It's an online community of writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror--brand-new and published--who help each other improve their work. Whatever your level, the workshop can help you grow as a writer--through the useful critiques you receive and through what you learn by reviewing the work of others. See our member comments for examples.
So if you're an aspiring writer, join us! Post your writing for reviews, critique interesting work by others, read and learn from our monthly Editors' Choices, participate in our discussions and Writer Space wiki, and use our extensive list of resources for writers. You retain all rights to your work and choose your own level of participation. Our costs are as low as we can make them--$49 a year, or 94 cents a week. (More on fees/how to join)
Congratulations to our members on these recent major sales and awards!
| • | Carlos Cortes--two novels sold to Bantam |
| • | Chris Evans--Iron Elves series sold to Pocket Books |
| • | Suzanne McLeod--a 3-book deal with Gollancz |
| • | Ruth Nestvold--YSEULT sold to Blanvalet (Random House) in Germany |
| • | Sarah Prineas--three hardcover YA novels sold to HarperCollins |
| • | Ian Tregillis--science-fantasy trilogy The Milkweed Triptych sold to Tor |
Our Resident Editors, Jeanne Cavelos, Susan Marie Groppi, Karin Lowachee, and John Klima,
professionals in the speculative-fiction field with much experience and many publications to their names, choose one submission in each of four categories every month and write reviews you can learn from. (Here is a sample review.) The latest
Editors' Choices:
| • | Above by Leah Bobet (cross-genre chapter) |
| • | Blood of Poleus by Gene Spears (science-fiction chapter) |
| • | "Thieves' Duel" by Seth Skorkowsky (SF/F short story) |
| • | "Rehab" by Nancy Kreml (horror) |
Reviews and helpful critiques are what power the workshop. If you've gotten a very helpful review,
nominate
the reviewer to the monthly Reviewer Honor Roll
(which first appears in the newsletter).
We thank our current most active reviewers (counting substantial reviews only):
| • Gio Clairval • Patty Jansen • C. S. Inman • S. E. Curnow • Jennifer Dawson |
Workshop members have sold novels to major SF/F publishers and stories
to magazines including Asimov's Science Fiction and The Magazine
of Fantasy and Science Fiction. See full monthly listings in our Hall of Fame.
Visit our Hall of Fame for more member publications and honors. And e-mail
us with your publication news!
Member Success Story
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Comments from Members
"The comments and encouragement
I received were invaluable in helping me improve my skills. I wouldn't have gone to Clarion if I hadn't first gone through the workshop."
"I find this workshop
is superior to anything I am doing in my Master's-level creative-writing workshops."
"The wealth of material to review, the wealth of reviewers and the helpfulness of support staff all mark the site out as hands above the rest."
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