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Make an impact with your #writeathon donations! Visit givebutter.com/2025cw-writeathon/marneechua. #writeathon2025
July 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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When you support the Write-a-thon, you can get rewarded with new reading material! #writeathon #writeathon2025
July 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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What are you working on? Give us a teaser to your short story, novella, experimental one-act play, impossibly ambitious musical… Whatever it is, we’re here to support you!

Ready to join the Write-a-thon and hit those goals? Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon. #writeathon #writeathon2025
July 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Announcing our third Write-a-thon Bonus Q&A! Award-winning author and former CW instructor @charliejane.bsky.social joins us tomorrow, July 24, from 6-7PM Pacific on Zoom.

This is a free community event, and everyone is welcome! Register at clarionwest.org/events. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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A writer’s fave line from the second and final week of the Write-a-thon!

Tomorrow’s the very last day to donate to our summer fundraiser! Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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We’ve reached the last day of the Write-a-thon! In the past two weeks, over 100 participating writers have written tens of thousands of words, while raising over $15,000 to support resources and community for developing writers.

We’re so grateful for all of the support! #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Story prompt: Find an inanimate object, then imagine it’s alive. Write from its perspective. What does it notice? What does it yearn for?

You can share below, and then guess what the others’ objects are!

Ready for more creativity? Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Write-a-thon donations of any size can come with rewards! #writeathon #writeathon2025
July 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Our heartfelt thanks to the Sherman Family Foundation for donating a $2,500 matching challenge to the 2025 Write-a-thon. We’ve officially reached our matching goal! #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Make a donation, get a movie review from Carlie St. George! #writeathon #writeathon2025
July 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Announcing our second Write-a-thon Bonus Q&A! Award-winning author and former CW instructor @sarahpinsker.bsky.social joins us tomorrow, July 15, from 6-7PM Pacific on Zoom.

This is a free community event, and everyone is welcome! Register at clarionwest.org/events. #writeathon #writeathon2025
On a blue and purple background, text reads: Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025. Milestone reached! Q&A with Sarah Pinsker, author of Two Truths and a Lie and A Song for a New Day. July 15. Virtual event. 6PM-7PM PT.
July 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The Write-a-thon is our summer fundraiser! What is a Write-a-thon? Think writing marathon: from July 12-26, writers will work on writing goals, backed by donors. Writers make progress; we raise funds. It’s a win-win!

Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to join or donate. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Story prompt: A stranger hands you an envelope with your name and “URGENT” on it. Inside is a letter from your future self. What do the first lines say?

You can share what you write below!

Ready for more wordsmithing? Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to join or donate. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Supporting our #writeathon can be rewarding! Check out what you can earn by donating to Curtis C. Chen's campaign! #writeathon2025
July 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Calling Seattle area writers! Join us in person tomorrow at Third Place Commons for a free community writing session! Make some progress on your current Write-a-thon project, or try something new with one of our prompts.

Visit clarionwest.org/upcoming-events to RSVP! #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Story prompt: Mysterious noises come from the neighbors’ place. Clanks, machinery, whirring. When the noise abates one night, they’ve left their door open. What’s inside?

Not in the Write-a-thon? Support our cause at givebutter.com/2025cw-writeathon. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Story prompt: You wake up one day, and there’s a door in your house that wasn’t there before. What’s behind it? Where does it lead?

Feel free to share below!

The Write-a-thon starts tomorrow! Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to join or donate. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Still not sure what goals to set for your Write-a-thon? We’ve got some ideas:

● Write for 15 minutes a day
● Write 250 words a day
● Write a story a week
● Revise a story or chapter a week

It’s not too late to join us! Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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A fave line from Write-a-thon participant Ed Punk, who also wrote the most words out of over 100 writers in week one!

Haven’t supported the Write-a-thon yet? It’s not too late! Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to donate to the fundraiser or sponsor a writer. #writeathon #writeathon2025
Background image shows a crescent moon over a futuristic city. Above, text reads: Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025. Center, text reads: Week 1 Favorite Line: "’Is he gone?’ I don't know what I hope to hear. That's he's downstairs waiting to talk to me? Or that he's left, he's let me be again? That he's left me again." Ed Punk Background image shows a crescent moon over a futuristic city. Above, text reads: Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025. Center, text reads: Week 1 Most Words Down: 9,684. Ed Punk
July 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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We've reached our first Write-a-thon fundraising goal, and unlocked a livestreamed Q&A with Stephen Graham Jones! Watch online from anywhere on July 12, or join the watch party with us! Plus, we have another great session next week. Visit clarionwest.org/upcoming-events. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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We’ve made it through the first week of the Write-a-thon! We love hearing about everyone’s projects and progress so far. Keep up the great work! #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Where do you write? Tell us about your writing space, or your dream writing space - what does it have? Picture windows? Gel pens in colors not yet named? A friendly dragon?

You can join the Write-a-thon from any space! Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to join or donate. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Not sure how to find donors for your Write-a-thon? There’s really just one step: ask people!

If you’re wondering who to ask, try:

▪️Your family
▪️Your friends
▪️Your coworkers
▪️Your online community

Ready to dive in? Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to join or donate. #writeathon #writeathon2025
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July 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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A #writeathon participant shares their fave line from last week! Visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to donate to the fundraiser or sponsor a writer. #writeathon2025
Background image shows a crescent moon over a futuristic city. Above, text reads: Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025. Center, text reads: Week 1 Favorite Line: "Batista’s guests have risen as if the national anthem were playing over a home game, but it’s just a single gunshot and the body of a dead wolf; my pledge of allegiance to our town." Paris Soto
July 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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We love seeing your fave lines from Write-a-thon week one!

Not participating this year? You can still visit clarionwest.org/writeathon to donate to the fundraiser or sponsor a writer! #writeathon #writeathon2025
Background image shows a crescent moon over a futuristic city. Above, text reads: Clarion West Write-a-thon 2025. Center, text reads: Week 1 Favorite Line: "I think you miss my point. I'm saying that posthumans are a form of technology. We are a natural resource that has been squandered on baseline human problems." Evan J. Peterson
July 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM