We here at the Odyssey Blog and pretty much anyone ever associated with Odyssey Writing Workshops are ecstatic! Why? Because Jeanne Cavelos, the founder and director of the Odyssey Writing Workshops, and Scott H. Andrews, Odyssey graduate and founder and editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine, have each been nominated Read more
Melanie Tem was an author and writer-in-residence whose works won the Bram Stoker Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the British Fantasy Award, among others. She often cowrote stories and novels with her husband, Steve Rasnic Tem. They shared a passion for working with developing writers, and served Odyssey as Read more
ODYSSEY STORY SLAM IN THE VINEYARD IN AMHERST, NEW HAMPSHIRE! Odyssey has teamed up with LaBelle Winery for the biggest fantasy/science fiction/horror event in New England this fall! This Sunday, 11/2, from 4:00-6:30, Odyssey will be holding a story slam with 22 awesome writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror! Read more
**ODYSSEY WRITING WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCES INTENSIVE, LIVE, ONLINE CLASSES FOR WINTER 2015** This winter, the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust is offering three live online courses with the same high quality and rigorous approach as its acclaimed, in-person Odyssey workshop: Showing versus Telling in Fantastic Fiction, One Brick at a Time: 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
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
Make a quantum leap in your writing this summer! The Odyssey Writing Workshop for fantasy, science fiction, and horror writers will run from June 10 to July 19 in Manchester, NH. Participate in the program that has led 58% of graduates to professional publication, with their work appearing in top Read more
For seventeen years, Odyssey has pursued its mission to help developing writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror improve their work by holding its annual six-week, in-person workshop in Manchester, New Hampshire. Three years ago, Odyssey expanded its mission, taking the teaching techniques that are so effective at the workshop and adapting them Read more
Recent/Upcoming Publications Novels Lane Robins (Lyn Benedict), class of 1999Gods & MonstersPublished by: AceRelease Date: April 26, 2011Lane’s website: http://www.lanerobins.com Carrie Vaughn, class of 1998SteelPublished by: HarperTeenRelease Date: Available Now!Carrie’s website: http://www.carrievaughn.com/ Carrie Vaughn, class of 1998After the Golden AgePublished by: Tor BooksRelease Date: April 12, 2011 Short Stories Barbara Read more
Recent/Upcoming Publications Short Stories Larry Hodges, class of 2006“The Greeny at Old Smokey Lake”Published by: Raygun Revival, February 2011Larry’s website: http://www.larryhodges.org Larry Hodges, class of 2006“One Brushstroke at a Time”Published by: Every Day Fiction, February 17, 2011 Erin Hoffman, class of 2005“City of Shadow and Glass”Published by: Bull Spec, Issue Read more