Thank you for supporting the Write-a-thon!
We hope you met your writing goals and we can’t thank everyone enough for participating!
The Write-a-thon is an annual peer-to-peer fundraiser for Clarion West. As a supporter of our mission to teach, build, and provide community for emerging writers of speculative fiction, you sign up to produce a certain word count or set daily writing goals during the two weeks of the Write-a-thon and encourage your friends and family to back your goal with their donations. Use the write-a-thon as the crowdsourced motivation you need to finish that chapter or work on those overdue edits. You can participate from anywhere in the world. We don’t need you to run a 5k (unless you’re into that?), we just need you to write.
2025’s Write-A-Thon is over, but you can still help!
The Write-a-thon is more than a chance to focus on your writing—it’s a way to give back to the writing community. When you donate, or raise money for Clarion West, you support:
- Finding a permanent home for our six-week, in-person workshop.
- Low-cost access to classes for writers of all levels.
- Scholarships for emerging writers who wouldn’t otherwise have access.
- Year-round community programming to connect and inspire writers around the globe.
If you missed out on this year’s Write-A-Thon, you can still help Clarion West’s mission by making a one time or recurring donation in the form below:
Stay in touch for the 2026 Write-A-Thon
In addition to keeping you up-to-date with upcoming workshops, Q&As, and alumni news, our newsletter will also let you know when it’s time to sign up for the 2026 Write-A-Thon.