Since deliasherman has taken it upon herself to post about our delightful last day in Santa Cruz (sniff!)(oh, and I mean that: I've caught a cold, but it's mostly just sniffles, so far. I will delight everyone on the cross-country flight tom'w, I'm sure), it falls to me to fulfill the family duty, as once (and future?) Clarion instructors, to remind you that there is still a week left to send in your Clarion application for Summer 2009. And that this year's instructors - Holly Black, Larissa Lai, Robert Crais, Kim Stanley Robinson, Elizabeth Hand, and Paul Park - include some of the most extraordinarily good and articulate teachers I know. It goes without saying that Clarion always invites good writers, but Black, Robinson, Hand & Park (I don't know the other 2) also have miles of teaching experience under their belts, which is worth even more than being able to put together a good paragraph. Here's the official notice:

Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers’ Workshop
June 28 to August 8 @ UC San Diego
Deadline to Apply: March 1
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I know it's a lot of time and a lot of money, and that you're dying to do it but this year you can't. Believe me, I know. But just in case.