Guest Lecturer & Instructor Posts

Odyssey graduate and bestselling author Gregory Ashe will be teaching the Odyssey Online class Writer’s Toolkit: Taking Your Story from Idea to Manuscript this winter (application deadline: December 5, 2023). You can find more information on Odyssey Online’s 2024 class offerings at https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-online/upcoming-classes/ Gregory is a longtime Midwesterner. He has lived Read more

This winter, Odyssey Online is once again offering the course “Getting the Big Picture: The Key to Revising Your Novel,” taught by Odyssey graduate and award-winning novelist Barbara Ashford. The following essay, in which Barbara shares some of her insights on the topic, was originally published here on December 1, Read more

Award-winning novelist and librettist Barbara Ashford will be teaching the Odyssey Online class “The Heart of the Matter: Bringing Emotional Resonance to Your Storytelling” this winter (application deadline: December 7, 2019). Barbara has been praised by reviewers and readers alike for her compelling characters and her “emotional, heartfelt” storytelling. Her Read more

Barbara Ashford is the award-winning author of six novels published by DAW Books. She is also a developmental editor and teacher. Her online course “Getting the Big Picture: The Key to Revising your Novel” will be offered in January-February 2019 through the Odyssey Writing Workshop, application deadline December 4. When Read more

Award-winning novelist Barbara Ashford will be teaching the upcoming Odyssey Online class, One Brick at a Time: Crafting Compelling Scenes. She has been praised by reviewers and readers alike for her compelling characters, heartfelt storytelling, and powerful scenes. Barbara’s first published series was the dark fantasy trilogy Trickster’s Game (written as Barbara Campbell). Read more