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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 12h
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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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 12h
It's not too late to support and participate in #BannedBooksWeek!

Watch this terrific interview with the Banned Books Week honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social & consider going to your indie bookstore to pick up a few banned books.
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 18h
“Americans are curious, inquisitive, learning, and enriching themselves…”

Banned Books Week honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social knows we need the right to read to understand each other.

Full interview: youtu.be/Gm4-SOEwEYk

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 2d
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.
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 2d
@danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social's new novel, Hole in the Sky, is the center of our Deep Dives conversation on October 16 at the Seattle Central Library... and it's been snapped up by Netflix and Aggregate Films!

Join us for the kick-off to our Deep Dives conversation series on October 16!
Abstract background with image of author Daniel H. Wilson and Daniel's newest book, Hole in the Sky. Special call out reads: Now Optioned for Netflix Text reads: Hole In The Sky, A Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl, Moderated by Alan Boyle. October 16, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Seattle Central Library. Abstract background with a Deep Dives Author Conversation Series logo with a book and the Seattle Space needle. Photos of authors Daniel H. Wilson and Cory Doctorow. Text reads: Hole in the Sky, A Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson on October 16, 2025. and Enshittification and the Rot Economy: A Conversation with Cory Doctorow on October 22, 2025. Logos of event partners include: The Seattle Public Library, 4Culture, and Third Place Books
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d
Banned Books Week highlights the importance of free access to information, as well as challenges to that access in the United States. PEN America's list of the Most Banned Books of the Year includes several genre fiction titles:

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Most Banned Books of The Year List Includes Numerous Genre Titles and Authors - Reactor
Stephen King alone had 87 of his titles banned somewhere in the U.S.
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 9d
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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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 9d
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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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 9d
Thinking about applying for the 2026 Novel Writing Workshop with @drkarenlord.bsky.social?

Applications open October 13 and close on November 13. Get ready to apply with this excellent Q&A led by Clarion West board member and alumni @remymura.bsky.social
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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Jen Brown (is drafting) ✨ @jenbrownwrites.bsky.social · 13d
Ahem...might I offer you some joy, in these trying times? Applications for @clarionwest.bsky.social's 2026 Novel Writing Workshop open soon. So, I wrote about my application experience & programmatic takeaways, thus far.

If you're thinking about applying? Do it. ✊🏾

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On Novel-ing: Clarion West’s Novel Writing Workshop (2025)
Seven months ago, I was accepted into the first cohort of Clarion West’s Novel Writing Workshop. (Or NWW, as we’ve lovingly acronymn-ized it.) Seven life-changing months filled with lec…
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 17d
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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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 17d
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.

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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.
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 17d
The Deep Dive Author Conversation Series with
@danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social on October 16th and Cory Doctorow on October 22nd was made possible with the King County 4Culture Public Free Access Grant!

#sciencefiction #authortalks #authorconversations #clarionwest #2025DeepDivesSeries
Text over abstract blue background reads: Deep Dives Author Conversation Series A Program of Clarion West 7-8:30 PM Seattle Public Library. Registration is free thanks to the King County 4Culture Public Access Grant. October 16, 2025 Hole in the Sky: A conversation with Daniel H. Wilson & Nisi Shawl. Moderated by Alan Boyle. This section of the image shows a photo of Daniel H. Wilson in a winter beanie and dark glasses. October 22, 2025 Enshittification and the Rot Economy: A Conversation with Cory Doctorow & Ed Zitron. Moderated by Whitney Beltran. This section shows an photo of Cory Doctorow in orange glasses and a striped shirt. The Clarion West Logo, Seattle Public Library Logo, and 4Culture logo are included.
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Otherlandbookshop Berlin @otherlandberlin.bsky.social · 23d
Remembering Vonda
by Jeanne Gomoll, Stephanie A. Smith

Award-winning SFF author Vonda N. McIntyre died April 1, 2019. The world lost a force of nature, a brilliant, kind, generous, fiercely talented artist.
Remembering Vonda by Jeanne Gomoll, Stephanie A. Smith Award-winning SFF author Vonda N. McIntyre died April 1, 2019. The world lost a force of nature, a brilliant, kind, generous, fiercely talented artist. Friends, colleagues, admirers, fans all pay tribute to a radiant life here. McIntyre’s oeuvre includes Dreamsnake (Hugo & Nebula award winner, ’78), The Moon and the Sun (Nebula ’98; & movie, awaiting release); plus stories, novelizations & tie-ins, including Star Trek novel, The Entropy Effect. She founded the Clarion West workshop and was a “fairy godmother” to 100s of students; a quiet, tireless feminist, Kentucky-born McIntyre moved to Seattle & became a life-long resident, as well as a prolific creator of crochet topoplogy; McIntyre also collaborated with Ursula K. Le Guin, and was a founding member of the Book View Cafe, an author-owned publishing cooperative. McIntyre both shaped and nurtured the SF/F community; as her friend Jane Hawkins has said “we shall not see her like again.”
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 24d
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...

