It’s one of the most exciting times of year here at Clarion West—Summer Workshop season! Keep writing all summer long with your fellow writers and the Clarion West Write-a-thon. There are in-person and online events planned, as well as a prize drawing at the end of the Write-a-thon. Find out more and sign up today! In…
Clarion West has announced an exciting lineup of One-Day Workshops for this fall: Susan Palwick (CW ’85), September 18: When Worldviews Collide: Character as Conflict Nisi Shawl (CW ’92), October 9: Voice and Diversity Cat Rambo (CW ’05), November 20: Rewriting and Revisioning David Levine (CW ’00), December 4: Integrating Character, Plot, and Worldbuilding Visit…
Clarion West is plunging headlong into workshop season! If you’re in the area, we hope you’ll join us for our Summer Reading Series on Tuesday evenings. Locations vary, so check the Summer Reading Series page for more details. We also hope you’ll join us for this year’s Write-a-thon. You can meet your writing goals this summer and support…
The cherry trees are in full bloom and the days are getting longer and warmer in Seattle, where Clarion West is busy getting ready for summer. The Clarion West class of 2016 has been announced and our workshop staff and volunteers are preparing for the workshop, the Summer Reading Series, and the Write-a-thon. We have…
Here at Clarion West, the action is ramping up as we prepare for the Six-Week Workshop, the Summer Reading Series, and some great spring One-Day Workshops. We have exciting news about the Nebula Awards in this edition of the Alumni News, as well as new work from our alumni. There’s still space available in these…
Clarion West is honored to present the Summer Workshop Class of 2016: Taimur Ahmad, from New York City/Princeton, New Jersey Betsy Aoki, from Seattle, Washington Elizabeth Bartmess, from San Francisco, California Octavia Cade, from New Zealand Paul DesCombaz, from Saint Paul, Minnesota Lora Gray, from Kent, Ohio C.A. Hawksmoor, from North Wales Jon Lasser, from…
There’s some great reading for cold February evenings in this month’s Alumni News! Clarion West’s staff and volunteers are busy with applications and preparing for this summer’s workshop and readings. We’ve just announced four new One-Day Workshops for spring 2016: Writing in Scenes, taught by Jack Skillingstead and Nancy Kress on March 20 Blistering Action Scenes…
Welcome to the new year! Everyone here at Clarion West is excited about what the new year holds: the Summer Workshop, One-Day Workshops, the Summer Reading Series, the Write-a-thon, and more. Applications are still open for the Clarion West Summer Workshop, and the application fee is discounted to $30 before February 10. If you or a…
Clarion West is proud to announce their sponsorship of the Seattle Public Library’s flash fiction contest, Door to a Pink Universe. This contest is in honor of Octavia Butler, who taught several times for Clarion West and who heralded libraries for their contribution to her development as a writer. One of the prizes for this…
The weather’s gotten chilly in Seattle, but at Clarion West our hearts are warm and full of gratitude this holiday season. Many, many thanks to our volunteers and supporters who put their time and funds into making this one of the best workshops in the known universe! If you’re thinking about your year-end giving, now’s…