John Scalzi brags about students of his at workshops who have gone on to do well, while reminding us that the Clarion workshops and Viable Paradise workshops are taking applications:

“Can’t tell you how cool it is when someone you taught goes on and publishes. I taught three years at VP and a year at Clarion, and each of those classes were filled with writers who were smart as hell and genuinely fine wordsmiths. Several have gone on to publish — and I’m absolutely delighted each time it happen...