Author David H. Hendrickson is a 2006 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. His first novel, Cracking the Ice, was praised by Booklist as “a gripping account of a courageous young man rising above evil.” He has since published four more novels, including most recently, No Defense and Offside. His Read more
Part two of an excerpt from the lecture Scott H. Andrewsgave at Odyssey in the summer of 2016 on Magazine Submissions and Rejections.
Dianna Sanchez is the not-so-secret identity of Jenise Aminoff, whose superpower is cooking with small children. She is an MIT alumna, graduate of the 1995 Clarion Workshop and Odyssey Online, active member of SCBWI, and a former editor of New Myths magazine (www.newmyths.com). Aside from 18 years as a technical Read more
Part one of an excerpt from the lecture Scott H. Andrewsgave at Odyssey in the summer of 2016 on Magazine Submissions and Rejections.
Author Jerry White is a 1996 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. He teaches writing, math and science to middle grade students in New Jersey, where he lives with his wife, three sons, and a hamster named Ophelia that doesn’t like him very much. Jerry also works for a production Read more
Freelance writer, novelist, award-winning screenwriter, editor, poker player, poet, and biker, Travis Heermann is a 2009 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop and the author of Death Wind, The Ronin Trilogy (which begins with Heart of the Ronin), The Wild Boys, and Rogues of the Black Fury, plus short fiction Read more
J.W. Alden is fascinated with the fantastic. He lives near West Palm Beach, Florida with his wife Allison, who doesn’t mind the odd assortment of musical instruments and medieval weaponry that decorate his office (as long as he brandishes the former more often than the latter). Alden is a 1st Read more
An excerpt from the lecture Kij Johnson gave at Odyssey in the summer of 2015 on scale and complexity of the short story and the novel.
David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the award-winning author of nineteen fantasy novels. He taught “Point of View: The Intersection of Character and Plot” for Odyssey Online in 2016. As David B. Coe, he writes The Case Files of Justis Fearsson, a contemporary urban fantasy from Baen Books. The first two Read more
Thank you to all who have applied to the summer Odyssey Writing Workshop! The deadline for the 2016 June-July Workshop has now passed. Applicants should receive word by May 1. Writers, there is a variety of free writing resources available on the Odyssey Workshop site. Here are just a few: –Salon (noun): 1. Read more