Podcasts
Odyssey Podcast #74: Sheila Williams on Appealing Story Openings
An excerpt from the lecture Sheila Williams gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on examples of how short story openings can appeal to an editor.
Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop
Interview: Jerry A. White
Author Jerry White is a 1996 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. He teaches writing, math and science to middle grade students in New Jersey, where he lives with his wife, three sons, and a hamster named Ophelia that doesn’t like him very much. Jerry also works for a production Read more
Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop
Interview: Melanie Tem and Steve Rasnic Tem
Award-winning authors Melanie Tem and Steve Rasnic Tem will be the writers-in-residence at this year’s Odyssey Writing Workshop. Melanie Tem’s work has received the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards and a nomination for the Shirley Jackson Award. She has published numerous short stories, eleven Read more
Podcasts
Odyssey Podcast #73: Nancy Holder on Short Story & Novel Contracts (Part 2)
Part two of an excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on short story and novel contracts.
Director's Corner TNEO
Director’s Corner: Staying Motivated and Productive
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
Announcements Odyssey Writing Workshop
2014 Workshop Application Deadline Approaches
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
Podcasts
Odyssey Podcast #72: Nancy Holder on Short Story & Novel Contracts (Part 1)
Part one of an excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on short story and novel contracts.
Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop
Interview: Alexander Jablokov
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
Podcasts
Odyssey Podcast #71: Nancy Holder on the Secret to a Satisfying Short Story
An excerpt from the lecture Nancy Holder gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2013 on the secret to a satisfying short story.
Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop
Interview: Delia Sherman
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