Welcome to the September edition of the Clarion West Alumni News! Our fall One-Day Workshop series are now open for registration: September 18: When Worldviews Collide: Character as Conflict with instructor Susan Palwick October 9: Voice and Diversity with instructor Nisi Shawl November 20: Rewriting and Revisioning with instructor Cat Rambo December 4: Integrating Character, Plot, and Worldbuilding with instructor David Levine We’re…
Welcome to the August edition of the Clarion West Alumni News! There’s a lot of great stuff in this edition, including an announcement of a new Clarion West class tradition, award announcements, and—as usual—lots of great reading. Alumni, if you have news you’d like to share with the Clarion West community, send it to ….
We’re now deep into workshop season here at Clarion West—this year’s students are hard at work during these intense six weeks. There are still a few more readings in our Summer Reading Series on Tuesday evenings, and we hope you’ll join us! The Write-a-thon is also still in full swing, and we hope you’ll stop by and sponsor…
It’s one of the most exciting times of year here at Clarion West—Summer Workshop season! Keep writing all summer long with your fellow writers and the Clarion West Write-a-thon. There are in-person and online events planned, as well as a prize drawing at the end of the Write-a-thon. Find out more and sign up today! In…
Clarion West is plunging headlong into workshop season! If you’re in the area, we hope you’ll join us for our Summer Reading Series on Tuesday evenings. Locations vary, so check the Summer Reading Series page for more details. We also hope you’ll join us for this year’s Write-a-thon. You can meet your writing goals this summer and support…
The cherry trees are in full bloom and the days are getting longer and warmer in Seattle, where Clarion West is busy getting ready for summer. The Clarion West class of 2016 has been announced and our workshop staff and volunteers are preparing for the workshop, the Summer Reading Series, and the Write-a-thon. We have…
Here at Clarion West, the action is ramping up as we prepare for the Six-Week Workshop, the Summer Reading Series, and some great spring One-Day Workshops. We have exciting news about the Nebula Awards in this edition of the Alumni News, as well as new work from our alumni. There’s still space available in these…
There’s some great reading for cold February evenings in this month’s Alumni News! Clarion West’s staff and volunteers are busy with applications and preparing for this summer’s workshop and readings. We’ve just announced four new One-Day Workshops for spring 2016: Writing in Scenes, taught by Jack Skillingstead and Nancy Kress on March 20 Blistering Action Scenes…
Welcome to the new year! Everyone here at Clarion West is excited about what the new year holds: the Summer Workshop, One-Day Workshops, the Summer Reading Series, the Write-a-thon, and more. Applications are still open for the Clarion West Summer Workshop, and the application fee is discounted to $30 before February 10. If you or a…
The weather’s gotten chilly in Seattle, but at Clarion West our hearts are warm and full of gratitude this holiday season. Many, many thanks to our volunteers and supporters who put their time and funds into making this one of the best workshops in the known universe! If you’re thinking about your year-end giving, now’s…