The Clarion awards

By: Damon (editor) Knight

The Clarion awards edited by Damon Knight. With Stories by Nina Kiriki Hoffman; Dean Wesley Smith; Rena Yount; Kristi Olesen; Jan Herschel; Patricia Linehan; Lois Wickstrom; Barbara Rausch and Rena... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385183836
• ISBN13: 9780385183833
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: Doubleday Publishing
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Worthy of a look for all aspiring writers

This compilation of short stories from the student writers of the Claion Workshop is very worthwhile. While I disagree that the capstone piece is the Lucius Shepard story it is still a marvelous insight into the early writings of some well known authors. Most noteable are; Dean Wesley Smith, and Nina Hoffman. My favorite story was "Beast and Beauty" by Kristi Olesen. This story was the most SCI-FI of the lot, about an alien circus performer and her protective sibling. The introduction by Damon Knight is a very interesting account of the history of Clarion, however he could have given more editorial comments about the authors.