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SUMMARY:Seattle Arts & Lectures Partner Event: Ted Chiang Presents
DESCRIPTION:Ted Chiang Presents: Love\, Hope\, and Other Four Letter Words with Kelly Link at Town Hall Seattle — Part of the SAL Ted Chiang Presents series. Find the Clarion West table at the event! \n\n\n\nDescribed as one of the “ten greatest Taiwanese computing personalities\,” and the former Digital Minister of Taiwan\, Audrey Tang has made it her mission to align technology with democracy\, and to counteract the polarization\, inequality\, loneliness\, and fear that digital technology has catalyzed. \n\n\n\nQ&A with Community Curated Series director Ted Chiang. \n\n\n\nDigital technology threatens to tear free and open societies apart through polarization\, inequality\, and loneliness. But in the decade since the weeks-long occupation of their parliament\, a diverse island of resilience has shown another way is possible. \n\n\n\nPlurality\, Tang’s open-source self-governed project\, co-written by E. Glen Weyl and a global community of dozens of contributors\, details how Taiwan achieved inclusive\, technology-fueled growth\, overcame the pandemic without lockdowns and the infodemic without takedowns\, entrusted its people to tackle shared challenges like environmental protection while capitalizing on a culture of innovation to “hack the government.” \n\n\n\nDigital Minister Audrey Tang and her collaborators – architects of Taiwan’s internationally acclaimed digital democracy – achieved inclusive\, technology-fueled growth that harnesses digital tools to strengthen both social unity and diversity. From intimate digitally empowered telepathy to global trade running on social networks rather than money\, Plurality offers tools to radically enrich relationships while making sure we leave no one behind. The ideas promise to transform every sector from health care to media\, as illustrated by the way it has been written: as a chorus of open\, self-governing collaboration of voices from around the globe. \n\n\n\nAudrey Tang is a software programmer known for revitalizing the computer languages Perl and Haskell and for building the online spreadsheet system EtherCalc in collaboration with Dan Bricklin. Audrey Tang served as Taiwan’s first Minister of Digital Affairs—making her the first non-binary official in the top executive cabinet—where she was tasked with helping government agencies communicate policy goals and managing information published by the government\, both via digital means. \n\n\n\nAudrey Tang served on Taiwan’s National Development Council’s Open Data committee and K-12 curriculum committee\, and she led the country’s first e-Rulemaking project. She has also worked as a consultant with Apple on computational linguistics\, with Oxford University Press on crowd lexicography and with Socialtext on social interaction design. She actively contributes to g0v (“gov zero”)\, a vibrant community that focuses on creating tools for the civil society with the call to “fork the government.” \n\n\n\nTed Chiang\, this year’s Community Curated Series director\, has won four Hugo\, four Nebula\, and six Locus Awards\, and his fiction has been reprinted in Best American Short Stories. His first collection Stories of Your Life and Others has been translated into twenty-one languages\, and the title story was the basis for the Oscar-nominated film Arrival. His second collection Exhalation was chosen by The New York Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2019.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/seattle-arts-lectures-partner-event-ted-chiang-presents-2/
LOCATION:Town Hall Seattle\, 1119 8th Avenue\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Seattle Arts & Lectures Partner Event: Ted Chiang Presents
DESCRIPTION:Natasha Lyonne continues to push boundaries as an Emmy- and Golden Globe nominated producer\, actor\, writer and director with more than three decades in the industry to her name. Known for co-creating the acclaimed series Russian Doll and her pivotal roles in Orange is the New Black and Poker Face\, Lyonne’s work is traced with golden stars.Q&A with Community Curated Series director Ted Chiang. \n\n\n\nNatasha Lyonne co-created the Netflix series Russian Doll\, which won three Emmy Awards\, a total of 14 Emmy nominations including Comedy Series and Lead Actress for Lyonne\, a Gotham Award nomination and a Golden Globe acting nomination for Lyonne after premiering in 2019. She produced\, wrote and directed the series\, in which she starred alongside Greta Lee\, Charlie Barnett and Chloe Sevigny. \n\n\n\nAs a young child\, Lyonne was signed by the Ford Modeling Agency and at the age of six\, she was cast as Opal on Pee-wee’s Playhouse. She is well known for her acclaimed performances in Slums of Beverly Hills\, the beloved comedy directed by Tamara Jenkins\, and co-starring Alan Arkin and Marisa Tomei; the coming-of age comedy But I’m a Cheerleader\, with Clea Duvall and RuPaul; and Everyone Says I Love You. Additional film credits include: The Grey Zone\, Sleeping with Other People\, Hello\, My Name is Doris\, Blade: Trinity\, Party Monster\, James Mangold’s Kate & Leopold\, American Pie\, America Pie 2\, Detroit Rock City\, A Futile & Stupid Gesture and Irresistible. \n\n\n\nTed Chiang\, this year’s Community Curated Series director\, has won four Hugo\, four Nebula\, and six Locus Awards\, and his fiction has been reprinted in Best American Short Stories. His first collection Stories of Your Life and Others has been translated into twenty-one languages\, and the title story was the basis for the Oscar-nominated film Arrival. His second collection Exhalation was chosen by The New York Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2019 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy tickets with SAL
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/seattle-arts-lectures-partner-event-ted-chiang-presents-3/
