Rebecca Roanhorse in Conversation with Tara Campbell
July 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
While the Six-Week Workshop is virtual again this year, Clarion West instructors Rebecca Roanhorse and Tara Campbell will join us in Seattle on July 23 at the Seattle Public Library.
Clarion West’s tradition of bringing prominent writers of science fiction and fantasy who are teaching its prestigious Six-Week Workshop continues in 2026. Rebecca will read from her work and answer questions about writing, teaching, editing, and other topics. These events are a chance to get to know some of the most prominent and award-winning writers working in speculative fiction today.
The reading will take place at the Seattle Public Library — Central Location located at 1000 4th Ave at 7pm on Thursday, July 23.
About Rebecca Roanhorse
Rebecca Roanhorse is a New York Times bestselling and Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Award-winning speculative fiction writer. She has published multiple award-winning short stories and novels, including two novels in The Sixth World Series, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn, Race to the Sun for the Rick Riordan imprint, and the Hugo-nominated epic fantasy trilogy Between Earth and Sky. She was the guest editor of America’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy (2023), a contributor to the New York Times “100 Best Books of the 21st Century”, and a judge for the Ursula K. LeGuin Prize for Fiction (2025). She has also written for Marvel comics and games, and her TV writing credits include FX’s A Murder at the End of the World, the Marvel series Echo for Disney+, and Netflix series animation. She has had her own work optioned by Paramount, Amazon Studios, Netflix, and AMC Studios. More at Rebecca’s website: https://rebeccaroanhorse.com/
About Tara Campbell
Tara Campbell is an award-winning writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse, and graduate of American University’s MFA in Creative Writing. Publication credits include Masters Review, Wigleaf, Electric Literature, CRAFT Literary, Uncharted Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, and Escape Pod/Artemis Rising. She’s the author of the eco sci-fi novel TreeVolution, two hybrid collections of poetry and prose, and two short story collections from feminist sci-fi publisher Aqueduct Press. Her sixth book, City of Dancing Gargoyles (SFWP), was a finalist for the 2025 Philip K. Dick Award, and listed in Reactor Magazine’s “Best Books of 2024” and Locus and SFWA’s Recommended Reading. She teaches creative writing at venues such as Johns Hopkins University, Clarion West, The Writer’s Center, and Hugo House. Find her at www.taracampbell.com