Here’s a quick roundup of news on upcoming workshops in the Pacific Northwest for speculative fiction writers. I plan later this month to create a separate page for this information.
Clarion West announces Summer 2012 workshop instructors
The Clarion West Writers Workshop in Seattle has announced the instructors for summer 2012: Mary Rosenblum, Hiromi Goto, George R.R. Martin, Connie Willis, Kelly Link and Gavin Grant, and Chuck Palahniuk.
Yes, that George R.R. Martin.
Applications for the six-week intensive writing program will be accepted beginning in December. You can find more information on the Clarion West website.
Clarion West now offers one-day workshops
This fall Clarion West is hosting a series of one-day workshops in Seattle:
- “Alive in the World,” taught by Molly Gloss
- “Jumpstart Your Novel,” taught by Mark Tepp0
- “Your First Scene,” taught by Nancy Kress (including a critique component for which writing must be submitted in advance)
Cascade Writers Workshop announces 2012 program
The 2012 Cascade Writers Workshop, scheduled for Vancouver, WA, in July 2012, will include workshop/critique groups led by Tor editor Beth Meacham, literary agent Michael Carr, and novelists Ken Scholes and Jay Lake. More information is available on the Cascade Writers website.
Cascade Writers reaches beyond Science Fiction and Fantasy to include Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult, Historical, Non-Fiction, and Commercial writing(though this year, when I attended, a majority of the students were focused on fantasy and science fiction).