Odyssey Workshop
@odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
The Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to helping writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror improve their work.
Fiction writers, join us tonight on Zoom for the Odyssey Salon at 7:30 PM EST for discussion about writing. Share your insights, questions, struggles, or contribute your thoughts on our discussion topic.
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Salon | Odyssey Writing Workshops
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November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Fiction writers, join us tonight on Zoom for the Odyssey Salon at 7:30 PM EST for discussion about writing. Share your insights, questions, struggles, or contribute your thoughts on our discussion topic.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/sa...
#writetips #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi
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#writetips #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi
Which SF author of the past best predicted our present world?
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School's AI system mistakes a bag of chips for a gun
“I don’t think a chip bag should be mistaken for a gun,” said the student, as eight police cars showed up to take down him and his Doritos.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Which SF author of the past best predicted our present world?
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#sciencefiction #amwritingscifi #scifi
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#sciencefiction #amwritingscifi #scifi
If you have graduated from or applied to Your Personal Odyssey, the Odyssey Writing Workshop, or an Odyssey Online Class, you are eligible to register for our latest series of lectures and Q&As. DEADLINE TOMORROW, 11/2! For more information, contact ypospecialevents@gmail.com
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November 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If you have graduated from or applied to Your Personal Odyssey, the Odyssey Writing Workshop, or an Odyssey Online Class, you are eligible to register for our latest series of lectures and Q&As. DEADLINE TOMORROW, 11/2! For more information, contact ypospecialevents@gmail.com
#writingtips
#writingtips
Sad to hear of the closure of Baker & Taylor, the book distributor that sold books to many libraries and bookstores for almost 200 years. They've been struggling financially for years, and their acquisition by another company fell through. There's now a big scramble to fill the gap.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Sad to hear of the closure of Baker & Taylor, the book distributor that sold books to many libraries and bookstores for almost 200 years. They've been struggling financially for years, and their acquisition by another company fell through. There's now a big scramble to fill the gap.
#publishing
#publishing
All fiction writers are welcome to attend tonight's Odyssey Salon online at 7:30 PM EDT. Share your progress, struggles, insights, questions, or thoughts about our discussion topic: How Do You Find the Best Opening for Your Story? www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/sa...
#writingcommunity #amwriting
#writingcommunity #amwriting
Salon | Odyssey Writing Workshops
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October 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
All fiction writers are welcome to attend tonight's Odyssey Salon online at 7:30 PM EDT. Share your progress, struggles, insights, questions, or thoughts about our discussion topic: How Do You Find the Best Opening for Your Story? www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/sa...
#writingcommunity #amwriting
#writingcommunity #amwriting
Free Authors Guild webinar, "Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know," on October 16 at 6 PM EDT. If your books may have been used to train the Anthropic #AI, you may want to attend this discussion of what authors should know & how to submit claims.
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Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know - The Authors Guild
Copyright holders recently secured preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion class settlement in the Bartz v. Anthropic case, in which authors Andrea Bartz, Kirk Johnson, and Charles Graeber led a class-...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Free Authors Guild webinar, "Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know," on October 16 at 6 PM EDT. If your books may have been used to train the Anthropic #AI, you may want to attend this discussion of what authors should know & how to submit claims.
authorsguild.org/event/anthro...
#writing
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#writing
Free online webinar offered by the AUthors Guild on "Book Royalties: What Authors Should Know" September 22, 4 PM ET.
Register here: authorsguild.org/event/book-r...
#writingtips #publishingtips #amwriting
Register here: authorsguild.org/event/book-r...
#writingtips #publishingtips #amwriting
Book Royalties: What Authors Should Know - The Authors Guild
Deciphering a royalty statement can seem difficult if you are unfamiliar with the jargon and accounting methods used in publishing. To help you understand how royalties work and how to read a statemen...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Free online webinar offered by the AUthors Guild on "Book Royalties: What Authors Should Know" September 22, 4 PM ET.
Register here: authorsguild.org/event/book-r...
#writingtips #publishingtips #amwriting
Register here: authorsguild.org/event/book-r...
