List of Clarion West Writers Workshop instructors

This is a list of instructors in the Clarion West Writers Workshop, a six-week workshop for writers of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative literature, held annually in Seattle, Washington.

Alphabetical

 * Daniel Abraham (2018)
 * Kathleen Alcalá (2002 )
 * Charlie Jane Anders (2014 )
 * Peter S. Beagle (1973, 1988)
 * Greg Bear (1988, 1993, 1999)
 * Elizabeth Bear (2009, 2016)
 * Michael Bishop (1997, 2010 )
 * Terry Bisson (1996)
 * Ed Bryant (1986, 1987)
 * Tobias Buckell (2015)
 * Emma Bull (1991)
 * F. M. Busby
 * Octavia E. Butler (1985, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2005 )
 * Pat Cadigan (1992, 1996, 2002, 2017)
 * Orson Scott Card (1988, 1989)
 * Terry Carr (1972, 1973, 1984)
 * Suzy McKee Charnas (1984, 1986, 1997)
 * John Chu (2017)
 * Arthur Byron Cover (1984, 1985)
 * John Crowley (1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2014 )
 * Ellen Datlow (1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018)
 * Avram Davidson (1972)
 * Charles de Lint (2004 )
 * Samuel R. Delany (1971, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2013 )
 * Bradley Denton (2001 )
 * Cory Doctorow (2008, 2015)
 * Candas Jane Dorsey (2000 )
 * Gardner Dozois (1988, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2002 )
 * L. Timmel Duchamp (2005, 2011 )
 * Andy Duncan (2005, 2015)
 * Katherine Dunn (1995)
 * George Alec Effinger (1991)
 * Harlan Ellison (1971, 1972, 1973)
 * Carol Emshwiller (1998, 2000 )
 * Kelley Eskridge (2007 )
 * Minister Faust (2011 )
 * Karen Joy Fowler (1989, 1990, 2009, 2018)
 * Neil Gaiman (2013 )
 * Lisa Goldstein (1994)
 * Kathleen Ann Goonan (2003 )
 * Hiromi Goto (2014 )
 * Gavin Grant (2012 )
 * Daryl Gregory (2017)
 * Nicola Griffith (1997)
 * Eileen Gunn (2015)
 * Joe and Gay Haldeman (2002 )
 * Elizabeth Hand (1994, 2003, 2013 )
 * David G. Hartwell (1984, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2009 )
 * Patrick Nielsen Hayden (2003, 2007 )
 * Frank Herbert (1972)
 * Joe Hill (2013 )
 * Nalo Hopkinson (2001, 2006, 2009, 2015)
 * N. K. Jemisin (2016)
 * George Clayton Johnson (1971)
 * Kij Johnson (2014, 2017)
 * Gwyneth Jones (1999)
 * Stephen Graham Jones (2012, 2016)
 * Graham Joyce (2007, 2010 )
 * James Patrick Kelly (2004, 2014 )
 * John Kessel (2004, 2009 )
 * Tappan Wright King (1987, 1994, 1997)
 * Nancy Kress (1992, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 )
 * Larissa Lai (2004, 2007 )
 * Margo Lanagan (2011, 2013 )
 * Ursula K. Le Guin (1971, 1972, 1973, 1987)
 * Yoon Ha Lee (2018)
 * Kelly Link (2004, 2012 )
 * Karen Lord (2018)
 * Elizabeth A. Lynn (1988)
 * Ian MacLeod (2006 )
 * Ken MacLeod (2018)
 * George R. R. Martin (1998, 2012 )
 * Ian McDonald (2010, 2014 )
 * Maureen F. McHugh (2006, 2010 )
 * Vonda N. McIntyre (1984, 1990)
 * Patricia A. McKillip (1986)
 * Beth Meacham (1994, 1997)
 * China Miéville (2003 )
 * Pat Murphy (1990, 1993, 2000, 2004 )
 * Nnedi Okorafor (2010 )
 * Daniel José Older (2017)
 * Chuck Palahniuk (2008, 2012 )
 * Paul Park (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016)
 * Rachel Pollack (1996)
 * Marta Randall (1985)
 * Mary Rosenblum (2008, 2012 )
 * Rudy Rucker (2009 )
 * Joanna Russ (1971, 1973)
 * Geoff Ryman (1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, )
 * James Sallis (1973)
 * Lucius Shepard (1989, 1991, 1993, 1997)
 * Will Shetterly (1991)
 * Lewis Shiner (1990)
 * John Shirley (1992)
 * Robert Silverberg (1972)
 * Norman Spinrad (1984, 1985, 1986)
 * Amy Stout (1989)
 * Charles Stross (2011 )
 * Lucy Sussex (1998 )
 * Michael Swanwick (1994, 1995, 2005, 2016)
 * Sheree Thomas (2008 )
 * Alice K. Turner (1993 )
 * Lisa Tuttle (1991)
 * Gordon Van Gelder (1999, 2005 )
 * Joan D. Vinge (1986, 1988, 1994)
 * Vernor Vinge (2006 )
 * Howard Waldrop (1992, 1995, 1999)
 * Sheila Williams (2016)
 * Connie Willis (1987, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017)
 * Gene Wolfe (1990)
 * Jack Womack (1996, 2001 )
 * Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1985)
 * Roger Zelazny (1989)

1984

 * Norman Spinrad

1986

 * Arthur Byron Cover
 * Norman Spinrad

1987

 * Ed Bryant
 * Octavia E. Butler
 * Samuel R. Delany
 * Tappan Wright King
 * Ursula K. Le Guin
 * Connie Willis

