Astrid and Greg Bear have just announced the Poul and Karen Anderson Memorial International Travel Fund, a ten-year commitment to provide an annual $1,000 for one international student traveling from outside of North America to attend the Clarion West Six Week Summer Workshop. The 2018 fund has been awarded to Ted Mahsun from Ipoh, Malaysia. The…
We are honored and excited to present the Clarion West Six-Week Summer Workshop Class of 2018. Hailing from nine countries across five continents, these 18 writers will study with Daniel Abraham, Ken MacLeod, Yoon Ha Lee, Karen Lord, Karen Joy Fowler, and Ellen Datlow this summer. Congratulations, class! EDIT: Class list updated 5/22/18. Rafeeat Aliyu…
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mary Rosenblum, a wonderful writer and friend of Clarion West. Mary passed away on March 11, 2018, in an accidental plane crash in Clark County, WA. She was 65 years old. Mary attended Clarion West in 1988, and taught at CW in 2008 and 2012. Throughout…
We are thrilled to announce that science fiction luminary Ellen Klages is sponsoring a 2018 instructorship for Clarion West’s Six-Week Summer Workshop. The Sally Klages Memorial Instructorship, named in honor of Klages’s sister Sally, will cover travel, living arrangements, and remuneration for the resident instructor in Week Four of our six-week workshop. Sally Klages, who…
We are incredibly pleased and honored to announce that renowned fantasy author George R. R. Martin is sponsoring a new annual scholarship for the Clarion West Six-Week Summer Workshop. Each year, the WORLDBUILDER SCHOLARSHIP will cover tuition, fees, and lodging for one Clarion West student who demonstrates both financial need and a talent for worldbuilding…
We are delighted to announce that Neile Graham, Workshop Director for Clarion West, has received the Special Award for “fostering excellence in the genre through her role as Workshop Director, Clarion West.” Neile accepted the award at the 2017 World Fantasy Convention award ceremony on November 5. The World Fantasy Awards are a set of…
Clarion West is pleased to announce the instructors for the 2018 Summer Workshop. Week 1 – Daniel Abraham Week 2 – Ken MacLeod Week 3 – Yoon Ha Lee Week 4 – Karen Lord Week 5 – Karen Joy Fowler Week 6 – Ellen Datlow Read more about the instructors on the Summer Workshop page….
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects across the country in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award to Clarion West in support of the Summer Workshop and Summer Reading Series….
Clarion West is honored to present the Clarion West Summer Workshop Class of 2017, who hail from Singapore, Cyprus, Mexico, England, and the United States: Andrea M. Pawley Mark Galarrita Izzy Wasserstein A. T. Greenblatt Gordon White Stephanie Malia Morris Robert Minto E.L. Bangs Andrea Chapela Patrick Lofgren Joanne Lim-Pousard Vina Jie-Min Prasad Shweta Adhyam…
Clarion West is seeking an Executive Director to oversee operations and fundraising for the organization. For details, please see Work for Clarion West.