Workshop: Character through setting, Monday March 15
I’m teaching a 2-hr Zoom workshop for Clarion West, Monday, 15 March, on using setting to explore character—and character to explore setting. Sign up now.
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Clarion West/Fight For Our Lives [video, audio]
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Read moreWorkshop waitlist
The one-day workshop I’m teaching for Clarion West on Sunday, 8 October, is full, but it’s still possible to add a couple of names to the waiting list. And wait-listees often get in.
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One-day workshop Sunday 8 October: Registration now open!
I’m teaching a one-day workshop for Clarion West on Sunday 8 October, 10am-4pm: What Readers Like—And Why. It will be held in an accessible space (I will most probably be in a wheelchair) in the U District of Seattle, and costs $150. Fourteen participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is open.
Read more One-day workshop, Oct 8: What readers like—and why
I’ll be teaching What Readers Like—And Why, a one-day workshop for Clarion West, on Sunday, 8 October, 10am-4pm.
Read moreCory Doctorow in conversation with Frank Catalano, Seattle, July 28th, 7 pm
Cory Doctorow talks about privacy, surveillance, and freedom of information in Seattle, July 28, 7:00 pm. Tickets $10. Proceeds to Clarion West.
Read moreThe Magic of Immersive Fiction, a 1-day workshop
On Sunday 4/13 I’m teaching “The Magic of Immersive Fiction,” a one-day workshop on how to submerge a reader into the world…
Read moreHow to get sponsors for the Clarion West Write-a-thon
This year, like last, I’m involved on the organisational periphery of Clarion West’s Write-a-thon: a fundraiser that not only brings in money…
Read moreThe first same-sex couple Guests of Honour at a major SF convention?
From: Jack HastingsI am curious. Are you and Kelley Eskridge the first same sex couple co-Guests of Honor at a major science…
Read moreSome interesting bits of an interesting year, Part One
As always, it’s been an interesting year. Despite rewriting Hild, a 200,000 words novel, more than once, I managed to do a…
Read moreThe business of writing: a one-day workshop December 2
Publishing is in the throes of huge change and it’s hard to keep up with the choices available for writers–of any level…
Read moreOnce-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet two towering figures of feminist sf, Ursula K. Le Guin and Vonda N. McIntyre
photo by Eileen Gunn Ursula Le Guin gave me my very first blurb, for Ammonite. She didn’t know me from Eve, but…
Read morePolari First Book prize longlist and what it means
Via Diva, the longlist of the UK’s Polari First Book prize: Rory’s Boys by Alan Clark (Bliss/Arcadia Books)Pennance by Claire Ashton (self published…
Read moreOur evening with GRRM and Connie Willis
Last night I was one of about ninety people who gathered for drinks and delicious food–lamb kebab, grilled salmon, a variety of…
Read moreAn evening with George R.R. Martin: you and just 99 others
Love Game of Thrones? Can’t get enough of Wildcards? Think Clarion West is the best thing since sliced bread? I have just…
Read moreKelley, Ray Bradbury, and Nature
FIRST of all, Kelley has written a most marvellous and heartfelt piece about the necessity of finding everyday magic to write: …But…
Read moreWords matter: creating culture, saving lives
The Lambda Literary Awards were presented last night. It sounds like a wonderful evening. There’s a write-up, including a full list of…
Read moreWays writers benefit from Clarion West’s Write-a-thon
Clarion West (CW), the best speculative fiction writing workshop in the world, is gearing up for another six-week workshop, in which eighteen…
Read moreJoin Clarion West’s ‘shadow workshop’ without leaving home
Every summer since 2004 famous and emerging writers of f/sf have taken part in a ‘shadow’ Clarion West writing workshop–without leaving home….
Read moreExciting writing
I taught a whole-day workshop* yesterday for twelve writing students. The topic was ‘exciting writing’. My aim was to pass along what…
Read moreI’m teaching a one-day writing workshop in April
I’m teaching a one-day writing workshop for Clarion West here in Seattle on Sunday, April 15th. I don’t teach very often, but…
Read moreOne-day writing workshop in Seattle
Clarion West is the world pinnacle of f/sf workshoppery. Every year, emerging writers from all over (Africa, Japan, the UK, US, Australia…)…
Read moreClarion West one-day writing workshops
Clarion West is the best genre writing workshop in the world. It’s a six-week writing boot camp in Seattle. Each week is…
Read moreUnbound: nothing new
I admit to some mystification about media excitement surrounding Unbound. See, for example, this Fast Company article, about Unbound’s “crowd-financed, spine-tingling effort…
Read moreBubble and Sass
Kelley has reached $2,500 in sponsorship for her Clarion West daily write-a-thon work. She’s written some brilliant stuff, and you have all…
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