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Odyssey Graduates’ News: Publications and Sales

Recent/Upcoming Publications Short Stories Ellen Denham, class of 2006“The Mouths”Published by: Hypersonic TalesEllen’s website: http://ellen-denham.livejournal.com/ Sherry Peters, class of 2005“The Greatest Honor (A Mabel the Lovelorn Dwarf Story)”Anthology: Wondrous Web Worlds Vol. 8Published by: Sam’s Dot PublishingSherry’s website: http://www.dwarvenamazon.com/ Brian Rappatta, class of 2004“The Dead March”Published by: Shock Totem, Issue Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago May 15, 2026

Interview: Ginjer Buchanan

Ginjer Buchanan will be a guest lecturer at the Odyssey Writing Workshop this summer. Buchanan was born in Pittsburgh, PA. She earned a Sociology degree from Duquesne University, and a master’s in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. She was employed as a social worker in Pittsburgh for two Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago May 24, 2026

Podcasts

Odyssey Podcast #28: Bruce Holland Rogers on Flash Fiction Structures (Part 2)

This is part 2 of a two-part podcast. You can find part 1 in Podcast #27. In his guest lecture at Odyssey 2003, Bruce Holland Rogers discussed narrative theory and the importance of structure. Structure can provide a story with unity and can give an author direction. In this podcast, Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago June 27, 2026

Announcements

Odyssey Graduates’ News: Publications and Sales

Recent/Upcoming Publications Novels James Maxey, class of 1998Dragonseed: A Novel of the Dragon AgePublished by: Solaris BooksRelease Date: June 30, 2009James’s website: http://dragonprophet.blogspot.com/ Luisa Prieto, class of 2002Written In BloodPublished by: Amber AllureRelease Date: Available Now!Luisa’s website: http://www.luisaprieto.com/ Short Stories David H. Hendrickson, class of 2006“Last Waltz”Published by: AlienSkin Magazine Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago May 15, 2026

Blog Posts

Graduate’s Corner: Measuring Progress by David H. Hendrickson

David H. Hendrickson has published over nine hundred works of nonfiction ranging from humor and essays to scientific research and sports journalism. He is a graduate of Odyssey 2006 and has been honored with the Scarlet Quill and Joe Concannon awards. His short stories have appeared in anthologies, literary journals, Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago May 24, 2026

Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop

Interview: Melissa Scott

Melissa Scott will be a guest lecturer at the Odyssey Writing Workshop this summer. She is from Little Rock, Arkansas, and studied history at Harvard College and Brandeis University, where she earned her Ph.D. in the comparative history program with a dissertation titled “The Victory of the Ancients: Tactics, Technology, Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago May 14, 2026

Podcasts

Odyssey Podcast #27: Bruce Holland Rogers on Flash Fiction Structures (Part 1)

In his guest lecture at Odyssey 2003, Bruce Holland Rogers discussed narrative theory and the importance of structure. Structure can provide a story with unity and can give an author direction. In this podcast, Bruce explains his own use of structure and provides a fascinating list of various structures that Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago June 27, 2026

Director's Corner

Director’s Corner: The Pleasures of Science Fiction

Jeanne Cavelos is the director of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. 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 and numerous Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago May 15, 2026

Announcements

Odyssey Graduates’ News: Publications and Sales

Recent/Upcoming Publications Short Stories David H. Hendrickson, class of 2006“Back to the Garden”Anthology: SwordplayPublished by: DAWRelease Date: June 02, 2009 Larry Hodges, class of 2006“Omen of the Oven”Published by: Necrography MagazineLarry’s website: http://www.larryhodges.org Erin Hoffman, class of 2005“Beauty Sleep”Published by: Mythic Delirium 10th Anniversary IssueErin’s website: www.erinhoffman.com Matthew Rotundo, class Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago May 15, 2026

Blog Posts

Writing Question: Titles

Some authors slap a title on their work without much thought. Others obsess for ages over the best possible title. A title can grab a potential reader’s attention, or it can send a potential reader away. Choosing a memorable, appropriate, appealing title is a difficult task, so we asked the Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 17 years ago May 16, 2026