#writingtips #publishingtips #amwriting
All fiction writers are invited to the Odyssey Salon, tonight at 7:30 PM EDT on Zoom. Share your struggles, questions, insights, or thoughts on our discussion topic: What makes a really great plot twist?
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September 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
All fiction writers are invited to the Odyssey Salon, tonight at 7:30 PM EDT on Zoom. Share your struggles, questions, insights, or thoughts on our discussion topic: What makes a really great plot twist?
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#WritingTips #amwriting
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#WritingTips #amwriting
The Odyssey Salon is back from summer hiatus on Wednesday at 7:30 PM EDT! Fiction writers, join us on Zoom to share struggles, progress, questions, insights, and recommendations! Discussion topic to come! For more details, www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/sa...
#amwriting #writingtips
#amwriting #writingtips
Salon | Odyssey Writing Workshops
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September 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Odyssey Salon is back from summer hiatus on Wednesday at 7:30 PM EDT! Fiction writers, join us on Zoom to share struggles, progress, questions, insights, and recommendations! Discussion topic to come! For more details, www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/sa...
#amwriting #writingtips
#amwriting #writingtips
The Author's Guild offering a free webinar on 9/11: The AI Revolution in Book Publishing. authorsguild.org/.../the-ai-r...
"Aside from concerns about the impact of AI on authors, the technology is undeniably a major disruptor across the publishing industry."
#AI #amwritingscifi #amwritingfantasy
"Aside from concerns about the impact of AI on authors, the technology is undeniably a major disruptor across the publishing industry."
#AI #amwritingscifi #amwritingfantasy
The AI Revolution in Book Publishing - The Authors Guild
Aside from the ongoing concerns about the impact of AI on authors and the writing profession, the technology is undeniably a major disruptor across the publishing industry itself. Author Thad McIlroy,...
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September 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Author's Guild offering a free webinar on 9/11: The AI Revolution in Book Publishing. authorsguild.org/.../the-ai-r...
"Aside from concerns about the impact of AI on authors, the technology is undeniably a major disruptor across the publishing industry."
#AI #amwritingscifi #amwritingfantasy
"Aside from concerns about the impact of AI on authors, the technology is undeniably a major disruptor across the publishing industry."
#AI #amwritingscifi #amwritingfantasy
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Pls DON'T nominate me for World Fantasy Award (Special Award Non-Professional). I'm honored to be 9x finalist & 2019 winner! I've recused from nominations. Consider other editors & people who deserve it too. (I'm nominating Jeanne Cavelos for 25+ yrs teaching & running @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social.)
Nominations for World Fantasy Awards close 6/1! 2 of 5 finalists in each category are fan-voted; make your voice heard! Members of WFC 2023 Kansas City, 2024 Niagra Falls, 2025 Brighton can nominate. Rules and ballot here, in WFC 2025 Progress Report PDF: worldfantasy2025.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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May 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Pls DON'T nominate me for World Fantasy Award (Special Award Non-Professional). I'm honored to be 9x finalist & 2019 winner! I've recused from nominations. Consider other editors & people who deserve it too. (I'm nominating Jeanne Cavelos for 25+ yrs teaching & running @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social.)
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New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: interview with graduate & author @chanakohl.bsky.social, who talks about her Your Personal Odyssey experience, how she incorporates real-world travel into her fiction, and more! odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/i...
Interview: Graduate Chana Kohl
Chana Kohl works in Jerusalem in clinical trials and research, traveling and writing speculative fiction in her spare time. As winner of the 2023 Analog Award for Emerging Black Voices, her profess…
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June 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: interview with graduate & author @chanakohl.bsky.social, who talks about her Your Personal Odyssey experience, how she incorporates real-world travel into her fiction, and more! odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/i...
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🧐 Curious about @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social? Check out my graduate interview:
New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: interview with graduate & author @chanakohl.bsky.social, who talks about her Your Personal Odyssey experience, how she incorporates real-world travel into her fiction, and more! odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/i...