LOCATION:At Benaroya Hall — S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium\, 200 University St\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Steamy in Seattle 2025
DESCRIPTION:A Huge Thank You To Everyone Who Joined Us This Year!! \n\n\n\nMeet authors Ann Aguirre and Elizabeth Stephens as they discuss the alien romance genre\, science fiction and fantasy worlds\, and what writing romance has taught them! Paranormal romance author Jasmine Silvera to moderate.  \n\n\n\nJoin us at Seattle’s beautiful Nordic Museum for a traditional high tea\, featuring a delightful selection of savory finger sandwiches\, scones\, salad\, and delectable sweet treats catered by Lovely Night Catering — and a custom tea blend provided by Friday Afternoon Tea.  \n\n\n\nTime to pick out your favorite fascinators and elegant gowns to wear or get your fedora ready in preparation for this utterly romantic opportunity to support the literary arts!  \n\n\n\nThis event is not just a fundraiser; it’s a celebration of emerging and underrepresented writers — particularly women in the field of speculative fiction. Steamy in Seattle raises money for our annual programs\, sliding scale tuition\, and scholarship programs.  \n\n\n\nWe hope you’ll consider supporting Clarion West by attending the tea\, supporting the silent auction\, or making a gift in lieu of attending.  \n\n\n\nMasks encouraged.  \n\n\n\nRegister & Stream the Event for Free\n\n\n\nTicket options include:  \n\n\n\nVIP + Reception: $110 \n\n\n\nVIP + Reception includes: early event entry to meet with the authors\, traditional high tea setting\, goodie bag (including one book and other goodies)\, front row seating\, and be the first to line up for book signing after the event. Enjoy tea\, treats\, and the author conversation.  \n\n\n\nTeacup Tier Admission: $85 \n\n\n\nVIP Admission includes: traditional high tea setting and goodie bag (including one tea cup and other goodies). Enjoy tea\, treats\, and the author conversation.  \n\n\n\nTeacup Table Host: $680 \n\n\n\nHost a table of 8 with traditional high tea setting and goodie bags (including one tea cup and other goodies each) for you and your guests. \n\n\n\nGeneral Admission: $55 \n\n\n\nGeneral admission includes event entry and traditional high tea setting. Enjoy tea\, treats\, and the author conversation. \n\n\n\nVirtual Admission: Free \n\n\n\nCan’t join us in person\, but want to hear the conversation? Purchase a virtual ticket to join the event in Zoom & participate in the live Q&A.  \n\n\n\nDonate In Lieu Of Attending\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnn Aguirre \n\n\n\nNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ann Aguirre has been a clown\, a clerk\, a savior of stray kittens\, and a voice actress\, not necessarily in that order. She loves video games\, Korean dramas\, music\, dogs and cats\, and staring at the sea. Though she writes all kinds of genre fiction\, she has a major soft spot for a happily ever after. \n\n\n\nElizabeth Stephens \n\n\n\nTough heroines & possessive Alphas solve mysteries\, fight epic battles\, and fall in love in Elizabeth’s diverse romance & SciFi novels. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Stephens has been living in a fantasy world since she was 11\, and in 2015 finally translated her imagination to print! An author of romantic suspense and science fiction\, she is a big fan of inclusion and her books always include kick ass ladies of color. \n\n\n\nBooks by both authors will be on sale at the event.  \n\n\n\nThe Elliot Bay Book Company is partnering with Clarion West for this event. Copies of I Think I’m In Love With An Alien by Ann Aguirre and special edition Taken to Voraxia paperbacks by Elizabeth Stephens are available for pre-purchase with your ticket or you can purchase these and other books by the authors at the event. Find books by Ann already available at Elliott Bay here. Find books by Elizabeth on her website here. VIP tickets come with one book included.  \n\n\n\nThe Magic of Voice with Ann Aguirre: In-Person in SeattleAdd this is a two-hour\, in-person class from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Sunday\, May 11. You can add this class when purchasing your event ticket or follow the link to learn more and register separately.  \n\n\n\nThank you to our generous sponsors! \n\n\n\n\n\nHagen Insurance Partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/steamy-in-seattle-2025/
LOCATION:Nordic Museum\, 2655 NW Market Street\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98107\, United States
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SUMMARY:LGBTQIA+ Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup & Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:Get to know other local LGBTQIA+ speculative writers at this free meetup. Writers of all skill levels and experience are welcome. Bring writing materials—we’ll have a couple of opportunities for generative writing—and your fabulous self. \n\n\n\nThis is the first of a year-round\, quarterly meeting group check back for information on future meetings!Accessibility: Pipsqueak is on the first level of a building\, with no steps into the space or the bathroom. There is a single-stall\, gender-neutral\, ADA-compliant bathroom.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/lgbtqia-speculative-fiction-writers-meetup-writing-group/
LOCATION:Pipsqueak\, 173 16th Ave\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98112\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250622T120000
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SUMMARY:Clarion West Book Swap @ Octavia E. Butler Birthday Bash
DESCRIPTION:Bring a book\, take a book: the Clarion West book swap is back. This time\, we’ll join Langston’s creative arts team to celebrate science fiction luminary Octavia E. Butler. Come for the live performances\, food\, and refreshments. Stay for the community and celebration! \n\n\n\nAnd don’t forget to bring a book to share (and a reusable tote to take away your new finds!)
