The second summer reading and conversation featuring 2025 Six-Week Workshop instructor Maurice Broaddus, with Cadwell Turnbull (CW ’16) as his conversation partner. Maurice will read from his work and then chat with Cadwell before turning to the audience for questions. You will be able to submit questions in the webinar. This event will be held live...

New This Year: Unlock Special Guest Instructor Q&As for the whole community! July 12: Join us for our first Write-a-thon Bonus Q&A in Zoom at 9:00 AM Pacific with Stephen Graham Jones! We're on target to raise our first $5,000 for the Write–a-thon, unlocking our first surprise guest (a past Clarion West instructor!) Stephen Graham...

The Clarion West staff will host two hours of writing and community to kick-off the Write-a-thon this year. Snacks will be provided, as well as great company. Set your goals and get started writing. If we’ve unlocked the first $5,000, we will stream the first Write-a-thon Surprise Guest together at Common AREA Maintenance, followed by...

New This Year: Unlock Special Guest Instructor Q&As for the whole community! July 15: Join us for our second Write-a-thon Bonus Q&A in Zoom at 6:00 PM Pacific with Sarah Pinsker! We're on target to raise $10,000 for the Write–a-thon, unlocking our second surprise guest (a past Clarion West instructor!) Sarah Pinsker: Joining us on...

Bring your WIP for a one hour virtual writing session hosted by Clarion Alum and Unicorn Author Club founder Minal Hajratwala (CW'19). Need a prompt? We have those, too!

Get your writing juices flowing at the mid-way mark! Bring your work-in-progress and check your writing goals — are you finally going to earn the Overachiever Badge this year? Join the Clarion West staff for two hours of writing and community. This event is free and open to the whole community! If you'd like to...

The summer’s third author event is a conversation between two of our 2025 Six-Week Workshop instructors. Join Diana Pho, editor of Erewhon Books, and award-winning writer Carlos Hernandez as they answer your questions about the state of science fiction and fantasy publishing today. Have a novel you've finished that you'd love to untrunk? Wondering what...

Bring your WIP for a one hour virtual writing session hosted by Clarion Alum and Unicorn Author Club founder Minal Hajratwala (CW'19). Need a prompt? We have those, too!

New This Year: Unlock Special Guest Instructor Q&As for the whole community! July 24: Join us for our third Write-a-thon Bonus Q&A in Zoom at 6:00 PM Pacific with Charlie Jane Anders! We're on target to raise $15,000 for the Write–a-thon, unlocking our third surprise guest (a past Clarion West instructor!) Charlie Jane Anders! Joining...

Join us for this one hour introduction to Scrivener, brought to you by Write-a-thon sponsor Literature & Latte! This webinar will be held in Zoom so bring your questions.

July’s open mic will be another summer partnership between Clarion West and Two Hour Transport! Held at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater, this outdoor open mic is a community favorite. This is a free event.

The Clarion West Summer Reading Series will be held virtually and streamed live over Zoom during the Six-Week Workshop. Join us for our final event, a conversation between Martha Wells and Kate Elliott! This event will begin with a conversation between Martha and Kate. There will be time to take questions from the audience. Participants will be...