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Guest Post: Why You Don’t Want to Apply to Clarion West/Clarion UCSD.

By SFWA Admin / February 7, 2014

by Helena Bell

The application season for Clarion West and other Clarion (UCSD) has begun. I’ve already seen posts on twitter from past alums encouraging people to apply and telling the world what wonderful, glorious experiences they had.

I’m not going to do that. I’m going to tell you not to apply. To not go. And here are my reasons:

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Clarion West Receives $10,000 NEA Art Works Grant

By SFWA Admin / April 24, 2013

The National Endowment for the Arts announced today that Clarion West will receive a $10,000 Art Works grant to support its six-week summer workshop and its one-day workshop series.

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Guest Post: Clarion West Writers Worshop

By SFWA Admin / February 13, 2012

What are the secrets to Clarion West’s success? How did it get to be one of the world’s premiere training grounds for authors of speculative fiction? Most likely that’s happened because of you. Here’s how.