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We topped our Write-a-Thon goal!
Thank you, everyone!

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We're delighted to report that the 2011 Clarion Write-a-Thon was a huge success. Through the efforts of over 140 writers and the 390 sponsors who encouraged them, people connected and collaborated. Novels were started, finished, and edited. Dozens of short stories were written. Some of our 'Thon writers picked up a pen for the first time in ages. In addition, we topped our goal by raising over $17,000 in much-needed scholarship funds. Next year's class will contain some talented, motivated, and financially needy students who are only able to attend because of the generosity of our super-hero Write-a-Thon writers and donors. Thank you, everyone, for helping us keep the workshop as affordable as possible.

If you participated in the Write-a-Thon in any way, please help us improve next year's by filling out our online Write-a-Thon survey. In the immortal words of Liz Argall, your fabulous tasty opinions and brain-meats make a difference. It only takes a minute or two.

Special Thanks to Our Write-a-Thon Helpers

Special thanks to our Write-a-Thon helpers behind the curtain. Imagine drifts of rose petals wafting down upon royals as they stroll along a red carpet and you'll have some idea how grateful we are to those who worked behind the scenes to make the Write-a-Thon a success. We are particularly indebted to the tireless, multi-talented Liz Argall, sleepless webmaster Justin Whitney, awesome database keeper Misa Buckley, and co-directors and Foundation trustees Jim Shea and Nancy Etchemendy. We'd also like to thank Jim Shea, Justin Whitney, Kater Cheek, John Shirley and Mysterious Galaxy Books for donating some of the best incentive prizes ever. The Write-a-Thon couldn't have happened without you. Thanks and kudos as well to Ferrett Steinmetz, participating writer and sponsor, who took home the iPad grand prize with a total of $1,855 in sponsorships. Big thank-yous to Victoria Griesdoorn and Kari Maaren, our dedicated runners-up.

Class of 2007 Scholarship

The Clarion Class of 2007 topped twenty other participating Clarion classes by collectively contributing $830 in Write-a-Thon donations. The prize is a named scholarship in that amount, which will be awarded to one of next summer's Clarion students. Thank you and congratulations. Thank you also to our runners-up, the classes of 1975 and 1982. Clarion alumni rock!

Csilla Kleinheincz
Klaus Kluge
Jackie Knight
Tapanga Koe
Daniel Krejsa
Danyel Kulp
Megan Kurashige
Kenneth L Kust
Michele Laframboise
Kelly Lagor
Geoffrey Lake
Adrian Landman
LARP USA
Alexis K Lavko
Benjamin Lawless
Jessica Lee
Richard Lemieux
Anne Sophie Lenoir
Trevor Lewin
Sheryl Lieb
Elke Liebig
Hunter Liguore
Michael Lipschultz
Lindsay Morgan Lockhart
Mary Long
Dawn Ellis Lopez
Sara Lucas
Daniel Ludwin
Valya Dudycz Lupescu
Jan Maaren
Kari Maaren
Ester Macedo
Terri MacMillan
Coral Mallow
Gabriel Manriquez
Julius Maramba
Erin Markel
Jenny Mason
Judith Maxey
Nick May
Shawn McCormick
John McDaid
Ann McDaniel
Cassie McDaniel
Nathan McDaniel
Sarah McGrath
Annabelle Medebach
Jennifer Melchert
Robin Mero
Damir Mesic
Lois Metzger (1975)
Kathryn Meyer
Roger Migchelbrink
Insa Miller
Jennifer Miller
Travis Miller
Judy Mills
Mindbridge Foundation
Joshua Mitchell
Heather A Moeller
Suneil Mohan
Miranda Montooth
Megan Dunn Moosling
Lyda Morehouse
Holly Moyseenko
Pat Murphy (1978)
Patricia Murphy
Solange Abdulnour Nakoul
Lauren Naturale (2008)
James Nauer
Lacey Neagle
Rachel Nelson
Diana Nevins
Eve Newell
Jonathan K Nodonly
Avens O'Brien
Kenneth O'Shaughnessy
Peter O'Sullivan
Larry W. Oldham
Wendy Olend
Lydia Ondrusek
Emma Osborne
Jason Owen Smith
Jennifer Owen Smith
Stephanie Ozenne
Sapna Padmanabhan
Patricia K. Parker
Kate Parkinson
Laura Patrick
Steve Perrault
Karen Perreault
Wayne Perry
Carlyn Peterson
Ioa Petra'ka
Alison Phagan
Jeff Phillips
Racer Pinky
Chelsea Pinson
Whitt Pond (1997)
Jordan Poppenk
Lissa Price
Lucretia Pruitt
David Pye
Pinky Racer
S. Louise Rankin
Realizing Your Creative Life
Elizabeth Rebensdorf
Melanie Redler
Lloyd Redwing
Ruth Reed
Holly Reuter
Loren Rhoads (1986)
Lyndon Riggall
Sally Rivers
Shauna Roberts (2009)
Bret Robinson (1991)
Miriam Rocke
Sylvia Rodemeyer
Tim Rogers
Vik Thor Rose
Christina Roux
Angela Rush
Ellen Rustad
Merc Rustad
Sarah Ryan (1991)
Shannon Ryan
Philip Sage
Kenneth Schneyer (2009)
Rene Seagraves
Susan Sears
Charity Shea
Jim Shea
Ramsey Shehadeh (2007)
Heather Sheridan
Daniel Smith
Vicki Snell
DeeAnn Sole
Stephan Spiegel
Valerie Stecker
Ferrett Steinmetz (2008)
Aric Stewart
Katherine A Stine
Erin Stocks
Stone Telling
Inc. Strange Horizons
Ruth Stuart
Michael Substelny
Eric Sullivan
Amy Lynn Sundberg
Jerry Swift
Kendal Swinski
Rachel Swirsky
April Taie
Meredith Tarr
Megan Tarver
Josephine Tarvers
Susan Taylor
Kari Terhark
Don Thomases
Kristi Thompson
Michael Toman (1973)
Kevin Tracy
Dinh Nguyen Vu Tran
Ian Tregillis (2005)
Daniel Tu
Nicole Tucker
Mary A. Turzillo (1985)
Tom Underberg (2010)
Jennifer Vail
William Van Ark
Joshua Van Benthem
S.H.M. van Zwam
Lia Matos Viegas
Annelies Vincent
Diana Wadke
Ann Walker
Jennifer Deborah Walker
Jeff Walsh
Warmest Regards Gifts
Kathryn Weaver
Lauri Weaver
Rebekah Webb
Paul Weimer
Amanda Werhane
Karin Werner
Jen Westberg
Leslie What (1976)
Jonathan Wheeler
Oz Whiston (1996, 1999-2001)
Chris Whitney
Jan Whittaker
Jeremy Wiggins
Michael Wilcox
Brenna Wilson
Katherine Wilson
Beth Wodzinski
Nick Wolven
Chihunt Wong
Sharon Wood
Melanie Wright
William Wu (1973)
Elizabeth Yaros