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/clarion-west-book-swap-octavia-e-butler-birthday-bash/
LOCATION:Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute\, 104 17th Ave S\, Washington\, 98144\, United States
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SUMMARY:EarthSeed—Celebrating Octavia E. Butler
DESCRIPTION:Join community members and local organizations for a special evening honoring Octavia Butler\, an award-winning American science fiction author\, pioneer of Afrofuturism\, and former Lake Forest Park resident. \n\n\n\nThe program features a conversation exploring her impact on writers and artists\, informational displays\, and a reading of the City’s proclamation declaring Octavia E. Butler Day. Leading the discussion will be writers from Clarion West and contemporaries Nisi Shawl and Kathleen Alcalá\, along with Caren Gussoff\, recipient of the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship. \n\n\n\nCome be part of this meaningful tribute to one of literature’s most visionary voices. \n\n\n\nIn partnership with Clarion West\, Third Place Books\, KCLS\, ShoreLake Arts & The Shoreline Historical Museum.  \n\n\n\nAccessibility: Third Place Commons is an ADA accessible location
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/earthseed-celebrating-octavia-e-butler/
LOCATION:Third Place Commons\, 17171 Bothell Way NE\, Lake Forest Park\, Washington\, 98155\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy: Alumni Reading
DESCRIPTION:An unconventional kick-off to an unconventional summer! For our first summer reading and conversation\, we will be featuring recent Clarion West graduates Yvette Lisa Ndlovu (CW ’22)\, F.E. Choe (CW ’23)\, Jason A. Bartles (CW ’23)\, and Chris Yin (CW ’24).  \n\n\n\nEach will read from a recent work and then answer a few questions moderated by the Clarion West workshop team. You will be able to submit additional questions in the webinar.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/summer-of-science-fiction-fantasy-alumni-reading/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T140000
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SUMMARY:Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy: Maurice Broaddus in conversation with Cadwell Turnbull
DESCRIPTION:The second summer reading and conversation featuring 2025 Six-Week Workshop instructor Maurice Broaddus\, with Cadwell Turnbull (CW ’16) as his conversation partner. \n\n\n\nMaurice 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. \n\n\n\nThis event will be held live at the Kheprw Institute (3802 N. Illinois St.\, Indianapolis\, IN 46208) and streamed in Zoom. The Kheprw Institute is an ADA accessible location.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/summer-of-science-fiction-fantasy-maurice-broaddus-in-conversation-with-cadwell-turnbull/
LOCATION:Kheprw Institute\, 3802 N. Illinois St.\, Indianapolis\, Indiana\, 46208\, United States
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SUMMARY:Write-a-thon: Stephen Graham Jones Q&A
DESCRIPTION:New This Year: Unlock Special Guest Instructor Q&As for the whole community! \n\n\n\nJuly 12: Join us for our first Write-a-thon Bonus Q&A in Zoom at 9:00 AM Pacific with Stephen Graham Jones!  \n\n\n\nWe’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 Jones:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoining us on Saturday\, July 12 from 9:00 AM-10:00AM! \n\n\n\nThis is a free community event\, everyone is welcome!  \n\n\n\nVirtually meet a past instructor and be ready to engage! \n\n\n\nHybrid Opportunity: Are you attending the In-Person Kick-Off Event at Common AREA Maintenance? We’ll be watching the Q&A together on site!  \n\n\n\nAccessibility: Clarion West uses a live captioner for all public events in Zoom. ASL interpreters may be requested at least three weeks in advance.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/write-a-thon-special-guest-instructor-qa/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T090000
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SUMMARY:Write-a-thon Kick-Off Writing Session (In Person)
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nSet 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 an hour of writing. \n\n\n\nOur first guest instructor is Stephen Graham Jones joining us on Saturday\, July 12 from 9:00 AM-10:00AM! Can’t attend the kick-off event in-person\, but want to join the Q&A in Zoom? Learn more & register here.  \n\n\n\nThis is an in-person event for the whole community! Haven’t joined the Write-a-thon yet? Learn more and sign up here!
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/write-a-thon-community-session/
LOCATION:Common Objects\, 2601 1st Ave\, Washington\, 98121\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250715T180000
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SUMMARY:Write-a-thon Reward Unlocked: Sarah Pinsker Q&A
DESCRIPTION:New This Year: Unlock Special Guest Instructor Q&As for the whole community! \n\n\n\nJuly 15: Join us for our second Write-a-thon Bonus Q&A in Zoom at 6:00 PM Pacific with Sarah Pinsker! \n\n\n\nWe’re on target to raise $10\,000 for the Write–a-thon\, unlocking our second surprise guest (a past Clarion West instructor!) Sarah Pinsker: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoining us on Tuesday\, July 15 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm! \n\n\n\nSarah Pinsker  is the author of over sixty works of short fiction\, one novella\, two novels\, and two collections. Her work has won four Nebula Awards (Best Novel\, A Song For A New Day; Best Novelette\, “Our Lady of the Open Road\,” Best Novelette\, “Two Truths And A Lie\,” Best Short Story\, “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather\,”)\, two Hugo Awards (“Two Truths And a Lie” and “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”)\, the Philip K Dick Award\, the Locus Award\, the Eugie Foster Award\, and the Theodore Sturgeon Award\, and been nominated for numerous Nebula\, Hugo\, Locus\, and World Fantasy Awards. Her fiction has been translated into almost a dozen languages and published in magazines including Asimov’s\, Strange Horizons\, Fantasy & Science Fiction\, and Uncanny and in many anthologies and year’s bests.  \n\n\n\nThis is a free community event\, everyone is welcome!
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/write-a-thon-reward-unlocked-sarah-pinsker-qa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250716T170000
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SUMMARY:Write-a-thon Writing Session with Minal Hajratwala (Online)
DESCRIPTION: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!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscord 
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/write-a-thon-writing-session-with-minal-hajratwala-online/
LOCATION:Clarion West Discord Server
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250719T120000
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SUMMARY:Write-a-thon Community Writing Session (In Person)
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the whole community! If you’d like to join the Write-a-thon\, register here: https://www.clarionwest.org/writeathon/ before July 12!  \n\n\n\n(Public wifi available) \n\n\n\nPrompts will be provided if needed!
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/write-a-thon-writing-session-in-person/
LOCATION:Third Place Commons\, 17171 Bothell Way NE\, Lake Forest Park\, Washington\, 98155\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250722T150000
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SUMMARY:Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy: Carlos Hernandez and Diana Pho (Hybrid Event!)
