Clarion West Writers Workshop

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Clarion West is a non-profit organization best known for their intensive six-week workshop for writers preparing for professional careers in speculative fiction. The Six-Week Workshop is a space for writing short stories and learning how to workshop them under the guidance of staff and luminaries of the speculative fiction field. Recently celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, the workshop runs annually from late June through the end of July. Each of the six weeks is instructed by a different professional writer or editor. The roster of guest instructors changes yearly. Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971, the workshop has been held continuously since 1984.^[1]

Clarion West, however, has added trough the years a variety of online classes, events, and two to four day workshops, as well as a library of on-demand classes accessible to members anytime. 2025 will see the first nine-month online workshop geared toward writers interested in working on their novels.

The Clarion West board of directors currently includes Shweta Adhyam, Izzy Wasserstein, M. Huw Evans, Kris Millering, M. L. Krishnan, Jon Lasser, Alexandra Manglis, Tod McCoy, Dominica Phetteplace, Nisi Shawl, and Yang-Yang Wang.