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Resources on the Web

Here are some links of interest for science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers. Please contact us if you know of links to other resources we should be sharing on this page.


Other Workshops

These are some other workshop options you might like to know about.

Critiquing and Virtual Workshops

  • Online Writing Workshop -- A virtual writing workshop where you can post stories for critique by your peers
  • Critters -- A virtual writing workshop where you can critique other stories and receive feedback on your own
  • Clarion Ex Machina -- Contains journals and other resources related to the Clarion and Clarion West workshops

The Craft of Writing

The Business of Writing

  • SFWA -- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America is the primary professional organization for speculative fiction writers
  • Writer Beware -- Very useful site offering guides to help protect yourself from writing scams and fraud
  • Manuscript Preparation Guidelines -- Composed by Marion Zimmer Bradley, these guidelines offer one acceptable style of professional manuscript format
  • Ralan's Webstravanganza -- A must-have source for market information
  • Duotrope's Digest -- Suggests markets for submitting your stories, including genres beyond science fiction and fantasy
  • Making Light -- The blog of Tor editors Teresa & Patrick Nielsen Hayden. Offers industry news and information, along with general discussions
  • Submitting to the Black Hole -- Tracks current response times for most sf/f magazines and book publishers, and lets you contribute your own responses
  • Locus Online -- News reports about the speculative fiction field; also interviews, reviews, and lists of recently published work
  • Speculations: The Rumor Mill -- A forum for unofficial news and information about the world of science fiction, fantasy, and horror
  • SFF Newsgroups -- Discussions on a variety of speculative fiction topics ranging from awards to market news

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Instructors on the Web

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Grads on the Web

This list is always under construction. If you have a new URL, please contact us.

Scholarship Sponsors

Clarion West is able to provide financial assistance to students in need through the very generous support of these scholarship sponsors:

  • The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship provides full funding (tuition and room and partial board) for a writer of color, thanks to donations from Ms. Butler's friends, colleagues, publishers, and readers. It is administered by the
    Carl Brandon Society.

  • The Susan C. Petrey Fund provides a full tuition scholarship to one student each year thanks to the generosity of Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc.

  • Potlatch, an annual reader- and writer-oriented convention held in Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, or Portland, hosts the Clarion West Scholarship Auction.

  • The Donald and Elsie Wollheim Memorial Scholarship Fund, sponsored by the Lunarians to honor the Wollheims, provides partial scholarships to New York City metropolitan area writers attending Clarion West or Clarion.

  • ReadAssist is an organization of science fiction and fantasy fans dedicated to helping other fans and writers with physical problems that make reading or communicating difficult.

  • The Gordon R. Dickson Memorial Scholarship Fund, sponsored by Twin Cities and Midwest fandom to honor Gordon R. Dickson, provides a substantial partial scholarship based on need and merit.

  • Author Alma Alexander Hromic has made a five-year commitment to provide a partial scholarship each year to help newcomers to the writing community.

  • Anonymous benefactors provide additional partial and full scholarships. You, too, can become a benefactor, anonymous or otherwise. All donations to Clarion West are tax-deductible. We welcome additional named scholarships in honor of writers, past or present.

Workshop applicants may apply for all of these scholarships by including a completed scholarship form with their application.