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 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!
| • | Elizabeth Bear--Two Hugo Awards: for her short story "Tideline" and her novelette "Shoggoths in Bloom" |
| • | Elizabeth Bear--The Steles of the Sky and two sequels to Tor Books |
| • | Aliette de Bodard--Servant of the Underworld (Spring 2010) and two sequels to Harpercollins imprint Angry Robot |
| • | Aliette de Bodard--finalist for John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, 2009 |
| • | Megan Crewe--YA paranormal novel Give Up the Ghost (September 2009) to Henry Holt Books |
| • | Amanda Downum--trilogy The Drowning City (2009), The Bone Palace (2010), and Kingdoms of Dust (2011) to Orbit Books |
| • | C. C. (Charles Coleman) Finlay--Traitor to the Crown trilogy April, May, and June 2009 from Del Rey Books |
| • | N.K. Jemisin--The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (February 2010) and two sequels to Orbit Books |
| • | Resident Editor John Klima--2009 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine for Electric Velocipede |
| • | Resident Editor Karin Lowachee--The Gaslight Dogs (April 2010) to Orbit Books |
| • | Joshua Palmatier--sequels Leaves of Flame and Breath of Heaven; first in a new fantasy series, Shattering the Ley; and anthology After Hours: Tales from the Ur-bar with Patricia Bray |
Our Resident Editors, Jeanne Cavelos, Gary Braunbeck, Karin Lowachee, John Klima, and Karen Meisner,
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:
| • | Rising by Elizabeth Butler (fantasy chapter) |
| • | Masks for Faces by Aurelia Flaming (science-fiction chapter) |
| • | "The Animal Tamer" by Becca Patterson (SF/F short story) |
| • | "Day Shift" by Charles James (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):
| • L. K. Pinaire • Kendra Highley • Rhonda S. Garcia • Daniel Connaughton • Ann Winter |
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. 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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