Be a Clarion Mentor

Make the difference!

Are you an established professional writer of science fiction, fantasy, or horror? Here's your chance to help a budding young writer. The Clarion Mentor Program is an electronic clearinghouse where beginning writers who feel they could benefit from mentoring are matched with seasoned professionals who enjoy sharing what they've learned along the way. Professional writers have no time. We understand this, which is why...

...Clarion Mentors do not critique manuscripts. Story and novel critiques are the province of the Clarion Virtual Workshop. So what do Clarion Mentors do? They offer advice about the craft and business of writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror, nurturing creativity, and dealing with the everyday challenges all writers face.

What's in it for You?

• The satisfaction of helping someone succeed
  You've spent years accumulating knowledge about the complex enterprise of creating and selling the literature of the fantastic. Imagine how good it would feel to share some of that hard-won wisdom with a beginner who could benefit from it in tangible ways. The gift of your experience could save a young writer years of trial and error.


• Improvements in your own work
  Explaining to someone else why you work the way you do can focus and sharpen your own writing and career practices. As you articulate your reasons for the decisions you make, you'll gain a clearer understanding of your work.


• Improved conditions for all writers
  Helping to train a generation of high-quality writers too savvy to sign boilerplate contracts with bad clauses serves all professional writers well.

We Need You Now.

Demand for Clarion Mentors far outsrips supply. While you read this message, prospective mentorees are waiting in the wings for someone like you. To offer your services or to request further information, contact Clarion's Mentor Coordinator now at mentor@theclarionfoundation.org. You'll be glad you did.

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