Odyssey Writing Workshop
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Founded in 1996 by World Fantasy Award winning editor Jeanne Cavelos, the Odyssey Writing Workshop is held annually on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, runs for six weeks, combining peer-to-peer feedback from students and guest lecturers.
Some well published authors, editors, and agents have taught at Odyssey, including George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison, Jane Yolen, Terry Brooks, Charles de Lint, Ben Bova, Elizabeth Hand, Patricia A. McKillip, John Crowley, Terry Bisson, Ellen Datlow, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Donald Maass, Robert J. Sawyer, and Dan Simmons.
Fifty percent of Odyssey students go on to be published. Jeanne Cavelos serves as the primary instructor, guiding students through the six weeks, providing assessments of their strengths, helping them target their weaknesses, and charting their progress.
Class Format
Class meets for four hours in the morning, five days a week. Half of the class time is spent on lectures, writing exercises, and discussions. Lectures cover the elements of fiction writing while the other half of class time is spent workshopping student stories. Students are directed to provide honest, concrete, detailed feedback.
Students use the afternoons and evenings to write, read each other's work, and complete other class assignments.
Some Odyssey Graduates
- Carrie Vaughn, Class of 1998
- James Maxey, Class of 1998
- Matthew Rotundo, Class of 1998
- Sara King, Class of 2008 [1]
- Juliette Crane, Class of 2008
See also
- Terry Bisson
- Ben Bova
- Terry Brooks
- John Crowley
- Ellen Datlow
- Charles de Lint
- Harlan Ellison
- Elizabeth Hand
- George R. R. Martin
- Patricia A. McKillip
- Robert J. Sawyer
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman
- Dan Simmons
- Jane Yolen
- Center for the Study of Science Fiction
External links
- Official Odyssey website
- Jeanne Cavelos official website
- "Workshopping at Odyssey" article by David J. Schwartz, graduate of the class of '96