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'''Clarion''' is a six-week workshop for new and aspiring [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] writers. Originally an outgrowth of Knight and Wilhelm's [[Milford Writer's Workshop|Milford Writers' Conference]], held at their home in [[Milford, Pennsylvania]], [[USA]], it was founded in 1968 by [[Robin Wilson (author)|Robin Scott Wilson]] at [[Clarion University of Pennsylvania|Clarion State College]] in [[Pennsylvania]]. [[Damon Knight]] and [[Kate Wilhelm]] were among the first teachers at the workshop.<ref name=Wilhelm>[[Kate Wilhelm|Wilhelm, Kate]], ''Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop'', [[Small Beer Press]], 2005 ISBN 978-1-931520-16-4</ref> In 1972 the workshop moved to [[Michigan State University]].<ref name=Jagoda/> In 2006, the Clarion Writers Workshop moved from Michigan State University to the [[University of California at San Diego]], ironically putting it as far west as the [[Clarion West Writers Workshop]].<ref name=Jagoda>Barry Jagoda, "Top Science Fiction Wriers' Program Comes to UC San Diego", This Week at UCSD, December 18, 2006 [http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/thisweek/2006/dec/12_18_clarion.asp]</ref>
'''Clarion''' is an American six-week workshop for aspiring [[science-fiction]] and [[fantasy]] writers. Originally an outgrowth of [[Damon Knight]]'s and [[Kate Wilhelm]]'s [[Milford Writer's Workshop|Milford Writers' Conference]], held at their home in Milford, Pennsylvania, United States, it was founded in 1968 by [[Robin Wilson (author)|Robin Scott Wilson]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Anders|title=Project Triton: New Sci-Fi Colony |url=http://ucsdmag.ucsd.edu/magazine/vol5no2/features/projecttriton.htm |website=UCSD Alumni |publisher=UCSanDiego |access-date=6 September 2015|date=May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002085407/http://ucsdmag.ucsd.edu/magazine/vol5no2/features/projecttriton.htm |archive-date=2 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> at [[Clarion University of Pennsylvania|Clarion State College]] in Pennsylvania. Knight and Wilhelm were among the first teachers at the workshop.<ref name=Wilhelm>[[Kate Wilhelm|Wilhelm, Kate]], ''Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop'', [[Small Beer Press]], 2005 {{ISBN|978-1-931520-16-4}}</ref>


In 1972, the workshop moved to [[Michigan State University]]. It moved again, in 2006, to the [[University of California, San Diego]].<ref name=Jagoda>Barry Jagoda, [http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/thisweek/2006/dec/12_18_clarion.asp "Top Science Fiction Writers' Program Comes to UC San Diego"], ''This Week at UCSD'', December 18, 2006</ref>
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[[File:Clarionites at play.jpg|right|thumb|Clarionites at Play (photograph by Keyan Bowes)]]
Clarion moved - effective 2007 - to the University of California, San Diego. The [http://www.theclarionfoundation.org/ Clarion Foundation] is responsible for the move.


In 2015, the [http://www.theclarionfoundation.org Clarion Foundation] received an anonymous gift of $100,000 to found an endowment funding the workshop.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tor.com/2015/09/21/clarion-foundation-workshop-endowment-news/ |title=Exciting News for The Clarion Foundation!|date=September 2015|website=Tor.com}}</ref>
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[[Clarion South Writers Workshop]] is held in [[Brisbane]] Australia. It was founded in 2004. It currently runs biennially. In 2009, Clarion South lost its venue. Although the workshop was held that year, the organizers have had difficulty finding a new home for the workshop. In March 2011, they announced that future Clarion South workshops were "on hold indefinitely."<ref>{{Cite web | title = Workshop update | publisher = Clarion South Writers Workshop | date = March 2011 | url = http://www.clarionsouth.org/ | accessdate = 04-03-2011}}</ref>

The Clarion workshops for 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], with the students selected for 2020 slated to attend in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://file770.com/tag/clarion-writers-workshop/ |date=May 2021 |title = Clarion Workshop Postponed to 2022|website=File770.com|last1=Glyer|first1=Mike}}</ref>