DESCRIPTION:The summer’s third author event is a conversation between two of our 2025 Six-Week Workshop instructors. \n\n\n\nJoin 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 it’s like to write a Marvel comic? Unsure of how to pitch your book to an editor? Whether it’s fiction\, roleplaying games\, or graphic novels; whether it’s an original IP or an existing one\, join us for an open conversation about everything publishing. \n\n\n\nThis event will be held live at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Park Slope Branch (431 6th Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11215) and streamed on the Park Slope Library’s Facebook page.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/summer-of-science-fiction-fantasy-carlos-hernandez-and-diana-pho-hybrid-event/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library\, Park Slope Branch\, 431 6th Ave\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250723T170000
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SUMMARY:Write-a-thon Writing Session with Minal Hajratwala (Online)
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/write-a-thon-writing-session-with-minal-hajratwala-virtual/
LOCATION:Clarion West Discord Server
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250724T190000
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SUMMARY:Write-a-thon Reward Unlocked: Charlie Jane Anders (Virtual Q&A)
DESCRIPTION:New This Year: Unlock Special Guest Instructor Q&As for the whole community! \n\n\n\nJuly 24: Join us for our third Write-a-thon Bonus Q&A in Zoom at 6:00 PM Pacific with Charlie Jane Anders! \n\n\n\nWe’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! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoining us on Thursday\, July 24 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm! \n\n\n\nCharlie Jane Anders is the author of Lessons in Magic and Disaster\, coming August 2025 from Tor Books. Her other novels include All the Birds in the Sky\, The City in the Middle of the Night and the young-adult Unstoppable trilogy. She’s also the author of the short story collection Even Greater Mistakes\, and Never Say You Can’t Survive\, a book about how to use creative writing to get through hard times. She’s won the Hugo\, Nebula\, Sturgeon\, Lambda Literary\, Crawford and Locus Awards. She co-created Escapade\, a transgender superhero\, for Marvel Comics and wrote her into the long-running New Mutants comic. And she’s currently the science fiction and fantasy book reviewer for the Washington Post. With Annalee Newitz\, she co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. \n\n\n\nThis is a free community event\, everyone is welcome!
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/write-a-thon-reward-unlocked-charlie-jane-anders-virtual-qa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250725T130000
DTSTAMP:20250721T224117Z
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SUMMARY:Write-a-thon Free Class: How to Build a Novel Outline + Other Ways to Get Started in Scrivener
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/write-a-thon-free-class-how-to-build-a-novel-outline-other-ways-to-get-started-in-scrivener/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250726T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250726T190000
DTSTAMP:20250606T232022Z
CREATED:20250517T190240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T232022Z
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SUMMARY:Two Hour Transport Summer Open Mic
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/two-hour-transport-summer-open-mic-2/
LOCATION:Magnuson Park Amphitheater\, 6344 NE 74th St\, Seattle\, Washington\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250730T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250730T193000
DTSTAMP:20250730T172116Z
CREATED:20250516T183658Z
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SUMMARY:Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy: Martha Wells in conversation with Kate Elliott
DESCRIPTION:The Clarion West Summer Reading Series will be held virtually and streamed live over Zoom during the Six-Week Workshop. \n\n\n\nJoin us for our final event\, a conversation between Martha Wells and Kate Elliott! \n\n\n\nThis event will begin with a conversation between Martha and Kate. There will be time to take questions from the audience. Participants will be able to submit questions in the webinar.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/summer-of-science-fiction-fantasy-martha-wells-in-conversation-with-kate-elliott/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T123000
DTSTAMP:20250610T222152Z
CREATED:20250610T222151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T222152Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Six-Week Workshop Graduation Party & Social (Hybrid Event)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Clarion West board\, staff\, and the Class of 2025 to celebrate their graduation from the Six-Week Workshop! This will be a hybrid event with student readings\, a presentation of each graduate (via Zoom)\, and recognition of the Octavia E. Butler Scholarship recipient. The event will be followed by a social that will take place both online and in person.  \n\n\n\nHugo House is an ADA accessible location. It is located in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Paid street parking is available but limited. We recommend using transit. The 1 Line light rail\, First Hill Streetcar\, and bus routes 2\, 8\, 11\, 12\, 60\, and the G line drop off within a 10-minute walk.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/2025-six-week-workshop-graduation-party-social-hybrid-event/
LOCATION:Hugo House\, 1634 11th Avenue\, Seattle\, Washington\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250813T210000
DTSTAMP:20250813T122819Z
CREATED:20250610T210912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T122819Z
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SUMMARY:WorldCon Welcome Party at Hugo House
DESCRIPTION:* Venue capacity: we have reached capacity for tonight’s event\, please sign-up for the wait-list for updates by emailing events@clarionwest.org.  \n\n\n\nJoin the Clarion West board\, staff\, and Seattle Community to kick off WorldCon in Seattle! You can expect a classic\, potluck-style Clarion West summer party. The event is free and all are welcome. No WorldCon membership required. Please RSVP so we can get a headcount\, and to get event announcements. Hugo House will offer a no-host bar. Guests are encouraged to bring snacks to share. \n\n\n\nHugo House is an ADA accessible location. It is located in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Paid street parking is available but limited. We recommend using transit. The 1 Line light rail\, First Hill Streetcar\, and bus routes 2\, 8\, 11\, 12\, 60\, and the G line drop off within a 10-minute walk.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/worldcon-welcome-party-at-hugo-house/
LOCATION:Hugo House\, 1634 11th Avenue\, Seattle\, Washington\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T200000
DTSTAMP:20250815T182059Z
CREATED:20250610T210809Z
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SUMMARY:Alumni Reading and Social at CAM
DESCRIPTION:Join the Clarion West board\, staff\, and Seattle Community for an off-site Worldcon event for alumni and friends! The event begins with a reading featuring Andrea Hairston (CW ’99)\, Tim Chawaga (CW ’19)\, Natalia Theodoridou (CW ’18)\, David Sandner (CW ’87)\, Kristina Ten (CW ’19)\, and Henry Lien (CW ’12). After a short state-of-the-org and opportunity for Q&A with the Clarion West team\, staff and party hosts Nancy Kress and Andy Duncan will mingle during our open social. Please RSVP so we can get a headcount\, and to get event announcements. This event is free for alumni and the greater Clarion West community and is sponsored by Tegan Moore (CW ’15) and Chris Hahn. No WorldCon membership required. CAM will offer a donation bar with wine and beer (they welcome donations of your favorite brew!). Our sponsors and Clarion West are providing light snacks and refreshments. \n\n\n\nCommon Objects (the event space of Common AREA Maintenance) will offer a donation bar with wine and beer (they welcome donations of your favorite brew!). Our sponsors and Clarion West are providing light snacks from OHSUN Banchan Deli & Cafe. \n\n\n\nThe doors will open at 5:00 p.m. and the reading will begin by 5:15 p.m. \n\n\n\nCommon Objects is located in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood at 2601 1st Ave.  \n\n\n\nFood & drinks around Belltown:  \n\n\n\nClarion West is hosting refreshments on site\, however if you are still hungry (or thirsty) after the social\, there are several bars and restaurants just down the street from Common Objects\, including Some Random Bar directly across the street. \n\n\n\nGetting there from the Convention Center:  \n\n\n\nCommon Objects is a 20-minute walk from the Convention Center Summit Building or a short 6-minute walk to the Westlake Center Monorail to Seattle Center with another 11 minute walk back to Common Objects. A ride share will cost between $11-$20. There is a paid parking lot directly across the street.  \n\n\n\nAll are welcome!
