For Immediate Release
June 9, 2008

A benefit for Clarion West's 25th Anniversary

Nancy Pearl, the rock star of librarians, interviews the ubercool author William Gibson at a benefit for Clarion West on Friday, June 20 at Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus.

The Virtual Lust interview takes place from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. in Kane Hall, Room 120, and includes time for written questions from the audience. Current Clarion West members and Locus Awards attendees will be admitted to the interview for free; all others will pay $10. University Book Store will sell pre-signed books before the interview.

From 9 - 10:30 p.m. Clarion West will host a star-studded limited attendance reception for Nancy Pearl and William Gibson in Kane Hall's Walker Ames Room. Current members and Locus Awards attendees will be admitted to the reception for a $15 donation, all others for $25.

Seats are limited. Full price interview tickets and admission to the reception are on sale now at the Clarion West website, www.clarionwest.org. If you're a Clarion West member, or you'd like to become one, email members@clarionwest.org to reserve seats at the interview and get discounted admission to the reception.
NPR commentator Nancy Pearl is the author of Book Lust and is the only librarian with her own action figure. William Gibson is the author of Spook Country, Pattern Recognition, and Virtual Light.

Clarion West is a non-profit literary organization that presents the annual Clarion West Writers Workshop. Many SFWA members have attended or taught at Clarion West, which is celebrating its 25th consecutive workshop in 2008. For more information on Clarion West, visit www.clarionwest.org.