The first exciting prize for the fundraiser this week is a signed edition of the award-winning debut, _Luminous_, written by 2018 alum, @silviapark.bsky.social . And how about an a nifty special ed. keychain that accompanied the Korean release of the novel!? www.clarionfoundation.com/donate-2026

The workshop winds down this week, and we're looking toward the month ahead! Can you support the Clarion Workshop this summer, and help us continue to usher some of the best and brightest writers into the field? We've got some exciting incentives planned! www.clarionfoundation.com/donate-2026

Excited for the next event on my calendar! I’ll be catching up with my former @clarionucsd.bsky.social classmate & fellow solarpunk author Andrew Dana Hudson at this lovely new bookstore in San Francisco.

T. K. Rex@tkrex.bsky.social · last mo.

On August 13, I'll be reading at Best Bookstore Union Square with @solarshades.club - here's the signup if you'll be in the Bay Area that day! I think this is my first whole bookstore event at a dedicated bookstore?! I'm excited! www.eventbrite.com/e/when-world...

We have just a slightly altered student roster for the incoming Clarion class of 2026! Congrats again to all, and we can't wait to see you here in sunny San Diego in just a few weeks!

@clarionucsd.bsky.social in 2012. I had just finished undergrad and spent the previous four years getting dragged for writing spec fic. I was exhausted, embarrassed to write what I loved, and didn't have a writing community. I would have quit writing within the year.

Written by Uju ✍🏽@writtenbyuju.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Today's @clarionucsd.bsky.social newsletter reminds me if I'd attended a year earlier I'd have critiqued with Pat Murphy, and a year later with Mario Milosevic and Lucius Shepard. Ah, serendipity! It also reminds me to once again remind you about my new collection. pspublishing.co.uk/101-things-t...

I attended @clarionucsd.bsky.social with the support of a few organizations. Did you know the likelihood of acceptance to an MFA program is higher than acceptance to Clarion.

As everyone who has attended knows, Clarion is a transformative, once-in-a-lifetime experience. It can also be a prohibitively expensive one for some. If you're able, maybe you could help out aegor, one of our 2026 attendees, on their journey!

As another summer approaches here in sunny San Diego, we're thrilled to announce the 2026 Class of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop!!! 🚀👽🦄

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the 2026 Clarion Workshop instructor line-up!! Applications open on Dec. 1st, so spread the word and mark your calendars. It's going to be another stellar summer here in San Diego.

@Clarion alum @larazontally.bsky.social has teamed up with @clarionwest.bsky.social alum @huwevansart.bsky.social (and others) to found Homeward Books, a new small press! Support their Kickstarter campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

The Witch of Prague, from Homeward Books!

Splendor over mediocrity. Stories for the hot bath & the cold plunge. Defying the constraints of genre & delving deep into your heart.

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Earlier, we teased an exciting upcoming summer prize, and we can now reveal a rare opportunity for a Tuckerization by the renowned Karen Joy Fowler! Bidding on naming rights starts at $1,000, and the auction runs from now until August 24! Learn more at www.clarionwriteathon.com/prizes/auction.php

A huge applause for all our Write-a-thon participants and donors! You raised over $10,000! Your help means so much to us and is invaluable for supporting the Clarion Workshop and its students through scholarships. We are so grateful for your generosity, and sending you all a big thank you! 🚀✨

Meet our 2025 Clarion Writers’ Workshop graduates! They’re pictured with their instructors, @jedediahberry.com and GennaRose Nethercott, who led the final two weeks. It has been an unforgettable summer, and we’re so proud to call this class Clarion alumni!

