Announcements GiveBIG Thank You! Thanks to everyone who took part in our GiveBIG fundraising campaign on May 8. By the end of the day, we met and exceeded the Class of 2017’s $4,000 matching challenge. Thank you, Class of 2017. Thank you, everyone! In Memory of Vonda N. McIntyre (1948–2019) Vonda’s memorial will be held on Sunday, June 9, from…
Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan will be teaching at Clarion West 2019 in Week Five, also known as Editors’ Week. Here’s a glimpse into their writing lives as they trade questions and words of wisdom.
In Memory of Vonda N. McIntyre (1948–2019) Friends, we have some sad news to share. As many of you have already heard, Clarion West’s founder, supporter, friend, and constant ally, Vonda N. McIntyre, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019. She was 70 years old. Vonda left behind generations of Clarion West alumni and community members who…
The Clarion West community has been devastated by the passing of Vonda McIntyre, our founder. Vonda passed away in her Seattle home on April 1, 2019, at 6:25pm, surrounded by friends. She was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer in February this year, and the swift progression of the disease shocked her entire community….
It’s March, and you know what that means. Wait, what does that mean? Oh, right. It means applications responses are coming. In the next few days, our workshop staff should be finished with the difficult task of selecting our Class of 2019 from the extraordinary pool of applicants this year. These eighteen lucky and unsuspecting individuals will come…
Allow us to introduce the Clarion West Class of 2019. Hailing from Canada, Mexico, Slovenia, the UK, India, Greece, Sweden, and the USA, these 18 writers will study with Elizabeth Hand, Stephen Graham Jones, Amal El-Mohtar, Ibi Zoboi, Jack Dann, Jonathan Strahan, and Ann Leckie this summer. Congratulations, class! EDIT: Class list updated 5/22/19 Celeste…
“Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.” Daisaku Ikeda Welcome to February! Here at Clarion West, the big scramble this month is the end of application season. At the time of writing, there are ten days left to apply to Clarion West’s Summer Workshop in 2019. Time passed fast, didn’t it? If you…
Welcome, friends, to 2019! We wish you all a fantastic start to the year, and hope you’re staying warm through the rain and snow this season. Here at Clarion West HQ, we’re starting the year off with a bang. Application season for our Summer Workshop is in full swing, and there are approximately three weeks left before…
We are delighted to announce that the Sally Klages Memorial Fellowship, inaugurated last year, will be awarded once more to an instructor at this year’s Summer Workshop. The Sally Klages Memorial Fellowship, presented by science fiction luminary Ellen Klages in honor of her sister Sally, will cover travel, living arrangements, and remuneration for the resident…
Free writing classes in January and February for federal employees Clarion West is offering up to three One-Day Workshop passes in January and February 2019 to federal employees affected by the current government shutdown. The workshops will take place on January 27 and February 10, 2019. Descriptions of the workshops can be found below. If…