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2008 Clarion West Workshop and Events
A Workshop for People Who Are Serious About Writing
Clarion West is an intensive six-week workshop for writers preparing for professional careers in science fiction and fantasy, held annually in Seattle, Washington, USA.
New Time and Place for Free Summer Reading Series
Our 25th Annual Summer Reading Series has begun. Each week a different workshop instructor reads and answers questions. Admission is free again this year. Find out about our new time and locations.
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| Paul Park |
Mary Rosenblum |
Cory Doctorow |
Connie Willis |
Sheree R. Thomas |
Chuck Palahniuk |
2008 Writers Workshop
The 2008 workshop is in progress from June 22 through August 1.
Visit our Workshop page for general information about the workshop, and check back here in September for information about the 2009 session.
CW News
- Jul 5 2008
Four laptops were stolen July 4 from student rooms at the CW residence, and the SF community is responding swiftly and generously to help replace the stolen student computers.
If you’d like to donate to help the students replace the stolen laptops, please visit our Donate page and use the PayPal button, noting in the "Purpose" field that the donation is for "Computers." Please contact us at info@clarionwest.org if you have a laptop to donate. Read more »
- Jun 13 2008
We have more than 50 writers signed up for the 2008 Write-a-thon. Paul Park, Eileen Gunn, Lisa Tuttle, Michael Swanwick, Nisi Shawl, Cat Rambo, Steve Miller, Amy Thomson, and a host of others from all our graduating classes will be writing for donations from June 22 through August 1. Read how they're doing here. Support Clarion West by sponsoring them as they reach their writing goals.
- Jun 9 2008
We just received a $1,500 grant from King County’s 4Culture Sustaining Support program. Kate Schaefer, Acting Development Director, says that while individual donations are the core of Clarion West’s support, “this kind of grant is important, too. Read more »
- Mar 22 2008
On Saturday, March 1, Potlatch 17 sponsored the annual Clarion West Scholarship Fund Benefit Auction, which brought in over $2800 thanks to your donations and purchases. Read more »
- Mar 22 2008
The first event in Clarion West’s year-long celebration of 25 consecutive writers’ workshops took place in Seattle on February 29. Potlatch 17, a small literary SF convention, hosted a reception featuring tasty desserts and much reminiscing and updating among workshop alumni, instructors, and friends—plus appearances by two of the workshop’s founders, Marilyn J. Holt and J.T. Stewart. Read more »
