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Workshops for people who are serious about writing.

Speculative Fiction | Clarion West Six-Week Workshop | Online Classes & Workshops | Programs for Speculative Fiction Writers | Readings & Author Events

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Or catch them both in-person with @nisishawl.bsky.social tomorrow at 7pm at the @spl.org, Central Location! www.clarionwest.org/event/hole-i...
Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl
Join us at this launch event for science-fiction author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky, pitched as an alien first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The Ember Award for Unsung Contributions to Genre goes to @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
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2025 Winner The Ember Award: Sonia Sulaiman
October 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION
2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman
October 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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@carolinemyoachim.bsky.social's WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ | WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ wins the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Short Story
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2025 Winner Outstanding Short Story: WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ | WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ by Caroline M. Yoachim
October 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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If you enjoy science fiction that explores indigenous futures and robots, you won't want to miss this @clarionwest.bsky.social Deep Dives conversation.

With @nisishawl.bsky.social, moderated by Geekwire's @b0yle.bsky.social.
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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The team at @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social has a special request for readers to take one action to help defend books from censorship on Saturday, October 11: bannedbooksweek.org/let-freedom-...
Let Freedom Read Day | Banned Books Week
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October 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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The book draws on Daniel’s unique background as both a threat forecaster for the United States Air Force and a Cherokee Nation citizen. It asks probing questions about nonhuman intelligence, the Western mindset, and humans’ understanding of reality.

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Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl
Join us at this launch event for science-fiction author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky, pitched as an alien first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation.
www.clarionwest.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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This Novel Writing Workshop Q&A is broken up into 7 parts to make it easy to find the answers you're looking for: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Novel Writing Workshop Q&A - YouTube
Meet some members of our inaugural Clarion West Novel Writing Workshop as they answer questions about their experiences, and offer advice on applying!
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October 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Six students from our 2025 Novel Writing Workshop introduce themselves and describe the books they've been working on this year. Each student answers questions about their experiences and offers advice on applying!
Novel Writing Workshop Q&A - YouTube
Meet some members of our inaugural Clarion West Novel Writing Workshop as they answer questions about their experiences, and offer advice on applying!
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October 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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On October 22, listen to Cory Doctorow and @edzitron.com discuss how reckless tech policy that is allowing the worst people in our most structurally important corporations to make everything worse - and what we can do about it!

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Cory Doctorow in conversation with Ed Zitron
Join Cory Doctorow (Enshittification), Ed Zitron (Better Offline), and moderator Whitney Beltrán for a discussion of how reckless tech policy created an enshittogenic environment that allowed the…
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September 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Join us October 16 to launch Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky, pitched as an alien first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation.

Daniel is in conversation with author Nisi Shawl, moderated by GeekWire’s @b0yle.bsky.social.

www.clarionwest.org/event/hole-i...
Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl
Join us at this launch event for science-fiction author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky, pitched as an alien first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation.
www.clarionwest.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Pitched as an alien first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation. Daniel is in conversation with author Nisi Shawl, moderated by GeekWire’s Alan Boyle.

Tickets available now! www.clarionwest.org/event/hole-i...

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Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl
Join us at this launch event for science-fiction author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky, pitched as an alien first contact story set on a Cherokee reservation.
www.clarionwest.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM