"James Gunn will lead the Workshop. The Writers Workshop will have Fred Pohl and Elizabeth Ann Hull as guest reviewers during its last day, and we hope to have other attending authors participate at least one day, as well. Kij Johnson and Chris McKitterick will be present during the full two weeks for personal consultation and other activities, and Kij Johnson will teach a novel-writing workshop in conjunction with the regular Writers Workshop. Feel free to take the novel-writing workshop at the same time as the main Writers Workshop, but expect to do a lot more work! Notable SF author-guests of the Conference usually stay in the dorm with the attendees, so you will have special access to these luminaries.

"Starting in 2005, the winner of the James E. Gunn Award for Science Fiction Writing is also invited to attend the Workshop with a partial scholarship in addition to prize money."

"Clarion works like this: Each week for six weeks a different professional writer conducts the workshop. The resident writer also lives on campus and is continuously available. Mornings are devoted to critiquing manuscripts in a group workshop setting; afternoons, evenings, and weekends are devoted to individual writing, conferences with the writer-in-residence, and social activities. Participants produce new work and continuously receive feedback on the structure, style and substance of their writing."

"Each week the workshop is taught by a different instructor, each a highly regarded author or editor offering their unique perspective on the field. Class size is limited to 18 students. Instructors work closely with students, critiquing stories, leading class discussions on technique and other professional concerns, and holding individual or small group conferences. Drawing on Seattle's vibrant SF community, the workshop also presents informal sessions with acclaimed area authors.

"You will come away from the workshop with essential tools for improving your writing: good writing habits, the ability to analyze and critique others' stories and to evaluate critiques of your own work, and a set of friendships and professional contacts that can last a lifetime."

"Literary Boot Camp is open only to writers -- college-aged and older -- who are serious about professional level work. Following the two-day Writing Class, the Boot Camp writers go on with four intense days of creating and critiquing new stories developed at the beginning of the week - all under the leadership of noted author Orson Scott Card.

"Enrollment for Literary Boot Camp is limited to no more than 18 participants and is by application only. Those who wish to attend must register with a $175 deposit and submit the FIRST PAGE ONLY of a short story. Prompt application is advised. Tuition does not include housing or meals. The deadline for submitting writing samples is June 8; you will be notified whether or not you have been accepted by June 15. The remaining balance of $550 will be due by July 13. Those not accepted to Boot Camp will have the choice of either applying their $175 deposit to the two-day Writing Class or having their deposit refunded."