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== Other Clarion Workshops ==
Independently operated workshops which share the Clarion name and follow its founding principles include:
* [[Clarion West Writers Workshop]], founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971 by [[Vonda N. McIntyre]]. It has been held annually since 1984.
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* Clarion South Writers Workshop was held at [[Griffith University]] in [[Brisbane, Australia]]. It was founded in 2004 and ran biennially to 2011. In 2009, Clarion South lost its venue, although the workshop was held that year. In March 2011, Clarion South organizers announced that future workshops were "on hold indefinitely".<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.clarionsouth.org/|title = Workshop Update|date = March 2011|website = Clarion South|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130328142743/http://www.clarionsouth.org/|archive-date = March 28, 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[List of Clarion Writers Workshop Instructors]]
* [[List of Clarion Writers Workshop Instructors]]
*[[List of Clarion Writers Workshop Alumni]]
* [[List of Clarion Writers Workshop alumni]]
* [[Clarion West Writers Workshop]]
* [[List of Clarion South Writers Workshop Instructors]]
* [[Clarion South Writers Workshop]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==


*{{cite book
*{{cite journal
| last = Wilhelm
| last1=Knight
| first = Kate
| first1=Damon
| author-link=Damon Knight
| authorlink = Kate Wilhelm
| title=I Remember Clarion
| title =Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop
| journal=Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
| publisher =Small Beer Press
| year =2005
| date=March 1990
| volume=14
| isbn =1-931520-16-X }}
| issue=3
| pages=20–28 }}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://clarion.ucsd.edu Clarion official website]
* [http://clarion.ucsd.edu Clarion official website]
*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/findingaids/mss0681.html Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop: Archive of Stories by Participants] MSS 681. [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/ Special Collections & Archives], UC San Diego Library.
* [http://clarionwest.org/ Clarion West official website]
* [http://www.clarionsouth.org/ Clarion South official website]
* [http://www.theclarionfoundation.org/ The Clarion Foundation nonprofit formed to promote and sustain the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop]


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Latest revision as of 04:28, 11 August 2024

Clarion is an American six-week workshop for aspiring science-fiction and fantasy writers. Originally an outgrowth of Damon Knight's and Kate Wilhelm's Milford Writers' Conference, held at their home in Milford, Pennsylvania, United States, it was founded in 1968 by Robin Scott Wilson[1] at Clarion State College in Pennsylvania. Knight and Wilhelm were among the first teachers at the workshop.[2]

In 1972, the workshop moved to Michigan State University. It moved again, in 2006, to the University of California, San Diego.[3]

In 2015, the Clarion Foundation received an anonymous gift of $100,000 to found an endowment funding the workshop.[4]

The Clarion workshops for 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the students selected for 2020 slated to attend in 2022.[5]


Other Clarion Workshops

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Independently operated workshops which share the Clarion name and follow its founding principles include:

  • Clarion West Writers Workshop, founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971 by Vonda N. McIntyre. It has been held annually since 1984.
  • Clarion South Writers Workshop was held at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. It was founded in 2004 and ran biennially to 2011. In 2009, Clarion South lost its venue, although the workshop was held that year. In March 2011, Clarion South organizers announced that future workshops were "on hold indefinitely".[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wright, Anders (May 2008). "Project Triton: New Sci-Fi Colony". UCSD Alumni. UCSanDiego. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ Wilhelm, Kate, Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, Small Beer Press, 2005 ISBN 978-1-931520-16-4
  3. ^ Barry Jagoda, "Top Science Fiction Writers' Program Comes to UC San Diego", This Week at UCSD, December 18, 2006
  4. ^ "Exciting News for The Clarion Foundation!". Tor.com. September 2015.
  5. ^ Glyer, Mike (May 2021). "Clarion Workshop Postponed to 2022". File770.com.
  6. ^ "Workshop Update". Clarion South. March 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013.

Further reading

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  • Knight, Damon (March 1990). "I Remember Clarion". Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. 14 (3): 20–28.
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