Welcome, stranger, to the November Alumni News. November is always a great month for reflection and thankfulness. With the days shortening and the holidays rapidly approaching, we hope you all take a moment from your busy schedules to look around, breathe in the autumn air, and briefly check in with yourself. Self-care is important. If…
Boo! Were you scared? Welcome to the October Alumni News. October is the month of Halloween, that most supernatural of holidays. And whether you’re celebrating Halloween or All Saints’ Day or Día de Muertos, wherever you are in the world, we hope you’re keeping up with your writing, reading, and love of all things spooky, mystical, and…
Greetings, Clarion West family! September is a month for refocusing. The bustle and heat of summer have cooled a little, and it’s time to check the weather reports, dig those sweaters out of your closets, and maybe even start gearing up for a new school year. One-Day Workshops Our Fall One-Day Workshops are in full…
Welcome to the August Alumni News! August is traditionally a slow month for us at CW. The Summer Workshop has let out, the Write-a-thon is over, and everyone is realizing that there is only a little time left to get out and enjoy the sunshine this summer. We want to take this time to give…
Wait, what? It’s July!? It’s true; the year is officially half over. The Summer Workshop is half over, too, and the talented Class of 2018 is starting to feel the effects of four sustained weeks of learning, writing, reading, and socializing. There’s more excitement to come before the end, though! The 2018 Write-a-thon is going strong….
Psst. Wanna hear some Alumni News? We’ve got some exciting news for flash fiction writers in this one, so make sure you read to the end if that sounds like you. We’re smack in the middle of Week One of the Clarion West Six-Week Summer Workshop, where the diverse and talented Class of 2018 is being put through…
Hey Clarion West! Around the world, 18 brilliant writers from the Class of 2018 are living the last few days of their pre-CW lives, blissfully unaware of what awaits them… While they start their journey toward Seattle, the board and staff are busy getting things ready for them and for all of our activities this…
Happy April from Clarion West! If you missed our anouncement a few weeks back: we officially have a Class. The Clarion West Class of 2018 has been selected, and is one of our most international classes ever, with members hailing from Nigeria, Brazil, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Greece, the U.K., Croatia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the…
It’s March, and like a bear emerging from hibernation, Clarion West’s Summer Workshop team is blinking in the spring sunlight and shambling into motion. We hope everyone got their applications in before the March 1 deadline. As our committee comes to its final decisions on the Class of 2018, we’re holding our breath and keeping…
It’s February, the month of Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, and Lunar New Year, and we hope this issue of the Alumni News finds you warm, loved, and happy. A lot has happened in the past month for the Clarion West community, not least of all the passing of Ursula K. Le Guin on January 22, at the…