Iris Hwang is a student at Columbia University. She loves fantasy, horror, and historical fiction. She is a 2022 graduate of the Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. I have always wanted to be a writer, but before Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, I felt frustrated over my stagnant writing progress. Read more
Odyssey Podcast #153 is an excerpt from a lecture by Jeffrey Carver at Odyssey 1999 on characterization. Jeffrey is a recipient of the Helicon Awards’ Frank Herbert Lifetime Achievement Award for writing science fiction. He is the author of numerous novels, including the two-volume epic, The Reefs of Time and Read more
Avione Lee was born and raised in Texas, as indicated by her excessive use of the word y’all. She is a graduate of the summer 2022 Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, a Madeleine Milburn Fellow, and a Pitch Wars alum. Her debut novel, about a boy who discovers he can turn music Read more
Odyssey Podcast #152 is an excerpt from the question and answer session with New York Times bestselling author David Brin at Odyssey 2021, in which he answered questions about researching topics, trends in science fiction, and receiving feedback. David is a scientist, inventor, and author. With books translated into 25 languages, Read more
Scott Gray is a passionate writer living in New Hampshire. He developed a love of stories as a young boy, especially those that transported him to other worlds. To this day, Anne McCaffrey’s dragon riders and J. R. R. Tolkien’s hobbits hold a special place in his heart. His love Read more
Scott Gray is a passionate writer living in New Hampshire. He developed a love of stories as a young boy, especially those that transported him to other worlds. To this day, Anne McCaffrey’s dragon riders and J. R. R. Tolkien’s hobbits hold a special place in his heart. His love Read more
Odyssey Podcast #151 is an excerpt from the question and answer session with New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner at Odyssey 2021, in which she answered questions about retelling familiar legends, including reader expectations and writing about a known character. A 2009 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, Meagan is Read more
Barbara A. Barnett is a writer, musician, orchestra librarian, coffee addict, wine lover, and all-around geek. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, GigaNotoSaurus, Fantasy Magazine, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Daily Science Fiction, and Flash Fiction Online. A 2007 graduate of the Read more
Odyssey Podcast #150 is an excerpt from a lecture by Scott Edelman at Odyssey 1999 on choosing the best character for your story idea. Scott has published nearly 100 short stories in magazines such as Analog, The Twilight Zone, Postscripts, Absolute Magnitude, Science Fiction Review and Fantasy Book, and in Read more
Aleksandra Hill is a Polish-Canadian writer of stories, including fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. She won the Grand Prize in the 2019 Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards for her short story, “A Life Measured in Moons.” An alumna of Odyssey Writing Workshop, Aleksandra is pursuing an MFA in fiction and non-fiction at Read more