Twenty Students Gather for 1998 Odyssey into Writing In the summer of 1998, Harlan Ellison was the writer-in-residence at the Odyssey Writing Workshop. Webderland Contributing Writer Julia Duncan was a student at that workshop and provided the following writeup of Harlan’s visit. Until Odyssey, I’d read many books about writing Read more
Odyssey Stephen Chambers is a graduate of Odyssey 1998. Designed as a literary boot-camp, Odyssey is a six-week long intensive writing program taught by an incredibly talented writer and former editor, Jeanne Cavelos in New Hampshire. Odyssey draws talent from all around the United States and abroad, as guest lecturers Read more
Clarion vs. Odyssey This essay was originally published in Speculations, March 2000, issue #32. Morgan graduated from Clarion West 1993 and Odyssey 1998. His short story “Flashed Shadows” (Aboriginal SF, Fall 1996, issue #52) won second place in the Best Soft SF Contest for 1996. He currently works on cutting edge Read more
The Odyssey Experience Carrie Vaughn is a graduate of Odyssey 1998. When I arrived at Odyssey in 1998, I was in a rut. I knew my writing wasn’t all it could be, but I had no clue how to improve. In the final week of the workshop, Jeanne said one Read more
A Watershed Experience Carl Frederick is a graduate of Odyssey 2000. For me, Odyssey was more than just worthwhile; it was a watershed experience. Calibration was its first function for me. Before I went, I’m embarrassed to say, I thought I was a good writer needing only a little polish. Read more
Odyssey 2000: Experience of a Workshop Laurie Lanzdorf is a graduate of Odyssey 2000. The best part of the year 2000 was my trip to Manchester, New Hampshire for the intense—and I do mean intense—six-week writing workshop, Odyssey. I’ve never been to a workshop that goes into such thorough study Read more
Notes from the Odyssey Workshop A Blue Ear Books Special series of articles by James Hall, graduate of Odyssey 2001, reprinted from Blueear.com What is Genre Fiction? My first visit to Manchester, New Hampshire, home of the Odyssey Workshop, reveals an old city recreating itself anew. Driving through this city Read more
Sculpting with Words: My Odyssey Experience Elaine Isaak writes knowledge-inspired adventure fiction including The Dark Apostle series about medieval surgery (as E.C. Ambrose), The Singer’s Legacy fantasy series (as Elaine Isaak), and the Bone Guard international thrillers (as E. Chris Ambrose). Find out more at RocinanteBooks.com The Odyssey workshop, and Read more
Odyssey: A Never-Ending Experience Barbara Campbell is a graduate of Odyssey 2000. I’d written a novel. I’d gotten an agent. I thought I was set. Unfortunately, every editor who read that first novel passed on it. “Too much fantasy to sell as a romance.” “Too much romance to sell as Read more
Odyssey: A Step on the Journey Lane Robins is a graduate of Odyssey 1999. I majored in Creative Writing in college, primarily to get credit for something I spent my time doing anyway: writing stories. But the college workshop experience wasn’t helpful for me as a genre writer. I wasn’t Read more