Jeanne Cavelos is the director of the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust. She was a senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell, where she worked for eight years, editing the fantasy/science fiction program, the Abyss horror line, and other fiction and nonfiction. Jeanne is also the bestselling author of seven books Read more
Aspiring writers, take note! There are only four weeks left to apply for the 2014 Odyssey Writing Workshop, to be held on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, from June 9 to July 18, 2014. Participate in the program that has led 58% of graduates to professional Read more
Author Alexander Jablokov will be a guest lecturer at this summer’s Odyssey workshop. Mr. Jablokov writes science fiction for readers who won’t give up literate writing or vivid characters to get the thrills they demand. He is a natural transition for non-SF readers interested in taking a stroll with a Read more
Author and editor Delia Sherman returns to Odyssey, in tandem with author and editor Ellen Kushner, to deliver a guest lecture at the 2014 summer Writing Workshop. Delia writes short stories and novels for adults and young readers. Several of her short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Read more
Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine editor Gordon Van Gelder will be a guest lecturer at Odyssey’s 2014 Writing Workshop. Van Gelder published his first story in 100 Great Fantasy Short-Short Stories in 1984, but the majority of his career has been spent as an editor. After a brief internship at Bluejay Books Read more
Since its inception in 1996, the Odyssey Writing Workshop has become one of the most highly respected programs for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror in the world. Through an advanced curriculum, intensive focus, directed study, and detailed feedback, students gain a much deeper understanding of the elements of Read more
Scott H. Andrews lives in Virginia with his wife, two cats, nine guitars, a dozen overflowing bookcases, and hundreds of beer bottles from all over the world. He is a graduate of Odyssey 2005. His literary short fiction has won a $1000 prize from the Briar Cliff Review, and his genre Read more
Scott H. Andrews lives in Virginia with his wife, two cats, nine guitars, a dozen overflowing bookcases, and hundreds of beer bottles from all over the world. He is a graduate of Odyssey 2005. His literary short fiction has won a $1000 prize from the Briar Cliff Review, and his Read more
Jeanne Cavelos is the director of the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust. She was a senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell, where she worked for eight years, editing the fantasy/science fiction program, the Abyss horror line, and other fiction and nonfiction. Jeanne is also the bestselling author of seven books Read more
This week we continue with Part 2 of our August post, written for us by Odyssey Writing Workshop graduate Alex Hughes, author of the Mindspace Investigations Series. Clean, Sharp and Payoff are all set in a future dystopian Atlanta and feature a down-on-his-luck telepath. Alex has also written a number Read more