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/alumni-reading-and-social-at-cam/
LOCATION:Common Objects\, 2601 1st Ave\, Washington\, 98121\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250926T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250926T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T182619Z
CREATED:20250913T224559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T182619Z
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SUMMARY:Ask a Dynamic Duo: Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan
DESCRIPTION:In this one-hour live Q&A\, writers\, editors\, and Clarion West instructor super team Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan will share their experiences and lessons learned over 30 years in the publishing industry.  Whether your focus is on novels\, short fiction\, editing\, or collaborating with other writers\, bring your questions and come prepared to take notes.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/ask-a-dynamic-duo-jack-dann-and-jonathan-strahan/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T165151Z
CREATED:20250908T144800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T165151Z
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SUMMARY:Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl
DESCRIPTION:Join us at this launch event for science-fiction author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky\, pitched as an alien first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation. Daniel is in conversation with author Nisi Shawl\, moderated by GeekWire’s Alan Boyle. \n\n\n\nThis event is free both streaming and in-person. Haven’t registered? Space is available\, join us at the Library at 7pm!  \n\n\n\nLooking for the streaming link? Please click here.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDANIEL H. WILSON is a Cherokee citizen and the multiple New York Times bestselling author of techno-thrillers such as Robopocalypse\, The Andromeda Evolution\, and How to Survive a Robot Uprising\, as well as a former television host and robotics engineer holding a B.S. in computer science from the University of Tulsa and a Ph.D. in robotics from Carnegie Mellon. His next novel A Hole in the Sky is forthcoming from Penguin Random House in October 2025. He currently resides in Portland\, Oregon. \n\n\n\nNISI SHAWL (they/them) is the multiple award-winning author\, co-author\, and editor of more than a dozen books of speculative fiction and related nonfiction\, including the standard text on diverse representation\, Writing the Other: A Practical Approach.  A prolific writer of short stories\, Shawl’s best known long-form fiction is the Nebula Award finalist novel Everfair.  Recent books include the middle grade fantasy novel Speculation\, and The Day and Night Books of Mardou Fox\, a Beat-era fantasy novella inspired by the life of Black poet Alene Lee. Editing credits include the anthology New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color\, which opens with a Daniel H. Wilson short story titled “Ocasta.”  New Suns 2 is the sequel to the highly acclaimed\, multiple award-winning anthology New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color.  \n\n\n\nShawl has spoken at Duke University\, Spelman College\, Sarah Lawrence College\, and many other institutions\, and they teach online and in-person courses on respectful representation\, dialogue and dialect\, culturally inclusive worldbuilding\, and diverse narrative voices. For over two decades they have served on the boards of the Clarion West Writers Workshop and the Carl Brandon Society\, a nonprofit supporting the presence of people of color in fantastic literature. \n\n\n\nScience journalist ALAN BOYLE contributes stories about space exploration and the physical sciences to GeekWire and Universe Today. During his time as science editor for NBCNews.com\, he won science communication awards from the National Academies\, the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Space Frontier Foundation and other professional organizations. He’s the author of The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference\, the creator of Cosmic Log and the Fiction Science podcast\, and a past president of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. \n\n\n\nThe Deep Dives conversation series brings speculative fiction authors to Seattle for conversations with local and international experts on the real-world intersections of sci-fi and science and how each can inspire and inform the other. \n\n\n\nThis project is supported in part by Creative West which receives support in part from the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/hole-in-the-sky-a-deep-dives-conversation-with-daniel-h-wilson/
LOCATION:Seattle Public Library – Central Branch\, 1000 4th Avenue\, Seattle\, WA\, 98104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T203000
DTSTAMP:20260610T150854Z
CREATED:20250505T191440Z
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SUMMARY:Enshittification and the Rot Economy: A Deep Dives Conversation with Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron
DESCRIPTION:Join Cory Doctorow (Enshittification)\, Ed Zitron (Better Offline)\, and moderator Whitney Beltrán for a discussion of how reckless tech policy created an enshittogenic environment that allowed the worst people in our most structurally important corporations to turn them into vast\, remorseless extraction machines\, without facing any government\, market\, technological or labor consequences – and to learn how we can build a new\, good internet that will serve as the nervous system for a 21st century where we are confronting genocide\, environmental collapse and fascism. \n\n\n\nRegistration to attend this event is now closed. \n\n\n\nCouldn’t make it on the 22nd? Check out the recording over on our YouTube channel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCORY DOCTOROW (craphound.com) is a science fiction author\, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books\, most recently PICKS AND SHOVELS and THE BEZZLE (followups to RED TEAM BLUES) and THE LOST CAUSE\, a solarpunk science fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency. His most recent nonfiction book is THE INTERNET CON: HOW TO SEIZE THE MEANS OF COMPUTATION\, a Big Tech disassembly manual. Other recent books include RED TEAM BLUES\, a science fiction crime thriller; CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM\, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; the LITTLE BROTHER series for young adults; IN REAL LIFE\, a graphic novel; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. In 2020\, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. \n\n\n\nED ZITRON is the CEO of national Media Relations and Public Relations company EZPR. He hosts the Better Offline Podcast with iHeartRadio and Cool Zone Media\, named one of the Best Podcasts of 2024 by Esquire\, Vulture and The Information. His book WHY EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING is forthcoming from Penguin Random House in 2026. \n\n\n\nWHITNEY BELTRÁN is an award winning narrative designer and writer for video games\, and is currently working at CDPR on Cyberpunk 2. She’s best known for Bluebeard’s Bride and HoloVista. Find out more at BrightWhitney.