2024-05-09T17:30:45-07:00 2023-12-31 271496664 Count on That LLC 1455 NW Leary Way Suite 400 Suite 8 Seattle WA 98107 990 2023-01-01 911352168 Clarion West CLAR 2064661624 PO BOX 31264 Seattle WA 98103 Marnee Chua Executive Director 2024-05-09 true Marnee Chua 999009999 true Jeffrey Levell P01059117 2067346080 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z PO BOX 31264 Seattle WA 98103 450943 false X https://www.clarionwest.org/ X 1986 WA Clarion West is a nonprofit literary organization that runs an acclaimed six-week residential workshop every summer, online classes and workshops, one-day and weekend workshops, a reading series every summer, and other events throughout the year. 15 15 11 22 0 230408 361410 71140 62476 6917 2770 54120 10370 362585 437026 3730 0 0 283546 272652 7500 0 116707 238192 135611 532968 408263 -170383 28763 467222 557935 33502 25159 433720 532776 Our Mission : Clarion West supports emerging and underrepresented voices by providing writers with world-class instruction to empower their creation of wild and amazing worlds. Through conversation and public engagement, we bring those voices to an ever-expanding community. Our Vision : Our vision is to set emerging and underrepresented writers on the path to success by fostering greater equity and inclusion in the speculative fiction world, bringing quality speculative fiction to light, and bringing writers and readers together. false false 120130 44006 Six-Week Workshop: Clarion West's renowned Six-Week Workshop is an immersive six-week experience geared to help students build a foundation for professional careers as writers of speculative fiction. Participants must apply to attend and there are more applicants than there is space in the workshop. We especially encourage historically underrepresented writers to apply. In 2023 Clarion West accepted 15 writers from Ghana, the U.K. by way of Pakistan, Brazil, the Bahamas, Mexico, and the United States to attend the virtual Six-Week Workshop with instructors Mary Anne Mohanraj and Benjamin Rosenbaum, Cat Rambo, Samit Basu, Karen Lord, Arley Sorg, and N.K. Jemisin. Writers spent six-weeks writing one short story every week and critiquing 14 others, learning to improve and hone their story writing skills, and learning insights into the writing, publishing, and editing industry. 68426 41989 Online Programs: In 2023, Clarion West held 46 online classes and workshops with 1,048 participants attending from all over Seattle, the United States, and around the World. These included 7 free community classes with 799 participants. Prominent authors in the field of speculative fiction taught workshops year-round, including Amy Chua, Shingai Nijeri Kagunda, Naseem Jamnia, Brian Hugenbruch, Marcella Haddad, David Gilmore, Chinelo Onwualu, Eden Robins, Susan J. Morris, Laurie Penny, A.T. Greenblatt, Ian Muneshwar, and more! Clarion West is committed to racial equity in the field of speculative fiction and provided 77 free seats for writers who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. 12684 53977 Outreach Programs: Clarion West hosted its annual author series featuring prominent speculative fiction authors Mary Anne Mohanraj and Benjamin Rosenbaum as a virtual panel and reading on June 27, Cat Rambo as a virtual reading on July 5, Samit Basu as a virtual reading on July 11, Karen Lord as a virtual reading on July 18, Arley Sorg and Christie Yant as a virtual panel with Isabel J. Kim, Kristina Ten, Shreejita Majumder, Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga, Vida Cruz, and Beatrice Winifred Iker on July 25, and N. K. Jemisin as a hybrid reading on August 1. An average of 60-80 participants watched the readings live and these are available on Clarion Wests Youtube Channel for anyone to view indefinitely. N.K. Jemisin's reading was hosted by Astoria Bookshop in New York and streamed live in Zoom. Approximately 60 people attended the Bookshop reading in person. Thanks to the Amazon Literary Partnership, and other arts grants, this summer reading series was free to the public. Seattle-based author events offered in 2023 included: Steamy in Seattle on May 5th. Award-winning author Gail Carriger from California and Seattle-author Piper J. Drake discussed steampunk, romantic thrillers, and shapeshifter and paranormal romance for an audience of romance writers. This event sold out with 60 participants in-person and 40 Participants online. On July 8, Clarion West partnered with Two Hour Transport for a hybrid open mic event for short story authors. This event had 32 in-person attendees and 2 online. On September 13, Clarion West partnered with the Seattle Public Library for a reading and discussion with author Isabel Caas (CW '18) with 57 people attending. Finally, on November 10, Clarion West held an event with award-winning author Ted Chiang and UW Professor Dr. Emily M. Bender on the topic of AI at Town Hall. This event had 217 people attend in person and 238 watch the event live online. The annual Write-a-thon fundraiser was held June 25 August 5, 2023. In 2023, 698 writers from 27 countries participated, our largest event to date. Additional offerings during the Write-a-thon included 6 free writing classes and 12 writing sessions. The Write-a-thon is a great opportunity for entry-level writers to join the Clarion West community. Our Flash Fiction Workshop is a six-week online intensive experience that empowers writers to create new work and offer and receive critique from their peers. Tara Campbell was our Flash Fiction Workshop hot and provided guidance, critiques, and pre-recorded craft lessons for 150 participants from around the world. 