1990

 * Pat Murphy
 * Lewis Shiner
 * Karen Joy Fowler
 * Gene Wolfe
 * David Hartwell
 * Vonda N. McIntyre

1991

 * Emma Bull and Will Shetterly (joint instructors)
 * George Alec Effinger
 * Lisa Tuttle
 * Lucius Shepard
 * Ellen Datlow
 * Samuel R. Delany

1992

 * Pat Cadigan
 * John Crowley
 * Gardner Dozois
 * Nancy Kress
 * John Shirley
 * Howard Waldrop

1993

 * Pat Murphy (Week 1)
 * Geoff Ryman (Week 2)
 * Connie Willis (Week 3)
 * Lucius Shepard (Week 4)
 * Alice K. Turner (Week 5)
 * Greg Bear (Week 6)

1995

 * John Crowley
 * Michael Swanwick

1996

 * Terry Bisson
 * Pat Cadigan
 * Ellen Datlow
 * Rachel Pollack
 * Geoff Ryman
 * Jack Womack

June 22–August 1, 1997

 * Michael Bishop
 * Suzy McKee Charnas
 * Samuel R. Delany
 * Nicola Griffith
 * Tappan Wright King
 * Beth Meacham
 * Lucius Shepard

1998

 * Gardner Dozois
 * Carol Emshwiller
 * George R. R. Martin
 * Paul Park
 * Lucy Sussex
 * Connie Willis

1999

 * Greg Bear
 * Octavia E. Butler
 * Gwyneth Jones
 * Nancy Kress
 * Gordon Van Gelder
 * Howard Waldrop

June 18–July 28, 2000

 * John Crowley
 * Candas Jane Dorsey
 * Carol Emshwiller
 * David G. Hartwell
 * Pat Murphy
 * Paul Park
 * Geoff Ryman

June 17–July 27, 2001

 * Octavia E. Butler
 * Ellen Datlow
 * Bradley Denton
 * Nalo Hopkinson
 * Connie Willis
 * Jack Womack

June 23–August 2, 2002

 * Kathleen Alcalá
 * Pat Cadigan
 * John Crowley
 * Gardner Dozois
 * Joe and Gay Haldeman
 * Paul Park

June 22–August 1, 2003

 * Samuel R. Delany
 * Kathleen Ann Goonan
 * Elizabeth Hand
 * Patrick Nielsen Hayden
 * Nancy Kress
 * China Miéville

June 20–July 30, 2004

 * Charles de Lint
 * James Patrick Kelly
 * John Kessel
 * Larissa Lai
 * Kelly Link
 * Pat Murphy
 * Geoff Ryman

June 19–July 29, 2005

 * Octavia E. Butler
 * L. Timmel Duchamp
 * Andy Duncan
 * Michael Swanwick (Susan C. Petrey Fellow )
 * Gordon Van Gelder
 * Connie Willis

June 18–July 28, 2006

 * Ellen Datlow
 * Nalo Hopkinson
 * Ian MacLeod
 * Maureen F. McHugh
 * Paul Park
 * Vernor Vinge (Susan C. Petrey Fellow )

June 17–July 27, 2007

 * Samuel R. Delany (Susan C. Petrey Fellow )
 * Kelley Eskridge
 * Patrick Nielsen Hayden
 * Graham Joyce
 * Nancy Kress
 * Larissa Lai

June 22–August 1, 2008

 * Cory Doctorow
 * Chuck Palahniuk (Susan C. Petrey Fellow )
 * Paul Park
 * Mary Rosenblum
 * Sheree Thomas
 * Connie Willis

June 21–July 31, 2009

 * Elizabeth Bear
 * Karen Joy Fowler
 * David Hartwell
 * Nalo Hopkinson
 * John Kessel
 * Rudy Rucker (Susan C. Petrey Fellow )

June 20–July 30, 2010

 * Michael Bishop
 * Ellen Datlow
 * Graham Joyce
 * Ian McDonald (Susan C. Petrey Fellow )
 * Maureen F. McHugh
 * Nnedi Okorafor

June 19–July 28, 2011

 * Paul Park
 * Nancy Kress
 * Margo Lanagan
 * Minister Faust
 * L. Timmel Duchamp
 * Charles Stross

June 17–July 27, 2012

 * Mary Rosenblum
 * Stephen Graham Jones
 * George R.R. Martin
 * Connie Willis
 * Kelly Link & Gavin Grant
 * Chuck Palahniuk

June 23–August 2, 2013

 * Elizabeth Hand
 * Neil Gaiman
 * Joe Hill
 * Margo Lanagan
 * Samuel R. Delany
 * Ellen Datlow

June 22–August 1, 2014

 * James Patrick Kelly
 * Kij Johnson
 * Ian McDonald
 * Hiromi Goto
 * Charlie Jane Anders
 * John Crowley

June 21–July 31, 2015

 * Andy Duncan
 * Eileen Gunn
 * Tobias Buckell
 * Susan Palwick
 * Nalo Hopkinson
 * Cory Doctorow

June 19–July 29, 2016

 * Paul Park
 * Stephen Graham Jones
 * Elizabeth Bear
 * N. K. Jemisin
 * Sheila Williams
 * Michael Swanwick (replacing scheduled instructor Geoff Ryman)

June 18–July 28, 2017

 * Daryl Gregory
 * Kij Johnson
 * John Chu
 * Connie Willis
 * Daniel José Older
 * Pat Cadigan

June 17–July 27, 2018

 * Daniel Abraham
 * Ken MacLeod
 * Yoon Ha Lee
 * Karen Lord
 * Karen Joy Fowler
 * Ellen Datlow