2025-09-22T13:44:05-07:00 2024-12-31 921077853 Key Figures LLC 7700 Northcross Dr Unit 9708 Austin TX 78766 990 2024-01-01 911352168 Clarion West CLAR 2063229083 PO Box 31264 Seattle WA 98103 Marnee Chua Executive Director 2025-09-22 true true Catherine J Ruiz EA P02087714 5129202695 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Marnee Chua PO Box 31264 Seattle WA 98103 301121 false X clarionwest.org X 1986 WA Clarion West 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 25 0 361410 219346 62476 61434 2770 7956 10370 -923 437026 287813 0 0 272652 285938 0 95487 135611 223529 408263 509467 28763 -221654 557935 391404 25159 46840 532776 344564 Clarion West's Mission is to support 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. false false 232908 26705 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 2024 Clarion West accepted 18 writers from Thailand, Zimbabwe, Colombia, India, Nigeria, Canada, and various regions of Turtle Island/the USA to attend the virtual Six-Week Workshop with instructors Usman T. Malik, Brenda Peynado, Cadwell Turnbull, Sarah Pinsker, Ruoxi Chen, and Carmen Maria Machado. Writers spent six weeks writing one short story every week and critiquing 17 others, learning to improve and hone their story writing skills, and learning insights into the writing, publishing, and editing industry. In 2024, Clarion West held the workshop in person in Seattle's University District, committing to the higher cost of housing due to the loss of our previous rental availability. The organization recognizes that this high cost can not be transferred to the students and therefore committed to one year of absorbing the costs through our investment funds, with the hopes that lower-cost housing may be found in the future. Clarion West is dedicated to finding an in-person solution for the workshop, however will return to holding the workshop online to reduce costs while we seek an affordable housing solution. 82597 32719 Year-round Classes: In 2024, Clarion West held 24 online classes and workshops with 460 participants attending from all over Seattle, the United States, and around the World. These included 5 reduced-price community classes with 197 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 39 free seats for writers who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The Flash Fiction Group program hosted 120 participants for six weeks of critiquing online. 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. Clarion West also hosted two one- day workshops in Seattle for 20 people with instructors L. Penelope and Seanan McGuire. 15097 2000 Outreach Programs: Clarion West hosted its annual author series featuring prominent speculative fiction authors Usman T. Malik, Brenda Peynado, Cadwell Turnbull, Sarah Pinsker, Ruoxi Chen, and Carmen Maria Machado. An average of 60-80 participants attended the readings in person and 10-20 attended virtually and these are available on Clarion West's Youtube Channel for anyone to view indefinitely. Thanks to the Amazon Literary Partnership, and other arts grants, this summer reading series was free to the public. Other Seattle-based author events offered in 2024 included: Steamy in Seattle on May 10th. Award-winning author Melissa Marr and best-selling author L. Penelope discussed women writing speculative fiction. This event hosted 47 participants in-person and 20 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 13 in-person attendees and 2 online. Additional outreach programs included the Roots & Future of Feminist Science Fiction panel with 138 participants and other partnerships such as a weekend writing workshop with Hedgebrook for 20 writers, and a Seattle Arts & Lectures partnership for a discussion series with Ted Chiang. 330602 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 64 0 true 11 true false false false false false false 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 false X Marnee Chua 5108462245 PO Box 31264 Seattle WA 98103 Marnee Chua Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 86667 0 0 Stewart Baker Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nelly Geraldine Garcia-Rosas Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ML Krishnan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Lasser Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Manglis Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tod McCoy Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dominica Phetteplace 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 Zola Mumford Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Misha Stone Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shweta Adhyam President 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Izzy Wasserstein Vice President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 M Huw Evans Secretary 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kris Millering Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 86667 0 false false false 0 34784 29820 154742 219346 Workshops 611600 61434 61434 61434 7956 7956 0 4456 4456 0 0 2255 34784 13308 -11053 0 0 Fiscal Sponsorship Fees 900099 5674 5674 5674 287813 67108 12412 X 0 0 0 0 86667 15300 15300 56067 0 166155 142127 2997 21031 0 12314 12314 20802 12641 1921 6240 0 0 15543 15543 0 0 2249 666 1583 62329 56781 5398 150 7066 5269 900 897 8939 2227 6712 13644 1576 12068 0 88409 85659 2750 10664 5508 413 4743 0 1229 970 259 2899 2899 0 0 1282 1282 Bank & Payment Processing Fees 6713 1410 786 4517 Printing and Publications 1721 847 874 Dues & Subscriptions 342 342 Postage and Shipping 297 287 10 203 203 509467 330602 83378 95487 93116 29694 40389 9990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 415433 340454 0 0 0 8997 11266 557935 391404 25822 25159 21018 25159 46840 X 532776 344564 532776 344564 557935 391404 X -221654 33438 4 X false false false X 153569 190873 265891 377422 219345 1207100 114603 159420 89776 70716 63689 498204 0 0 0 268172 350293 355667 448138 283034 1705304 0 3995 3995 3995 3995 1701309 6576 1061 6917 2664 12412 29630 0 6576 1061 6917 2664 12412 29630 0 0 274748 351354 362584 450802 295446 1734934 0.98060 0.98900 0.01710 0.01100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED WtO Fiscal Sponsor Liabilities 21018 21018 false Steamy-in-Seattle 19500 17245 2255 766 1854 5608 600 3443 Write-a-thon 17539 17539 287 750 37039 34784 2255 1053 1854 5608 1350 3443 13308 -11053 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 There is an annual review of policies and board form submission. 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. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 ROUNDING = $4