• Seattle Arts & Lectures Partner Event: Ted Chiang Presents

    Town Hall Seattle 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, United States

    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...

    $7 – $90
  • Seattle Arts & Lectures Partner Event: Ted Chiang Presents

    At Benaroya Hall — S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium 200 University St, Seattle, Washington, United States

    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...

    $31 – $96
  • Steamy in Seattle 2025

    Nordic Museum 2655 NW Market Street, Seattle, Washington, United States

    A Huge Thank You To Everyone Who Joined Us This Year!! Meet authors Ann Aguirre and Elizabeth Stephens as they discuss the alien romance genre, science fiction and fantasy worlds,...

  • LGBTQIA+ Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup & Writing Group

    Pipsqueak 173 16th Ave, Seattle, Washington, United States

    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...

    Free
  • Clarion West Book Swap @ Octavia E. Butler Birthday Bash

    Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute 104 17th Ave S, Washington, United States

    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...

    Free
  • EarthSeed—Celebrating Octavia E. Butler

    Third Place Commons 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, Washington, United States

    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. The program...

    Free
  • Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy: Alumni Reading

    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...

  • Write-a-thon: Stephen Graham Jones Q&A

    Online

    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...

  • Write-a-thon Kick-Off Writing Session (In Person)

    Common Objects 2601 1st Ave, Washington, United States

    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...

    Free
  • Write-a-thon Reward Unlocked: Sarah Pinsker Q&A

    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...