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis project is supported in part by Creative West which receives support in part from the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT DEEP DIVES \n\n\n\nThe Deep Dives conversation series brings speculative fiction authors to Seattle for conversations with local and international experts on the real-world intersections of sci-fi and science and how each can inspire and inform the other.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/2025-deep-dives-cory-doctorow/
LOCATION:Seattle Public Library – Central Branch\, 1000 4th Avenue\, Seattle\, WA\, 98104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T170000
DTSTAMP:20251011T174013Z
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SUMMARY:Community Book Swap
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2nd Annual Community Book Swap! A free event open to everyone that would like to bring their gently-used books and swap them for others. \n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP to let us know you’re coming! This year’s event will be at Common Objects in Belltown any time between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm on Saturday\, December 13! A great way to round-out your holiday shopping and no-waste gift giving plan! \n\n\n\nBring up to 5 books that you’re ready to get rid of\, mingle and enjoy some good company and refreshments\, and pick out new-to-you books to take home! All leftovers after the event will be donated. This event is sponsored by Clarion West\, so of course\, we encourage you to bring those speculative fiction (science fiction\, fantasy\, horror\, and everything in-between) stories that you can’t stop talking about! \n\n\n\nWant to add a little holiday appeal? Feel free to wrap your book in advance and label it with hints about what to expect. We’ll place all books out loosely by genre for easy selection. What’s better than a new book? A blind date with a book recommended by someone else who loves speculative fiction! \n\n\n\nCommon Objects is located at 2601 1st Ave in Seattle’s Belltown Neighborhood.
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/community-book-swap/
LOCATION:Common Objects\, 2601 1st Ave\, Washington\, 98121\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T143000
DTSTAMP:20260321T032117Z
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SUMMARY:Steamy in Seattle 2026
DESCRIPTION:Need an escape that gives you the giggles\, helps you find a handsome orc\, or ensures there will be dragons? Join us for Steamy in Seattle 2026 where guests Kimberly Lemming and Stephanie Burgis are in conversation about cozy monster romance!  \n\n\n\nHappy Ever After may be just a fairy tail (pun intended)\, but an opportunity to laugh out loud and share your favorite story with like-minded friends is just part of the tea we’ll be serving for you.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll be serving a traditional high tea at Seattle’s beautiful Nordic Museum\, featuring a delightful selection of savory finger sandwiches\, scones\, salad\, and delectable sweet treats catered by Lovely Night Catering — and a custom tea blend provided by Friday Afternoon Tea. \n\n\n\nSo get dolled up (costumes encouraged!) for this utterly romantic opportunity to support the literary arts! This event is not just a fundraiser; it’s a celebration of emerging and underrepresented writers — particularly women in the field of speculative fiction.  \n\n\n\nClarion West still supports and encourages masks for COVID safety whenever possible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Guests\n\n\n\nKimberly Lemming is a USA Today bestselling author who is on an eternal quest to avoid her calling as a main character. She can be found giving the slip to that new werewolf that just blew into town and refusing to make eye contact with a prince of a far-off land. Dodging aliens looking for Earth booty can really take up a girl’s time. But when she’s not running from fate\, she can be found writing diverse fantasy romance. Or just shoveling chocolate in her maw until she passes out on the couch. WEBSITE \n\n\n\nStephanie Burgis grew up in Michigan (USA)\, but now lives in Wales with her husband and two kids\, surrounded by mountains\, castles and coffee shops. She writes sparkling fantasy rom-coms\, including Wooing the Witch Queen (the first in the Queens of Villainy trilogy)\, the Regency Dragons series\, the Harwood Spellbook series\, and more. She has also had eight fun MG fantasy novels published\, including theRaven Crown duology and the Dragon with a Chocolate Heart trilogy. A graduate of the Clarion West workshop\, she has had over forty short stories published in various magazines and anthologies\, and many of them are included in her collection Touchstones. WEBSITE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate Today!\n\n\n\n\nSteamy in Seattle is a fundraising event supporting Clarion West’s programming including our annual programs\, sliding scale tuition\, and scholarship programs. Donations are encouraged! Use this form to give whenever the spirit moves you\, or participate in special segments during the event whether you are joining us in-person or online to make your donations in exchange for a fun prize or two. Or do both! We’re not going to stop you. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQ\n\n\n\nTap each question to expand. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhere is Steamy in Seattle? +\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re returning to Seattle’s Nordic Museum in Ballard located at 2655 NW Market Street. The Museum is located on the corner of NW Market Street and 28th Ave NW\, adjacent to Habitude Salon and Western Fire and Safety. The area is serviced by Metro buses 17\, 40\, 44\, and the D Line. The event will also be streamed live.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat accessibility measures are in place for this event?+\n\n\n\n\nThe Nordic Museum is an ADA-compliant venue. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I wear?+\n\n\n\n\nSteamy in Seattle is a traditional high tea with a fairytale twist. We encourage everyone to dress up in their favorite fairytale dresses and princely finery! If you aren’t sure what to wear\, we welcome garden party or country club casual. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhere do I park?+\n\n\n\n\nThe National Nordic Museum’s parking lot is located on the south side of the building and can be accessed from the corner of NW Market St and 28th Ave NW. Parking starts at $2.00 per hour and must be paid at the parking kiosks located at the base of the stairs or online via Premium Parking(Opens an external site). \n\n\n\nAlternative parking options are available along NW Market Street\, in the residential neighborhoods surrounding the Museum\, and at the Hiram Chittenden Locks parking lot—a five-minute walk to the Museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIs this a fundraiser?+\n\n\n\n\nYes! Funds raised from Steamy in Seattle support Clarion West writing workshops\, scholarships\, and free author and reader events year-round. These programs help bring prominent speculative fiction authors to Seattle and throughout the world through our virtual engagement.  \n\n\n\nYou are helping to support Clarion West just by attending! In addition\, you can help by raising your paddle during the intermission! Paddles will be distributed to guests attending in person at registration. Between the conversation and Q&A\, we’ll pause things and talk a bit about Clarion West’s work and invite you to “raise the paddle” to give at various tiers. Be one of the first 20 donors to raise your paddle and win a prize!  \n\n\n\nAll donations can be made on site during the event\, but donations made during Raise the Paddle will be counted separately. All major credit cards and checks are accepted on-site. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHagen Insurance Partners
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/steamy-in-seattle-2026/
LOCATION:Nordic Museum\, 2655 NW Market Street\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T180000
DTSTAMP:20260429T202548Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate with Us! Clarion West & Common AREA Maintenance Residency Program Announcement
DESCRIPTION:For GiveBIG this year: help create a one-of-a-kind urban residency in the heart of Seattle!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommon AREA Maintenance (CAM) and the Clarion West Writers Workshop formalize a collaborative partnership to advance the development and sustained use of the El Rey Building\, a 30\,000-square-foot historic structure located in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. \n\n\n\nWe invite the community to join a celebration of our ongoing partnership at 5pm on Tuesday\, May 5th at 5pm! The event will be at the Common AREA Maintenance headquarters at the 2125 2nd Ave location\, right next to the El Rey Building.  \n\n\n\nThis partnership is especially important for CW’s renowned Six-Week Workshop\, as it will provide a long-term\, sustainable location that is in-person\, affordable\, and fully ADA-accessible.   To kickstart this new partnership\, CW is making a $100\,000 donation to support the necessary building renovations. The funds come through a 2019 bequest made by the organization’s founder\, award-winning author Vonda N. McIntyre.  You can help by donating to match Clarion West’s pledge here.  \n\n\n\nAs of this press release\, CAM is launching a $1 million fundraising campaign to support the development\, renovation\, and long-term stability of El Rey. Donations or pledges in any amount will help move the project forward.  \n\n\n\nJoin both organizations as they sign their MOU and Clarion West presents their $100\,000 on Tuesday\, May 5th\, 2026 at 5pm! The celebration of this event will be held at Common AREA Maintenance\, located at 2125 2nd Avenue.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/celebrate-with-us-clarion-west-common-area-maintenance-residency-program-announcement/
LOCATION:Common Area Maintenance\, 2125 2nd Ave\, Washington\, 98121\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T123000
DTSTAMP:20260516T171328Z
CREATED:20260430T231059Z
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SUMMARY:The Curve of the World Virtual Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:The Curve of the World\, Vonda N. McIntyre’s Last Book\, Reading & Discussion with Nisi Shawl\, L. Timmel Duchamp\, and Debbie Notkin \n\n\n\nThe Curve of the World is Vonda N. McIntyre’s final novel. When she died in 2019\, the manuscript was complete. Once Aqueduct acquired the book\, bringing it to publication involved a collaborative process between four people: Nisi Shawl\, Debbie Notkin\, Kath Wilham\, and Timmi Duchamp. These four worked carefully to be as faithful as possible to Vonda’s intentions and spent months in an editing process that ensures Vonda’s voice is preserved throughout.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for a virtual reading and conversation with the team that brought Vonda N. McIntyre’s last book to the world!  \n\n\n\nThis is a virtual event and will begin at 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time. Pre-order the book today!  \n\n\n\n\nJoin us in Zoom\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speakers:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNisi Shawl is a multiple-award-winning writer and editor and a 1992 graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop. Their novel Everfair was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel\, and the short story collection Filter House won the James Tiptree Jr. Award. They cofounded the Carl Brandon Society to help give people of color greater visibility in the science fiction and fantasy worlds\, and their “Writing the Other” workshops and accompanying book (co-created with Cynthia Ward and K. Tempest Bradford) have taught thousands of writers new ways of thinking about diversity and representation within fiction. Nisi received the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Speculation is their first novel for young readers. Website: www.nisishawl.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nL. Timmel Duchamp is the founder and publisher of Aqueduct Press\, which has been publishing a broad range of feminist speculative fiction since 2004. She is also the author of the Marq’ssan Cycle\, which was awarded a Special Honor by the 2009 Otherwise jury\, as well as of several other novels\, three collections of short fiction\, and numerous uncollected stories\, for which she has been a Nebula and Sturgeon Award finalist and short-listed numerous times for the Otherwise Award. She lives in Seattle. Website: https://www.aqueductpress.com  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebbie Notkin has been a science-fiction and fantasy acquisitions editor (Tor Books)\, a science-fiction and fantasy bookstore owner (The Other Change of Hobbit\, Berkeley\, California)\, as well as a reviewer\, essayist\, and appreciator of the field. She is active in helping run WisCon\, the world’s largest feminist science-fiction convention. She is the chair of the James Tiptree Award motherboard. She wrote the text for Women En Large: Images of Fat Nudes\, and Familiar Men: A Book of Nudes\, both with photography by Laurie Toby Edison. She blogs about body image and related topics at Body Impolitic www.laurietobyedison.com/discuss
