Daily Archives: January 9, 2011

Writing Workshops

One thing I would really love to do is to attend a high-level writing workshop for SF and Fantasy Writers. (Thought I am more of an SF and Horror writer to be precise.)

The problem is that the workshops are intensive in money and time and it’s really hard to see how I can make one of them happen for me.

Clarion:

This is an old, well established and very well though of workshop. It used to be back east, but move to the campus of UCSD recently.

Tuition: $4957

Length: 6 weeks

Housing: Included with tuition, but mandatory that participants stay in the workshops housing.

Airfare: None for me I live in San Diego

There is simply no way I can swing $5000 for a workshop and 6 weeks away from my day job. Never going to happen

Viable Paradise:

Not as old as Clarion, but I hear good things about this workshop.

Tuition: $880

Length: 1 week

Housing: $155/night call it $1000 food not included

Airfare:  $700 (trans continental.)

The cost are much better this with one, I’m looking at $2500 for room, tuition and airfare, plus likely another $500 for food and rental car. so call it $3000

Taos Toolbox:

I don’t know as much about this one, but the instructors are both very talented writers. (One being a favorite of mine and one of the best in the field)

Tuition: $3200

Length: 2 weeks

Housing: Included, but not food.

Airfare: $304

Food/Rental car: $800

So total cost is $4300 but two weeks of vacation time required.

Man I would love to do one fo these, but I just don’t think I can.

le sigh

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