Clarion West Writers Workshop

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Join us for our third annual Steamy in Seattle on Saturday, May 10! Tickets are on sale now for our celebration and high tea featuring women writers in speculative fiction. Meet authors Ann Aguirre and Elizabeth Stephens while raising money for writing workshops, sliding scale tuition, and scholarship programs. Many thanks to our generous sponsors, including: Hagen Insurance Partners, Elliott Bay Book Company, Source Books Casablanca, and Friday Afternoon Tea! #steamyinseattle #clarionwest #annaguirre #elizabethstephens #alienromance #romanceisresistance #teaparty #womenwritescifi

Learn more and register today: https://www.clarionwest.org/event/steamy-in-seattle-2025/

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New perk: Consultation with a literary agent!

When you make a donation to the fall fundraising campaign, you help Clarion West's efforts to support the next generation of writers with scholarships and low-cost, accessible, and inclusive programs!

Take a look through the campaign page to find signed books, experiences, and opportunities to talk to published authors.

Today's featured perk is an opportunity to meet 1:1 with Jennie Goloboy from the Donald Maass Literary Agency. Ask her all your burning questions about finding and working with an agent. With a PhD in the History of American Civilization from Harvard and two published books, including her novel, Obviously Aliens, Jennie can offer some great advice on query letters and more! 

Clarion West is committed to providing scholarships covering full and partial tuition for the Six-Week Workshop; discounts to reduce the cost for online classes; and free events and programs for our community. 

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Fall Fundraising Campaign Update

Today's featured perk is a Virtual Game of "Monster of the Week" — bring 5 of your friends and family to the table to play a round with Game Master Rebecca Demarest, and guest-starring Annalee Newitz as Player #6!

Clarion West Fall Fundraiser

World-class writing workshops for people who are serious about writing! | Check out 'Clarion West Fall Fundraiser' on Indiegogo.

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The Clarion West Fall Fundraiser is Live!

Grab an awesome reward, including everything from a signed and personalized book to a manuscript critique — and more!

We need new writers, now more than ever!

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Opening today, two great opportunities!

Applications for the Novel Writing Workshop with Samit Basu are now open through December 15. This workshop is virtual and will run March 10-November 17, 2025. We're looking forward to meeting our first cohort!

Also! The Clarion West Crowdfunding Campaign has launched — find some amazing perks! Support year-round writing programs! Help support scholarships! Learn more and find a great perk today.

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Six-Week Workshop

The Clarion West Six-Week workshop will be virtual in 2025, from June 22 - August 2, 2025. Applications open December 1, 2024.

Our instructors for the 2025 Six-Week Workshop are:

Maurice Broaddus

Malka Older

Diana Pho

Martha Wells

Each year, Clarion West is able to provide full and partial scholarships to a significant number of applicants, thanks to our generous community of donors and sponsors.

Six-Week Writers Workshop

The 2024 Six-Week Writers Workshop for science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction writers. Residential workshop held in Seatt

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Applications for the Clarion West Six-Week Summer Workshop are open!

June 19 – July 29, 2016

The Clarion West summer six-week workshop, focused on short speculative fiction, is one of the premier workshops of its kind. Based in Seattle, Washington, it’s a six-week boot camp for fiction writers in which the students acquire new writing techniques, employ advanced critique methods, and learn about the business of being a professional writer. It is six weeks of eating, sleeping, dreaming, and living story with a cohort of 17 other writers. It’s an incredible challenge and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

This year’s instructors are:

Paul Park

Stephen Graham Jones

Elizabeth Bear

N.K. Jemisin

Sheila Williams

Geoff Ryman

If you’re up for the challenge (and you will be at least 21 years old by the time the workshop begins), you can find out more about the workshop, read the FAQ, or apply. The application fee is discounted to $30 until February 10, 2016 ($50 after 2/10).

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Kij Johnson reads on July 1, 2014 at the Clarion West Summer Reading Series. If you're local to Seattle, we'd love you to join us on Tuesday evenings this summer! For more information, see http://www.clarionwest.org/events/readings/

Photo credit: Kris Millering, aka krismillering )