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Clarion West is delighted to announce the names of the instructors for the 2015 Six-Week Workshop. Applications will open in December 2014. More information about the instructors and application instructions will be posted in the coming weeks. Andy Duncan  2015 Clarion West Leslie Howle Fellow Eileen Gunn Tobias Buckell Connie Willis Nalo Hopkinson Cory Doctorow  2015…

Now your Write-a-thon sponsorship can go even further! An anonymous donor has offered to match donations from now to the end of the Write-a-thon, up to a total of $1000. Your $10 sponsorship will become $20, and your $50 sponsorship will become $100. This fantastic opportunity will make every dollar you give go twice as…

Due to temporary health problems that prevent travel, Paul Park will not be able to teach for Clarion West this year. Our new Week One instructor is the extraordinarily talented and experienced Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning writer James Patrick Kelly. He taught during the 2004 Clarion West workshop, and has taught for the Clarion…

Do you have what it takes to bring the Clarion West Write-a-thon full circle? We’re looking for 360 writers for this Write-a-thon, and we have several sponsors who have stepped up with a challenge. Each of them have committed to donating $360 to Clarion West when we reach milestones for signups. The more people sign…

Clarion West is once again running its well-known Summer Reading Series, featuring prominent writers of science fiction and fantasy who are teaching its prestigious Six-Week Workshop. Authors will read from new works and answer questions about writing, teaching, editing, and other topics. Readings take place at the University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE in Seattle,…

The Clarion West Write-a-thon registration is now open! Every year, hundreds of people commit to a summer tradition: to spend six weeks working on their writing goals while supporting Clarion West. Looking for a challenge to keep yourself writing during the long days of summer? You’ve found one! Go to the Write-a-thon page for more…

We had a wonderful time meeting and talking with people at our table at Emerald City Comicon, March 28th-30th 2014! Many thanks to our volunteers, our alumni who donated materials, and especially to Tod McCoy who organized the table.

Clarion West is honored to present the Summer Workshop Class of 2014: Adanze Asante, from Brooklyn, New York Alexander Berman, from Los Angeles, California Christopher Nickolas Carlson, from Beijing, China Curtis C. Chen, from Vancouver, Washington Shannon Fay, from Halifax, Nova Scotia Folly Blaine, from Seattle, Washington Rich Larson, from Edmonton, Alberta Michael Matheson, from…

Clarion West is going to be at Emerald City Comicon, March 28-30, and we need your help! We want to showcase the many and varied talents of Clarion West graduates at our table. If you are an alumnus, we would love to feature promotional materials for your books, podcasts, or stories at the Clarion West…

Registration is open for the Spring 2014 Clarion West One-Day Workshops, taught by Rachel Swirsky, Nicola Griffith, Lisa Gold, and Louise Marley. These six-hour intensives focus on skills useful to all speculative fiction writers. All sessions take place on Sundays in Seattle’s University District. For more information, visit the One-Day Workshop page.