201240 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 11 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true true true X X X The Organization 2063229083 8001 14th Avenue NE Suite A Seattle WA 98115 X Marnee Chua Executive Director 40.00 0.00 80000 0 0 Jon Lasser Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nisi Shawl Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yang-Yang Wang Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Gossman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tod McCoy Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Zola Mumford Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elsa Sjunneson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ML Krishnan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Manglis Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kris Millering Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dominica Phettaplace Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shweta Adhyam Chairman 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Breneman Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Micaiah Huw Evans Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Misha Stone Vice President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 80000 0 false false false 0 62910 59203 239297 361410 Workshop 611600 62476 62476 62476 2770 2770 0 5835 5835 0 0 18452 62910 13917 4535 0 0 0 437026 71081 X 0 0 0 0 80000 18667 15333 46000 0 156208 104394 727 51087 0 17964 3493 14471 18480 9497 1243 7740 0 0 16860 16860 0 0 2642 2267 375 58800 49415 5554 3831 6049 2937 550 2562 17773 6083 11690 0 0 0 5294 2042 1868 1384 0 791 405 386 6326 6326 0 0 4301 4301 Merchant Fees 4069 2470 1599 Printing and Publications 3933 479 1354 2100 Payroll Processing Expenses 3714 189 3525 Supplies 2570 1170 1400 2489 -1 2461 29 408263 201240 90316 116707 36986 93116 10555 40389 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 410684 415433 0 0 0 8997 8997 467222 557935 33502 25159 33502 25159 X 433720 532776 433720 532776 467222 557935 28763 70293 X false false false X 524075 153569 190873 265891 377422 1511830 124541 114603 159420 89776 70716 559056 0 0 0 648616 268172 350293 355667 448138 2070886 0 0 2070886 5895 6576 1061 6917 2664 23113 0 5895 6576 1061 6917 2664 23113 0 0 654511 274748 351354 362584 450802 2093999 0.98900 0.98880 0.01100 0.01120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Credit Card Balance 25158 Rounding 1 25159 X X X X X X false Author Events 45710 27258 18452 4826 8204 Write-a-thon 35652 35652 887 81362 62910 18452 4826 9091 13917 4535 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The board of directors reviews the draft 990 completed by the Clarion West accountant annually and discusses at a full meeting of the board of directors or via email or project software to allow for questions and discussion. The finance committee answers questions and provides any information necessary for board approval. The board members review and formally approve during the meeting or via online approval format as is allowed in the Clarion West Bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The board chair monitors it and board members are asked upon term renewal. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The board of directors reviews and approves the salary of the executive director with discussion and comparison with other nonprofit salaries provided by such trusted organizations as Guidestar Nonprofit Compensation report and the Seattle-based 501 Commons. The salaries of the entire organization are reviewed and approved as part of the annual budget approval process at the full board meeting every January. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The board of directors reviews and approves the salary of the executive director with discussion and comparison with other nonprofit salaries provided by such trusted organizations as Guidestar Nonprofit Compensation report and the Seattle-based 501 Commons. The salaries of the entire organization are reviewed and approved as part of the annual budget approval process at the full board meeting every January. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Other Information Clarion West has been following a strategic plan to spend down the 2019 bequest towards programs, staff, and staff benefits. This plan includes significant growth, managed through the spending of the investment funds distributed by the bequest, with the organization's full intent to be self-sustaining within three years.