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/the-curve-of-the-world-virtual-launch-event/
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SUMMARY:Earthseed: Honoring the Past and Future of Feminist Science Fiction 
DESCRIPTION:A celebration and open mic event!  \n\n\n\nCelebrating Octavia Butler and her legacy\, as well as all of our PNW women in speculative fiction that have made an impact on the field. Featured readers include Amber Flame\, Rashida J. Smith (CW ‘05)\, and Imani Sims.  \n\n\n\nJune 25 from 5:30pm-9pm\, at Third Place Commons  \n\n\n\nThe schedule includes an artwork unveiling at the bus stop\, a reception with light refreshments in the Commons between\, original music inspired by Parable of the Sower\, open mic readings\, and three readings from our featured guests.  \n\n\n\n\nRSVP\n\n\n\n\nThis event is brought to you by: Third Place Commons\, Clarion West\, Two Hour Transport\, The Bushwick Bookclub\, Third Place Books\, Terry Morgan\, King County Metro\, and the Lake Forest Park in Action Book Club/Lake Forest Park Climate Hub. \n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m. Art unveiling at the bus stop with opening remarks from King County Metro\, the Lake Forest Park Mayor\, and the Lake Forest Park Deputy Mayor. \n\n\n\n6:00 p.m. Sign-up for the Open Mic\n\n\n\n6:30 p.m. Music Inspired by Parable of the Sower \n\n\n\n6:45 p.m. Five-Minute Open Mic Readings\n\n\n\n7:25 p.m. Break\n\n\n\n7:35 p.m. Featured Readers \n\n\n\n\n\nA Huge Thank You To The 4Culture Free Access Program! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGUIDELINES FOR READERS\n\n\n\nOpen-mic readings will be in-person only. We will have 10 slots for 5 minute readings. Please bring your original work\, poems\, short fiction\, and essays — are all welcome.  \n\n\n\nConsider reading your original work\, poems\, short fiction\, and essays — all are welcome. Your original work inspired by Octavia Butler\, Ursula Le Guinn\, Vonda N. McIntyre\, and other feminist authors of science fiction and fantasy are encouraged. We request that readers present only original material and do not read material that has been written with\, or by\, AI. \n\n\n\nMore about our Featured Readers:  \n\n\n\nAmber Flame is an interdisciplinary artist\, writer\, and educator whose work garnered residencies with Hedgebrook\, Vermont Studio Center\, Hugo House\, Wa Na Wari\, and more. Flame explores spirituality and sexuality\, cross-woven with themes of grief\, loss\, motherhood\, magic\, and interstitial joy. As the singer-songwriter of jazz-inspired\, country-sauced blues band\, Last of the RedHot Mamas\, Flame sings about Black queer life. Co-founder and Deputy Publisher of Generous Press\, a romance house publishing Black and brown\, queer\, and disabled love stories\, Flame’s poetry and essays have been published in diverse arenas and anthologies\, including Wanting: Women Writing About Desire. Ordinary Cruelty\, Flame’s full-length poetry collection\, published in 2017 through Write Bloody Press; the second book\, apocrifa\, launched May 2023 from Red Hen Press\, with a third collection forthcoming in fall 2027. Flame is at work writing essays\, a film\, and a romance novel while raising a talented kid in Tacoma\, Washington. \n\n\n\nFind Amber on Instagram @theamberflame & online at https://www.theamberflame.com/ \n\n\n\nRashida J. Smith (CW ‘05) writes stories about the things that go bump in the night\, including headboards. A California native\, she mostly loves living in Seattle but refuses to give up her umbrella. She is the author of the fantasy romance series The Grace Bloods and its prequel trilogy Tooth & Spell. Rashida attended Clarion West in 2005\, served on the board of directors from 2017-2019\, and joined the staff in 2020\, where she developed and manages Clarion West’s extensive online offerings.  \n\n\n\nFind Rashida on Instagram @authorjasminesilvera & online at https://jasminesilverabooks.square.site \n\n\n\nImani Sims is an alchemist and author from Seattle\, WA. Wonder is Imani’s specialty and drawing inspiration from the cosmos to integrate art\, ritual\, and the Black aesthetic into experiences tailored for QTBIPOC communities and allies. With a background spanning over three decades in performance & literature\, they’ve dedicated themselves to fostering spaces where imagination thrives. Their shelves overflow with books delving into Afrofuturist realms\, and their tarot deck\, The Deck of NONE\, embodies their deep connection to the genre. Imani’s work is a world within a world. \n\n\n\nFind Imani on Instagram @bookthirtythree & online at wwww.bookthirtythree.com \n\n\n\nMore about our guest musician:  \n\n\n\nAsha Neely is the number one music fan of all time\, as well as an advocate for all girls interested in learning instruments or finding more confidence. She has been playing guitar since she was 11 years old and hopes to use her voice to inspire more music enjoyers\, specifically other girls her age or younger! \n\n\n\nMore about the artists:  \n\n\n\nEileen Jimenez is an IndigiQueer leader\, community member\, educator. Her mother is Maria Cruz\, her grandmother is Eloisa\, and her great grandmother is Ysidora\, matriarchs of the Ñätho (Otomi Peoples of Michoacan/Guanajuato\, Mexico). Eileen uses printmaking and mixed-media techniques to develop her own ways of telling stories in the complex layers that they exist in\, as well as to demonstrate the ways that we are connected to the Land and to each other. In her current body of work\, she focuses on the embodiment of the divine that is manifested through our bodies and our hands specifically. In her work\, you will also see her commitment to centering the stories of joy that flow through our communities.Find Eileen on Instagram @maese.art.by.eileen.jimenez & online at: www.eileenjimenez.com \n\n\n\nAndrea Marcos is a queer community-taught linocut printmaker\, educator\, nerd\, graphics maker\, aries-youngest-child\, dedicated to collective liberation and radical imagination.⁠ Find Andrea on Instagram @drea.marcos
URL:https://www.clarionwest.org/event/earthseed-honoring-the-past-and-future-of-feminist-science-fiction/
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