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06/25/2005 Archived Entry: "Clarion West 2005"

Clarion West is boot camp for aspiring science fiction writers (or fantasy, or speculative fiction). It happens every summer here in Seattle, each week a different instructor. The public side of this is that each instructor does a public reading, Tuesday evenings, 7:30 at the Science Fiction Museum (four bucks, well worth it). The semi-public side is a party every Friday night for Clarion West supporters, students, and alumni.

Last night we attended the first party in the series, hosted by Jerry and Suzle. My favorite moment was watching our grandson who listened and watched very attentively while Jack played his Martin backpacker guitar and another party guest joined in on harmonica, playing cross-harp.

This year's slate of instructors:

• Octavia Butler, June 21
• Andy Duncan, June 28
• L. Timmel Duchamp, July 5
• Connie Willis, July 12
• Gordon Van Gelder, July 19
• Michael Swanwick, July 26

(tags: sciencefiction, clarionwest, seattle)