Clarion West featured Artist 2026


Clarion West incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1986, with workshop alumni and other interested members of the science fiction community forming its first Board of Directors. With the help of many dedicated volunteers and a core of committed professional staff, Clarion West has produced some of science fiction and fantasy’s top writers and editors. Graduates have received every major form of recognition in the field, including the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards.

Their 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.

Each year, Clarion West works with a new artist to create an image that is used across their website, social media, and specialty needs, such as the summer poster, tote bags, and notebooks. The art is custom designed by a new artist each year with their personal interpretation of speculative fiction.

The featured artist interview can be found here.


Captions by Clarion West




The featured illustration.  Created a horizontal and vertical version for the client to utilize.




A selection of social media graphics utilizing the featured illustration.  Graphics design by the Clarion West team.



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