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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

Graduate 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 August 2, 2026

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 August 2, 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

Graduate 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 August 2, 2026

Interviews Odyssey Writing Workshop

Interview: Jeffrey A. Carver

Jeffrey A. Carver will be a guest lecturer at the Odyssey Writing Workshop this summer. He is the author of sixteen science fiction novels, including Sunborn (Tor Books, November 2008). Prior to that, his most recent books were Battlestar Galactica: the Miniseries (a novelization), and Eternity’s End, a grand-scale epic Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 18 years ago May 16, 2026

Podcasts

Odyssey Podcast #26: Allen Steele on Creating a World’s Environment

At Odyssey 2005, Allen M. Steele lectured on building a world’s environment. In this excerpt from his lecture, Allen takes writers through the process of creating a believable, realistic world, using the setting from his “Coyote” novels as an example. He explains how to use scientific discoveries as a basis Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 18 years ago June 27, 2026

Announcements

Odyssey Graduates’ News: Publications and Sales

Recent/Upcoming Publications Novels Lane Robins, class of 1999Kings and AssassinsPublished by: Del ReyRelease Date: Available Now!!!Lane’s website: http://lanerobins.livejournal.com/ Lane Robins (Lyn Benedict), class of 1999Sins & ShadowsPublished by: AceRelease Date: April 28, 2009 Short Stories Scott H. Andrews, class of 2005“Ebb”Published by: Space and Time MagazineScott’s website: http://www.scotthandrews.com/ Larry Hodges, Read more

By Odyssey Editor, 18 years ago May 15, 2026