em ale ▁bass ▁guitar ists ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁bass ▁guitar ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Clar ion ▁is ▁a ▁six - week ▁work shop ▁for ▁asp iring ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁fant asy ▁writers . ▁Origin ally ▁an ▁out g row th ▁of ▁Dam on ▁Knight ▁and ▁Kate ▁Wilhelm ' s ▁Mil ford ▁Writ ers ' ▁Conference , ▁held ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁Mil ford , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁United ▁States , ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁by ▁Robin ▁Scott ▁Wilson ▁at ▁Clar ion ▁State ▁College ▁in ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Knight ▁and ▁Wilhelm ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁teachers ▁at ▁the ▁work shop . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁work shop ▁moved ▁to ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University . ▁It ▁moved ▁again , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁San ▁Diego . ▁ ▁Other ▁Clar ion ▁Work sh ops ▁ ▁Independ ently ▁operated ▁work sh ops ▁which ▁share ▁the ▁Clar ion ▁name ▁and ▁follow ▁its ▁found ing ▁principles ▁include : ▁ ▁Clar ion ▁West ▁Writ ers ▁Work shop , ▁founded ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁by ▁V onda ▁N . ▁Mc Int y re . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁ann ually ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Clar ion ▁South ▁Writ ers ▁Work shop ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Griff ith ▁University ▁in ▁Br is b ane