The Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed with a simple yet inspiring mission: to help developing writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror improve their work.
If you’re a writer of fantastic fiction, Odyssey’s programs and resources are designed to help you take your writing to the next level. Odyssey is based on the principle that the journey to become the best writer one can be is lifelong. If writers want to reach their full potential, to have their work live and grow along with them, they need to constantly strive to improve. Because of this, the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust offers feedback and guidance to writers at all levels, from beginners to successful professionals. Become the writer you’ve always known you could be!
Angled Dialogue:
Crafting Dialogue for Page-Turning Stories
Course Meets:
Tuesdays
Jan. 19 – Feb. 16, 2027
Instructor:
Gregory Ashe
Application Deadline:
Dec. 15, 2026
The Heart of the Matter:
Bringing Emotional Resonance to Your Storytelling
Course Meets:
Tuesdays
Jan. 26 – Feb. 23, 2027
Instructor:
Barbara Ashford
Application Deadline:
Dec. 15, 2026
The Radical East Asian
Four-Act Structure
Course Meets:
Thursdays
Jan. 28 – Feb. 25, 2027
Instructor:
Henry Lien
Application Deadline:
Dec. 15, 2026
Spark
Live Webinar:
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027
2 pm – 5 pm EST
Instructor:
Scott H. Andrews
Registration Deadline:
Feb. 17, 2027, or when
spaces are filled
My experiences over Odyssey's twenty-five previous years have been incredible. Talented writers of all ages, some already published, have come from all across the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, Israel, India, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, and embarked on this epic journey of discovery with me. I've watched students make major breakthroughs during the six weeks, and I've followed their progress after the workshop as they've submitted their work, piled up the rejection slips, made sales, and built wonderful writing careers for themselves.
—Jeanne Cavelos
Odyssey’s online classes will provide you with valuable tools and techniques and will guide you as you practice using them.
Odyssey Writing Workshops provides writers of all levels, from beginners to successful pros, in-depth, insightful, professional-level critiques on their work, coaching, and consultations.
Odyssey makes available podcasts of workshop lectures, as well as writing and publishing tips. You can also gather once a month at our Salon to talk writing, sign up for our newsletter, or check out the latest posts from our blog.
Your Personal Odyssey graduate Ai Jiang is a Chinese-Canadian writer; Ignyte, Bram Stoker, and Nebula Award winner; and Hugo, Astounding, Locus, Aurora, and BFSA Award finalist. She was born in Changle, Fujian, and currently resides Read more
Odyssey Podcast #176 is an excerpt from a lecture by Carrie Vaughn for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on the delivery of information in fiction. Carrie Vaughn’s work includes the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel Read more
Shay Kauwe is a Your Personal Odyssey graduate and a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) author from Hawaiʻi. She grew up on the Homestead in Waimānalo but moved to Russia because she fell in love with Read more