It’s the final day of the Write-a-thon, and your support means so much to us! We’re close to surpassing $10,000 raised! So we’re cheering on our participants as they finish up on their goals! Spread the word, and consider donating today to support the Clarion Workshop. 🚀✨ clarionwriteathon.org

We’re in the final week of the Write-a-thon and reaching for our $15,000 goal! Currently, we are very close to reaching the $8000 mark! So as part of our final week push, we'll soon be announcing an exciting incentive with the acclaimed Karen Joy Fowler! Stay tuned! ✨ clarionwriteathon.com

Thank you to all of our participants and donors! We are so close to surpassing $7000 raised! It’s the final week of the Write-a-thon, and we’re pushing to reach our $15,000 goal. You can help Clarion by spreading the word, donating or sponsoring a participant! 🚀✨ clarionwriteathon.com

Our Write-a-thon participants are doing a fantastic job working toward their goals! There's still time to sign up, donate or sponsor a participant. So spread the word! Support the Clarion Workshop in reaching the $15,000 goal 🚀✨ clarionwriteathon.com

Over $5000 has been raised! Thank you for supporting Clarion! We’re pushing to reach our $15,000 goal, and have great prizes, including having your name immortalized in the work of Kim Stanley Robinson! Join the Write-a-thon, donate or sponsor a participant 🚀✨ clarionwriteathon.com

A big thank you to our Write-a-thon participants working toward their goals! For our participants, we have some great swag to offer and a story critique from the best-selling author, Karen Joy Fowler! There’s still plenty of time to join, donate or sponsor a participant! 🚀✨ clarionwriteathon.com

Such a brilliant group we’re getting to work with here at Clarion. (We usually keep them stowed behind this door.)

Clarion Workshop@clarionucsd.bsky.social · last yr.

Our fantastic instructors, @jedediahberry.com ‬and GennaRose Nethercott, are leading weeks 5 & 6 of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop! You can also meet ‪them in-store at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social ‬for their readings tomorrow at 7:00 PM PT! If you’re in San Diego, come by and say hi! ✨

Our fantastic instructors, @jedediahberry.com ‬and GennaRose Nethercott, are leading weeks 5 & 6 of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop! You can also meet ‪them in-store at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social ‬for their readings tomorrow at 7:00 PM PT! If you’re in San Diego, come by and say hi! ✨

Thank you to our wonderful donors! We have surpassed $4000! There’s still plenty of time to sign up for the Write-a-thon, donate or sponsor a participant. We also have great prizes for our participants and donors! Spread the word! Support the Clarion Workshop 🚀✨ clarionwriteathon.com

Over $3000 has been raised! A huge thank you to all our donors! We still have a way to go to reach our $15,000 goal. Consider signing up for the Write-a-thon, donating or sponsoring one of our brilliant participants. Spread the word, and support the Clarion Workshop!🚀✨ clarionwriteathon.com

We’ve reached over $2000! We’re pushing for our $15,000 goal, and have a very special Write-a-thon incentive to offer. Donate $750 or more (which can be spread across multiple writers) to have your name, or a name of your choosing, immortalized in text by the renowned Kim Stanley Robinson!

Thank you to all our wonderful Write-a-thon participants and donors! We still have a way to go to reach our $15,000 goal. We’ve got special prizes lined up, including signed titles from George R. R. Martin, Carmen Maria Machado and Elizabeth Bear! Spread the word! Support the Clarion Workshop 🚀

It’s week 4 of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop, and @annaleen.bsky.social is our fantastic instructor! We’re so glad to have them! Happy workshopping! ✨

We’ve reached over $1000 in donations! We’re so grateful to all our donors. We still have some way to go to reach our target. So, consider supporting the workshop by donating or sponsoring one of our amazing Write-a-thon writers! Spread the word 🚀 clarionwriteathon.com/members/brow...

It’s the third week of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop, and we are so honored to have @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social as our wonderful instructor! He will also be reading tomorrow at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social, so come by and say hi!

We have some awesome Write-a-Thon prizes for both our donors and participants! This year, the top 3 fundraisers will be eligible for a story critique from some of the most seasoned and best-selling authors, including Clarion Foundation President and award-winning author, Karen Joy Fowler!