Clarion West’s exciting Summer Reading Series, featuring prominent writers of science fiction and fantasy who are teaching its prestigious Six-Week Workshop, will take place in June and July of 2015. This year’s workshop instructors hail from all over the world and between them write an incredible variety of work: from Afro-Caribbean speculative fiction, to one…
This is one of those times of year where things only appear quiet here at Clarion West. Like ducks, our feet are furiously paddling under the surface: working on selecting the Class of 2015, putting on One-Day Workshops and an upcoming special event, and putting together the Summer Reading Series and the annual Write-a-thon. We…
Clarion West is honored to present the Summer Workshop Class of 2015: Dinesh Pulandram, from Melbourne, Australia Garret Johnston, from Sherwood Park, Alberta Rebecca Campbell, from Windsor, Ontario Monidipa “Mimi” Mondal, from Calcutta*, India Thersa Matsuura, from Yaizu, Japan Samuel Kolawole, from Ibadan, Nigeria Michael Sebastian, from Los Angeles, CA Jake Stone, from Bloomington, IN…
Please join Clarion West on April 25 for an evening of conversation and conviviality with Kim Stanley Robinson and fellow speculative fiction fans and writers. Enjoy specially selected wines and paella made on-site at one of the most spectacular homes in Seattle. The highlight of the evening will include a lively discussion led by Greg…
The weather might be cold and damp, but here at Clarion West our hearts are warm and our hands are busy—application season is in full swing! Applications for the 2015 Summer Six-Week Workshop close on March 1. If you’re planning on applying but have been procrastinating, now’s the moment to get in and apply. Also, check out…
At Clarion West, January means one thing—application season for the Summer Six-Week Workshop is in full swing! Our staff is busy working behind the scenes to make sure 2015 is a fantastic year for the Clarion West Workshop. Not only are we preparing for the Six-Week Workshop, but we also have some great One-Day Workshops coming up. L….
Registration is now open for our three Spring One-Day Workshops: Sunday, March 15 • L. Timmel Duchamp • How to Read As a Writer For this workshop only, the registration fee is $150. Critiques from a variety of readers give writers insight into how the words they’ve put on the page are being transformed into the…
As we come to the close of the year, Clarion West would like to thank its many friends and supporters for all of your hard work and encouragement in 2014. Thank you, everyone! We are lucky to have such a strong community, both here in Seattle and around the world. We’ve opened applications for the Six-Week…
The annual Clarion West Benefit Auction at Potlatch will be held at the Hotel Deca at 8:00pm on February 7, but now is the time to donate your curious, collectible, geeky, and otherwise desirable items. Please complete this online form so that we can include your items in the auction catalog. If you plan to attend…
Clarion West Six-Week Workshop: June 21 – July 31, 2015 If you’re interested in attending the 2015 Six-Week Workshop, now is your moment! Visit the workshop page for details about how to apply as well as other information about costs, deadlines, and what the Clarion West experience is like. We have an all-new electronic application process…