a success! The workshop is the effort of many dedicated hands, and we couldn’t do it without the support of the Clarion…
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…
Clarion West is pleased to announce the instructors for the 2018 Summer Workshop. Week 1 – Daniel Abraham Week 2 – Ken MacLeod Week 3 – Yoon Ha Lee Week 4 – Karen Lord Week 5 – Karen Joy Fowler Week 6 – Ellen Datlow Read more about the instructors on the Summer Workshop page….
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…
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects across the country in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award to Clarion West in support of the Summer Workshop and Summer Reading Series….
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…
Clarion West is honored to present the Clarion West Summer Workshop Class of 2017, who hail from Singapore, Cyprus, Mexico, England, and the United States: Andrea M. Pawley Mark Galarrita Izzy Wasserstein A. T. Greenblatt Gordon White Stephanie Malia Morris Robert Minto E.L. Bangs Andrea Chapela Patrick Lofgren Joanne Lim-Pousard Vina Jie-Min Prasad Shweta Adhyam…
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,…