Odyssey Writing Workshop

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 Goffstown, New Hampshire. The workshop 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.

Notable graduates

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