The Seventh Week features a roundup of news from within the Clarion West community. You’ll find interviews with instructors, former students, and volunteers; reports from staff and board members; and articles on the world of creative writing.
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Current Issue: Fall 2022
Watch ‘Round, Cayden Browne by N.A. Blair
- Workshop Report by Jae Steinbacher (CW ’14), Workshop Coordinator
- Donor Spotlight: Isabel Cañas (CW 18) by Stefani Cox, Communications Specialist
- In Memoriam by Marnee Chua, Executive Director
Spring 2022: Alumni Highlight: Sheree Renée Thomas (CW ’99) by Stefani Cox, Communications Specialist; Summer Workshop Instructor: P. Djèlí Clark by Stefani Cox, Communications Specialist; Introducing the Clarion West Class of 2022! by Jae Steinbacher (CW ’14), Workshop Coordinator; Write-a-thon 2022 by Evan J. Peterson (CW ’15), Development and Outreach Coordinator
Fall 2021: The Plagiarism of Locusts by Rhiannon Rasmussen (CW ’14) and Veles Svitlychny; Comings, Stayings, and Goings by Marnee Chua, Executive Director; Donor Spotlight: Linda Deneroff by Evan J. Peterson (CW ’15); Six-Week Workshop in Review by Jae Steinbacher (CW ’14); Update: Incubating a New Workshop Culture by Marnee Chua, Executive Director; 2021 Write-a-thon by Evan J. Peterson (CW ’15) & Stephanie Malia Morris (CW ’17)
Spring 2021: Let’s Face It; Students Are Pretty Magical: An Interview with Nalo Hopkinson by Yang-Yang Wang (CW ’14) and Jae Steinbacher (CW ’14) • Living as a Writer: An Interview with Tod McCoy and M. Huw Evans by Emily C. Skaftun (CW ’09) • Nerdlesque: Our Next Evolution Revealed! by Evan J. Peterson (CW ’15, Fundraising & Outreach Coordinator) • Summer 2021 Updates by Jae Steinbacher (CW ’14, Workshop Coordinator)
Fall 2020: Volcano Woman Story by Kiini Ibura Salaam (CW ’01) • Welcome New Board Members and Staff by Marnee Chua, Executive Director • Donor Spotlight: Susan C. Petrey Fund by Evan J. Peterson (CW ’15) • Summer 2020 Review by CW Workshop Team • Writing Prompts from 2021 Six-Week Workshop Instructors by CW Workshop Team and more.
Spring 2020: Opposites Attract: a Co-Interview on Craft by Tina Connolly and Caroline M. Yoachim • The 2020 Write-a-thon is Coming! by CW Staff • Announcing New Staff by Marnee Chua, Executive Director • As Important as Anyone Else’s Story: An Alumna Interview With Maura McHugh by Nisi Shawl • Online Workshops In Development by Jae Steinbacher, Workshop Coordinator • Inclusive Buildings House Great Writing and Lasting Memories by Marnee Chua • 2020 Summer Readings and Interviews by CW Staff and more.
Fall 2019: The Cool Kids Story by Elly Bangs (CW ’17) • Clarion West Receives Copyrights and Bequest by CW Staff • Summer of ’19 by CW Staff • Vonda N. McIntyre Memorial Scholarship by CW Staff • Reflections from the 2019 Six-Week Summer Workshop by Monte Lin (CW ’19) and more.
Spring 2019: Our 2019 Editors Interview Each Other Interview by Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan; In Memoriam: Vonda N. McIntyre (1948 – 2019) by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); Clarion West… on Reddit!? Highlights from two AMAs by Jeremy Sim, Communications Specialist; Building Bridges: Clarion West at the Wing Luke Museum and Hugo House in 2019 by CW Staff; CW Summer Reads: Publications by our alumni this year by CW Staff and more.
Fall 2018: A Manual for Reading Books / Un Manual para Leer Story by Andrea Chapela (CW ’17); What We Did Last Summer by Jeremy Sim, Communications Specialist; A Farewell to the 2018 Six-Week Summer Workshop by Dennis Staples (CW ’18); In Memoriam: K.C. Ball, Gardner Dozois, Ursula K. Le Guin and Mary Rosenblum by CW Staff and Board; The Women in Speculative Fiction Giving Circle by Marnee Chua and more.
Spring 2018: Indrapramit Das: There for Each Other Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); Workshop Update: The Workshop’s Busy Season by Neile Graham (CW ’96), Jae Steinbacher (CW ’14), and Huw Evans (CW ’12); Letter from Our Executive Director by Marnee Chua and more.
Spring 2017: John Chu: Improvising Statues Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); Workshop Update: Plots and Plans by Neile Graham (CW ’96), Huw Evans (CW ’12), and Katie Sparrow (CW ’05); From Our Executive Director by Marnee Chua, Executive Director and much more…
Spring 2016: Elizabeth Bear: The Real, Live Bear Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); Workshop Report: Quietly Busy Bees by Neile Graham (CW ’96) and Huw Evans (CW ’12); Forging New and Diverse Voicesby Caroline Bobanick, Executive Director and much more…
Spring 2015: Cat Rambo: Most Awesomely Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); Workshop Report: Ready for Inspiration by Neile Graham (CW ’96), and Huw Evans (CW ’12); How to Con Like a Pro by Cynthia Ward (CW ’92) and much more…
Spring 2014: Eileen Gunn: Stubborn and Tightly Stacked Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); Eventful Horizon: Our First Workshop Report by Neile Graham (CW ’96) and Huw Evans (CW 12); Rolling with the Punches by Mark Bukovec, (CW ’06) and much more…
Fall 2013: Eugene Myers: Building on the Work of Others by Kelley Eskridge; Clarion West’s 30th Anniversary Workshop by Leslie Howle (CW ’85), Workshop Director and much more…
Spring 2013: 30th Anniversary Commemorative Photo Essay by Leslie Howle (CW ’85), Workshop Director; Looking Backward and Forward by Leslie Howle (CW ’85); and much more…
Fall 2012: Clarion West Founding Mothers Round Robin conducted by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); Writers and Tigers and Sharks by Leslie Howle (CW ’85), Workshop Director; and much more….
Spring 2012: Rachel Swirsky: Communities of Choice Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); Living with Louise by Arinn Dembo (CW ’90); Heroes and Stories by Leslie Howle (CW ’85); and much more….
Fall 2011: Hiromi Goto: Interrupting Expectations Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); How to Build a Good Author Website by Patrick Samphire(CW ’01); Going the Distance by Leslie Howle (CW ’85), Workshop Director; and much more….
Spring 2011: Andrea Hairston: Making Meaning and Finding Patterns Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); A Day in the Life of a Video Game Writer, Part Two by Diana Sherman (CW ’02); Springing Ahead and Looking Back by Leslie Howle (CW ’85), Senior Workshop Administrator; and much more….
Fall 2010: Minister Faust: Writing is not a performance art Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); A Day in the Life of a Video Game Writer, Part One by Diana Sherman (CW ’02); Celebrating Old and New Traditionsby Leslie Howle (CW ’85) and much more….
Spring 2010: Kij Johnson: A Million Suppositions, or Turtles All the Way Down Interview by Nisi Shawl (CW ’92); From the Chair by Kelley Eskridge; 2010 Musings by Leslie Howle (CW ’85), and much more….
The Seventh Week: Spring 2022
In this issue: Alumni Highlight: Sheree Renée Thomas (CW ’99) by Stefani Cox, Communications Specialist Summer Workshop Instructor: P. Djèlí Clark by Stefani Cox, Communications