#authorconversations #sciencefiction #danielhwilson #nisishawl #FirstContact
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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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 24d
On October 16: Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social and @nisishawl.bsky.social to discuss science-fiction author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky.

At @spl.org: Free tickets are supported by the 4Culture Public Access Grant!
Abstract background with photos of authors Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl and moderator Alan Boyle. Text reads: Hole In The Sky, A Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl, Moderated by Alan Boyle. October 16, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Seattle Central Library.
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · Sep 10
Find more information about both events in our Deep Dives series and register: www.clarionwest.org/upcoming-eve...
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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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · Sep 10
We are pleased to present the 2025 Deep Dive Author Conversation Series with @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social on October 16th and Cory Doctorow on October 22nd!

Both events are free to the public or upgrade your ticket and join us for a VIP reception before the event!

Tickets available now!
Abstract background with photos of authors Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl and moderator Alan Boyle. An image of Daniel's book, "Hole in the Sky" is shown with the Clarion West and Deep Dives logo. Text reads: Hole in the Sky, A Conversation with Daniel H. Wilson and Nisi Shawl, Moderated by Alan Boyle. October 16, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Seattle Central Library. Abstract background with photos of author Cory Doctorow with conversation partner Ed Zitron and moderator Whitney Beltrán. Text reads: Enshittification and the Rot Economy, A Conversation with Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron, Moderated by Whitney Beltrán. October 22, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Seattle Central Library.
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Usman T. Malik @usmantm.bsky.social · Sep 1
Please support @tasavvurnama.bsky.social, South Asia’s premier paying spec-fic market

I just signed up for monthly support here:

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Tasavvur is a digital magazine dedicated to South Asian speculative fiction. We have been publishing stories since our inception in 2022, featuring narratives that imagine new worlds, explore the unkn
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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · Aug 2
There's still time to register your teens for this FREE in-person #specfic #writing camp through @clarionwest.bsky.social

World Building Summer Camp for BIPOC Teen Writers

Program Dates: August 18-22 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Daily (In-Person, in Seattle)

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In-Person: Worldbuilding Summer Camp for BIPOC Teen Writers in Seattle
Speculative fiction writing camp for teens at yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective.
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · Jul 31
A writer’s fave line from the second and final week of the Write-a-thon!

Tomorrow’s the very last day to donate to our summer fundraiser! Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon. #writeathon #writeathon2025
Background image shows a crescent moon over a futuristic city. Above, text reads: Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025. Center, text reads: Week 2 Favorite Line: To be mindful is to be conscious of how our words and our actions ripple and echo in spaces. Rochita Loenen-Ruiz
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · Jul 29
Join us online tomorrow for the final event of our summer reading series: a virtual conversation between @marthawells.com and @kateelliottsff.bsky.social, followed by an audience Q&A! RSVP at clarionwest.org/events.
Background image shows a crescent moon over a futuristic city. Above, text reads: Clarion West Writers Workshop. Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy. In the center are two circular headshots, of Martha Wells and Kate Elliott. Below, text reads: Martha Wells and Kate Elliott in Conversation. July 30. 6-7:30PM PT. Virtual Event.
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Jul 29
Tomorrow (Wednesday the 30th) Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy: Martha Wells in conversation with Kate Elliott
July 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Register at this link: www.clarionwest.org/event/summer...
Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Clarion West Summer Reading Series will be held virtually and streamed live over Zoom during the Six-Week Workshop. Join us for our final event, a conversation between Martha Wells and Kate…
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · Jul 28
Our heartfelt thanks to the Sherman Family Foundation for donating a $2,500 matching challenge to the 2025 Write-a-thon. We’ve officially reached our matching goal! #writeathon #writeathon2025
Background is dark teal with multicolored streamers at the edges. Text reads: We’ve reached our matching goal! We’ve met the Sherman Family Foundation’s matching challenge! Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025.
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · Jul 26
We’ve reached the last day of the Write-a-thon! In the past two weeks, over 100 participating writers have written tens of thousands of words, while raising over $15,000 to support resources and community for developing writers.

We’re so grateful for all of the support! #writeathon #writeathon2025
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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · Jul 26
A fave line from Write-a-thon participant Ed Punk, who also wrote the most words out of over 100 writers in week one!

Haven’t supported the Write-a-thon yet? It’s not too late! Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to donate to the fundraiser or sponsor a writer. #writeathon #writeathon2025
Background image shows a crescent moon over a futuristic city. Above, text reads: Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025. Center, text reads: Week 1 Favorite Line: "’Is he gone?’ I don't know what I hope to hear. That's he's downstairs waiting to talk to me? Or that he's left, he's let me be again? That he's left me again." Ed Punk Background image shows a crescent moon over a futuristic city. Above, text reads: Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025. Center, text reads: Week 1 Most Words Down: 9,684. Ed Punk
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