CLARION WORKSHOP

'Clarion' is a six-week workshop for new and aspiring science fiction and fantasy writers. It was founded by Robin Scott Wilson at Clarion State College in Pennsylvania. Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm were among the first teachers at the workshop. The first was held in 1968.
Clarion is a residential workshop, limited to a small group of students. Each of the six weeks is taught by a different professional writer or editor. It is primarily focused on short fiction. However, there are discussions about novel-writing as most of the instructors are successful novelists.
Originally an outgrowth of Knight and Wilhelm's Milford Writers' Conference, held at their home in Milford, Pennsylvania, USA, the workshop was later held every summer at Michigan State University. Since the creation of other workshops bearing the Clarion name, such as Clarion West, the workshop held at Michigan State University was sometimes referred to as "Clarion East".
Clarion moved - effective 2007 - to the University of California, San Diego. The Clarion Foundation is responsible for the move, which has proved very successful. The La Jolla location is within walking distance of the coast and has pleasant summer weather.
The first session concluded on August 3, 2007. Over 80 students applied for the 19 available positions. The instructors for this "Clarion Revival" session were Gregory Frost, Jeff Vandermeer and Ann Vandermeer, Karen Joy Fowler, Cory Doctorow, Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman. Clarionites also had discussions with Kim Stanley Robinson, Nancy Holder, David Brin and Vernor Vinge. Students came from all over the US and Canada, and one participant was from England. The nine women and ten men ranged in age from 16 to 53, writing everything from hard science fiction through high fantasy, slipstream, and magical realism. Several have had short stories published; others are currently writing novels; and one already has a book contract.

Contents

Offshoots

Some Clarion instructors

Some Clarion West instructors

Clarion graduates

See also

External links

Offshoots

★ 'Clarion West' is held annually in Seattle. It began in 1984 and is generally held at a college in Seattle. Attendance is limited to eighteen students. Clarion West is a non-profit literary organization.

★ 'Clarion South' is held in Australia. The first was held January 5 to February 14, 2004 in Brisbane.

Some Clarion instructors

★ Steven Barnes

★ Terry Bisson

★ Algis Budrys

★ Octavia Butler

★ Orson Scott Card

★ Suzy McKee Charnas

★ Samuel R. Delany

★ Gordon Dickson

★ Thomas Disch

★ Cory Doctorow

★ Gardner Dozois

★ Tananarive Due

★ Harlan Ellison

★ Karen Joy Fowler

★ Gregory Frost

★ Joe Haldeman

★ Nina Kiriki Hoffman

★ Harry Harrison

★ Damon Knight

★ Nancy Kress

★ Ellen Kushner

★ Fritz Leiber

★ Kelly Link

★ Maureen McHugh

★ Tim Powers

★ Spider and Jeanne Robinson

★ Joanna Russ

★ Geoff Ryman

★ Delia Sherman

★ Sean Stewart

★ Jeff VanderMeer

★ Kate Wilhelm

★ Patricia Wrede

Some Clarion West instructors

★ Kathleen Alcalá

★ Greg Bear

★ Octavia Butler

★ Pat Cadigan

★ John Crowley

★ Ellen Datlow

★ Samuel R. Delany

★ Gardner Dozois

★ Nicola Griffith

★ Joe Haldeman

★ David Hartwell

★ Patrick Nielsen Hayden

★ Nalo Hopkinson

★ Nancy Kress

★ John Shirley

★ Dan Simmons

★ Ian R. MacLeod

★ Maureen F. McHugh

★ Paul Park

★ Gordon Van Gelder

★ Vernor Vinge

★ Howard Waldrop

★ Connie Willis

Clarion graduates

★ Daniel Abraham (Clarion West 1998)

★ Nike Bourke (Clarion South 2005)

★ Nathan Burrage (Clarion South 2005)

★ Octavia Butler (Clarion 1970)

★ Sanford "Sandy" Clark (Clarion West 1999)

★ Greg Cox (Clarion West 1984)

★ Robert Crais (Clarion)

★ Kathryn Cramer (Clarion West 1984)

★ Shane Jiraiya Cummings (Clarion South 2005)

★ Gary Dauphin (Clarion West 2007)

★ Rjurik Davidson (Clarion South 2005)

★ Alyx Dellamonica (Clarion West 1995)

★ Robert Devereaux (Clarion West 1990)

★ Cory Doctorow (Clarion 1992)

★ Brendan Duffy (Clarion South 2004)

★ Gregory Frost (Clarion)

★ Richard Garfinkle (Clarion West 1992)

★ Eileen Gunn (Clarion 1972)

★ Paul Haines (Clarion South 2004)

★ Nalo Hopkinson (Clarion)

★ Ron Horsley (Clarion 2002)

★ Vylar Kaftan (Clarion West 2004)

★ Fiona Kelleghan (Clarion West 1995)

★ James Patrick Kelly (Clarion)

★ David Barr Kirtley (Clarion 1999)

★ Ellen Klages (Clarion South 2005)

★ David Levine (Clarion West 2000)

★ Sonia Orin Lyris (Clarion West 1992)

★ Louise Marley (Clarion West 1993)

★ Vonda N. McIntyre (Clarion 1970)

★ Tim Pratt (Clarion 1999)

★ Kim Stanley Robinson (Clarion)

★ Mary Rosenblum (Clarion West 1988)

★ Sara Ryan (Clarion 1991)

★ Deirdre Saoirse Moen (Clarion 2002)

★ Al Sarrantonio (Clarion 1974)

★ Lawrence Schimel (Clarion West 1991)

★ Lucius Shepard (Clarion)

★ Catriona Sparks (Clarion South 2004)

★ Martha Soukup (Clarion)

★ Bruce Sterling (Clarion)

★ Patrick Swenson (Clarion West 1986)

★ Bruce Taylor (Clarion West 1972)

★ Amy Thomson (Clarion West 1984)

★ Jeff Vandermeer (Clarion 1992)

★ Karen Traviss

★ Mary A. Turzillo (Clarion 1985)

★ Lisa Tuttle (Clarion 1971)

★ Gordon Van Gelder (Clarion West 1987)

★ Leslie What (Clarion 1976)

★ David Wise (Clarion 1971)

See also

★ Milford Writer's Workshop

★ Turkey City Writer's Workshop

★ The Wordos Writer's Workshop

★ Sycamore Hill Writer's Workshop

★ Viable Paradise

★ Odyssey Writing Workshop

★ by Kate Wilhelm; ISBN 1-931520-16-X

External links

★ Clarion official website

★ Clarion West official website

★ Clarion South official website

★ A really good guide to Clarion with links to blogs and journals

★ The Clarion Foundation nonprofit formed to promote and sustain the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop