Clarion sf writing workshop Write-a-Thon

The Clarion Writing Workshop at UCSD La Jolla is having its annual write-a-thon, in combination with Seattle’s Clarion West and Australia’s Clarion South: “From June 27 to August 7, 2010, Clarion supporters can tap into the creative energy of the renowned six-week Clarion workshop, encourage this year’s Clarion students, and help secure the financial future of Clarion, all without leaving home. The first annual Clarion UCSD Write-a-Thon will take place at the same time as this year’s Clarion Workshop. Write-a-Thon participants embark on a six-week writing journey alongside the 2010 students-in-residence, supported by friends, family and fans.”

I’m in. I’m writing 1,000 words a day, five days a week, on Pirate Cinema, the YA novel I’ve got due next Christmas. You can pledge to support me and my $500 fundraising goal for Clarion. Clarion helped make me into a better writer — and it’s done the same for hundreds of others. Fundraising is an increasingly important part of Clarion’s viability. With major cutbacks from our host organization — the bankrupt UC system — it’s fundraise or die.

I hope that you’ll participate in the Clarion Write-a-Thon, either as a writer or a donor (or both!).

Participate in Clarion 2010 without Leaving Home!

(Disclosure: I am proud to volunteer as a board-member for The Clarion Foundation, a 501(c)3 charity that supports the Clarion workshop at UCSD)