Clarion West Workshoppers were the victims of a break-in at the sorority house they were staying in. According to cmpriest, laptops, clothes, and other personal items were stolen from rooms on the 3rd floor. All of this, in broad daylight, while the workshoppers were in class!

As anyone can guess, a writer having their laptop grabbed in the middle of a workshop is basically a death knell for their workshop experience. Not to mention the absolutely horrible feeling of being a victim of that kind of random, stupid theft.

If anyone has a laptop that they can loan the attendees, or cash they can donate, I would urge you to do so. You can email either Leslie or Neile at info (at) clarionwest (dot) org.

I know that Clarion West is very, very expensive to attend in the first place and laptops don't come cheap. So I hope that the victims either get their stuff back quickly or at least somehow get full restitution. My sympathy to them, I know this has to suck.

So anyone who can do anything, I urge you to email them.