Michael J. DeLuca is a 2005 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. His debut novel The Jaguar Mask came out in August 2024 from Stelliform Press, and his novella Night Roll was a finalist for the Crawford Award in 2020. He publishes Reckoning, a journal of creative writing on environmental Read more
Odyssey Podcast #172 Odyssey Podcast #172 is an excerpt from a lecture by Paul Park for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on point of view. Paul is the author of A Princess of Roumania and numerous other novels. He published his first novel in the 1980s and swiftly attracted notice as one Read more
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
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
Odyssey Podcast #171 Odyssey Podcast #171 is an excerpt from a lecture by Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on going cold, a technique for pulling back from character emotion at key moments. Before creating the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust, Jeanne was a senior editor Read more
APPLICATIONS OPENEarly Action Deadline 2/15 Have you ever wished that you could attend your own private writing workshop that would teach you exactly what you need to know, at the right pace for you, and respond to your questions, problems, and needs in extensive one-on-one sessions? That’s what Your Personal Read more
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
Odyssey Podcast #170 Odyssey Podcast #170 is an excerpt from a question and answer session with Rebecca F. Kuang for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 in which she answers questions on character description. Rebecca is the #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, Yellowface, and Katabasis (forthcoming). Read more
Paul Park was a 2024 guest lecturer for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. Paul is the author of A Princess of Roumania and numerous other novels. He published his first novel in the 1980s and swiftly attracted notice as one of the finest authors on the “humanist” wing of American SF. His powerful, Read more
Odyssey Podcast #169 Odyssey Podcast #169 is an excerpt from a lecture by Rebecca F. Kuang for Your Personal Odyssey in 2024 on common pitfalls in character description. Rebecca is the #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, Yellowface, and Katabasis (forthcoming). Her work has won the Read more