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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 14

Earlier, we teased an exciting upcoming summer prize, and we can now reveal a rare opportunity for a Tuckerization by the renowned Karen Joy Fowler! Bidding on naming rights starts at $1,000, and the auction runs from now until August 24!

Learn more at www.clarionwriteathon.com/prizes/auction.php

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 13

A huge applause for all our Write-a-thon participants and donors! You raised over $10,000!

Your help means so much to us and is invaluable for supporting the Clarion Workshop and its students through scholarships. We are so grateful for your generosity, and sending you all a big thank you! 🚀✨

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Meet our 2025 Clarion Writers’ Workshop graduates! They’re pictured with their instructors, @jedediahberry.com and GennaRose Nethercott, who led the final two weeks.

It has been an unforgettable summer, and we’re so proud to call this class Clarion alumni!

Photograph of the eighteen Clarion Writers’ Workshop graduates with their instructors, Jedediah Berry and GennaRose Nethercott.

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 9

It’s the final day of the Write-a-thon, and your support means so much to us!

We’re close to surpassing $10,000 raised! So we’re cheering on our participants as they finish up on their goals!

Spread the word, and consider donating today to support the Clarion Workshop. 🚀✨

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 5

We’re in the final week of the Write-a-thon and reaching for our $15,000 goal!

Currently, we are very close to reaching the $8000 mark! So as part of our final week push, we'll soon be announcing an exciting incentive with the acclaimed Karen Joy Fowler! Stay tuned! ✨

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank you to all of our participants and donors! We are so close to surpassing $7000 raised!

It’s the final week of the Write-a-thon, and we’re pushing to reach our $15,000 goal. You can help Clarion by spreading the word, donating or sponsoring a participant! 🚀✨

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Clarion Write-a-Thon

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 2

Our Write-a-thon participants are doing a fantastic job working toward their goals! There's still time to sign up, donate or sponsor a participant. So spread the word!

Support the Clarion Workshop in reaching the $15,000 goal 🚀✨

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 31

Over $5000 has been raised! Thank you for supporting Clarion!

We’re pushing to reach our $15,000 goal, and have great prizes, including having your name immortalized in the work of Kim Stanley Robinson!

Join the Write-a-thon, donate or sponsor a participant 🚀✨

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 30

A big thank you to our Write-a-thon participants working toward their goals! For our participants, we have some great swag to offer and a story critique from the best-selling author, Karen Joy Fowler!

There’s still plenty of time to join, donate or sponsor a participant! 🚀✨

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Jedediah Berry @jedediahberry.bsky.social · Jul 29

Such a brilliant group we’re getting to work with here at Clarion. (We usually keep them stowed behind this door.)

GennaRose Nethercott, braided red hair under a Lore podcast cap, frames with her hands a sign reading “The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop. Jedediah Berry, in an octopus patterned shirt, strikes a thoughtful pose with hand to chin.

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our fantastic instructors, @jedediahberry.com ‬and GennaRose Nethercott, are leading weeks 5 & 6 of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop!

You can also meet ‪them in-store at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social ‬for their readings tomorrow at 7:00 PM PT! If you’re in San Diego, come by and say hi! ✨

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thank you to our wonderful donors! We have surpassed $4000!

There’s still plenty of time to sign up for the Write-a-thon, donate or sponsor a participant. We also have great prizes for our participants and donors!

Spread the word! Support the Clarion Workshop 🚀✨

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A graphic that reads: Help us reach our $15,000 goal. Prizes for our top donors include: Your name, or the name of a loved one, immortalized in a fictional piece by science fiction luminary, Kim Stanley Robinson. A signed copy of Clarion instructor Elizabeth Bear's The Folded Sky. A special signed UK edition of Clarion alum Carmen Maria Machado's In the Dream House. A signed book from the incomparable George R. R. Martin. Clarion. 2025 Write-A-Thon. June 28 - August 9.

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 25

Over $3000 has been raised! A huge thank you to all our donors!

We still have a way to go to reach our $15,000 goal. Consider signing up for the Write-a-thon, donating or sponsoring one of our brilliant participants.

Spread the word, and support the Clarion Workshop!🚀✨

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 24

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity, so if eligible, notify [email protected] to claim it!

Spread the word, and help Clarion. Donate or sponsor one of our Write-a-thon participants. 🚀

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Clarion Write-a-Thon

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 24

We’ve reached over $2000!

We’re pushing for our $15,000 goal, and have a very special Write-a-thon incentive to offer.

Donate $750 or more (which can be spread across multiple writers) to have your name, or a name of your choosing, immortalized in text by the renowned Kim Stanley Robinson!

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Donate or sponsor one of our amazing Write-a-thon participants.

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Clarion Write-a-Thon

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you to all our wonderful Write-a-thon participants and donors! We still have a way to go to reach our $15,000 goal.

We’ve got special prizes lined up, including signed titles from George R. R. Martin, Carmen Maria Machado and Elizabeth Bear!

Spread the word! Support the Clarion Workshop 🚀

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 22

It’s week 4 of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop, and @annaleen.bsky.social is our fantastic instructor! We’re so glad to have them! Happy workshopping! ✨

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 18

We’ve reached over $1000 in donations! We’re so grateful to all our donors.

We still have some way to go to reach our target. So, consider supporting the workshop by donating or sponsoring one of our amazing Write-a-thon writers! Spread the word 🚀

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 15

It’s the third week of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop, and we are so honored to have @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social as our wonderful instructor! He will also be reading tomorrow at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social, so come by and say hi!

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 14

There's still plenty of time to sign up at clarionwriteathon.org 🖊️🖊️

Clarion Write-a-Thon

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 14

We have some awesome Write-a-Thon prizes for both our donors and participants!

This year, the top 3 fundraisers will be eligible for a story critique from some of the most seasoned and best-selling authors, including Clarion Foundation President and award-winning author, Karen Joy Fowler!

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer’s Masterclass

Attendees will have a chance to learn the fundamentals of speculative fiction from faculty of the Clarion Writer's Workshop.

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 13

The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Masterclass is returning soon! Join us in San Diego for a day of learning with esteemed faculty, alumni and panelists.

Find out more and sign up through the link in the comment below!

A graphic of the Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego. The text reads, Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Masterclass, July 22, 2025, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, a day of exploring the fundamentals of speculative fiction.

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Jul 11

We’re cheering on our dedicated writers working towards their Write-a-Thon goals! Check out their pages and show them support via the link below! 🖊️✨

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Clarion Write-a-Thon

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