YPO Lecturer Q&As | Odyssey Writing Workshops

Q&A Excerpt: Jeanne Cavelos

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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

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Q&A Excerpt: Barbara Ashford

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Barbara Ashford was a 2025 guest lecturer for the Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Barbara has been praised by reviewers and readers alike for her compelling characters and her “emotional, heartfelt” storytelling. Her background as a professional actress, lyricist, and librettist has helped her delve deeply into character and explore the Read more

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Q&A Excerpt: Greg van Eekhout

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Greg van Eekhout was a 2026 guest lecturer for the Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Greg is the author of eight middle-grade novels and four adult novels as well as many stories published in various magazines and anthologies. His work has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Andre Norton Read more

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Q&A Excerpt: Maggie Stiefvater

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Maggie Stiefvater was a 2026 guest lecturer for the Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Maggie is the New York Times bestselling author of The Listeners, The Raven Cycle, The Scorpio Races, and many others; her books have sold over five million copies around the world. She has also written novels, Read more

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Q&A Excerpt: Jill Tew

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Jill Tew was a 2026 guest lecturer for the Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Jill is the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of dystopian romance and middle grade novels that imagine Black girls in exciting new worlds. Her debut novel The Dividing Sky (2024) was a Top 10 Kids Indie Next Pick Read more

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Q&A Excerpt: Henry Lien

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Henry Lien was a 2025 guest lecturer for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Henry is a graduate of Brown University, UCLA School of Law, and Clarion West Writers’ Workshop. He is the author of the Peasprout Chen fantasy series and the non-fiction book Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Read more

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Q&A Excerpt: P. A. Cornell

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

P. A. Cornell was a 2025 guest lecturer for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. She is an award-winning, Chilean-Canadian speculative fiction writer. A graduate of the Odyssey workshop, her stories have been published in over fifty magazines and anthologies, including Lightspeed, Apex, and three “Best of” anthologies. In addition to becoming Read more

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Q&A Excerpt: Fonda Lee

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Fonda Lee was a 2024 guest lecturer for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Fonda is the author of the epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, consisting of the novels Jade City, Jade War, and Jade Legacy, along with a prequel novella The Jade Setter of Janloon and a short story collection, Jade Shards. She is also the author of the science Read more

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Q&A Excerpt: Carrie Vaughn

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Carrie Vaughn was a 2024 guest lecturer for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Carrie’s work includes the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel Bannerless, a post-apocalyptic murder mystery; the New York Times Bestselling Kitty Norville urban fantasy series; over twenty novels and upwards of 100 short stories, two of which have been finalists for the Read more

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Q&A Excerpt: Arley Sorg

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Arley Sorg was a 2024 guest lecturer for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Arley is an associate agent at kt literary. He is a two-time World Fantasy Award Finalist and a three-time Locus Award Finalist for his work as co-Editor-in-Chief at Fantasy Magazine. Arley is also a SFWA Solstice Award Recipient, a Space Cowboy Award Recipient, Read more

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