Interview: Graduate Chana Kohl
Chana Kohl works in Jerusalem in clinical trials and research, traveling and writing speculative fiction in her spare time. As winner of the 2023 Analog Award for Emerging Black Voices, her profess…
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June 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🧐 Curious about @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social? Check out my graduate interview:
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Due to time limitation, in my acceptance speech I had to only thank people who had physically touched the drafts of the story & my dissertation.
So my biggest regret was to not have a line there dedicated to Jeanne Cavelos & the Odyssey workshop, who taught me everything I know about writing! 💜
So my biggest regret was to not have a line there dedicated to Jeanne Cavelos & the Odyssey workshop, who taught me everything I know about writing! 💜
Congratulations to @awprihandita.bsky.social , Your Personal Odyssey graduate, on winning the Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being"! So happy for you! ❤️
🎊 And the Nebula for Best Novelette goes to... "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being" by @awprihandita.bsky.social (@clarkesworldmagazine.com). Congratulations!!! #Nebulas2025 🥳🥳🥳
June 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Due to time limitation, in my acceptance speech I had to only thank people who had physically touched the drafts of the story & my dissertation.
So my biggest regret was to not have a line there dedicated to Jeanne Cavelos & the Odyssey workshop, who taught me everything I know about writing! 💜
So my biggest regret was to not have a line there dedicated to Jeanne Cavelos & the Odyssey workshop, who taught me everything I know about writing! 💜
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I learned so much at @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social that I’m not even surprised by this. #writing
Congratulations to @awprihandita.bsky.social , Your Personal Odyssey graduate, on winning the Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being"! So happy for you! ❤️
🎊 And the Nebula for Best Novelette goes to... "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being" by @awprihandita.bsky.social (@clarkesworldmagazine.com). Congratulations!!! #Nebulas2025 🥳🥳🥳
June 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I learned so much at @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social that I’m not even surprised by this. #writing
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New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: interview with graduate & author @awprihandita.bsky.social on her Odyssey experience, outlining to gauge story length, balancing academic and creative work, and more! odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/i...
Interview: Graduate A. W. Prihandita
A. W. Prihandita (she/her) is a Nebula Award-winning and Ignyte Award-nominated author of speculative fiction. She splits her time between the U.S. West Coast, where she’s currently finishing her P…
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July 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: interview with graduate & author @awprihandita.bsky.social on her Odyssey experience, outlining to gauge story length, balancing academic and creative work, and more! odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/i...
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New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog! Interview with Your Personal Odyssey graduate & critically acclaimed children's author Leah Henderson: odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/i...
Interview: Graduate Leah Henderson
Leah Henderson is a Your Personal Odyssey graduate and the author of many critically acclaimed books for young readers, including The Magic in Changing Your Stars, The Courage of the Little Humming…
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August 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog! Interview with Your Personal Odyssey graduate & critically acclaimed children's author Leah Henderson: odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/i...
Very excited to have you! ❤️
Couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that this coming November I’ll be popping up online as a Guest Lecturer for Your Personal Odyssey. Seems like yesterday I was a total noob attending the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social & now they’ve got it in their heads I might’ve learned a thing or two since. 🙂
July 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Very excited to have you! ❤️
Great new Odyssey Podcast with literary agent @arleysorg.bsky.social talking about how to get a literary agent and what to expect.
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#LiteraryAgent #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi #amwritinghorror #writingcommunity #writersoffacebook
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June 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Great new Odyssey Podcast with literary agent @arleysorg.bsky.social talking about how to get a literary agent and what to expect.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/po...
#LiteraryAgent #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi #amwritinghorror #writingcommunity #writersoffacebook
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#LiteraryAgent #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi #amwritinghorror #writingcommunity #writersoffacebook
Congratulations to @awprihandita.bsky.social , Your Personal Odyssey graduate, on having her novelette, "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being," nominated for an Ignyte Award! ❤️
The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novelette category is for speculative works ranging from 7,500-17,499 words. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.
June 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Congratulations to @awprihandita.bsky.social , Your Personal Odyssey graduate, on having her novelette, "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being," nominated for an Ignyte Award! ❤️
Congratulations to @awprihandita.bsky.social , Your Personal Odyssey graduate, on winning the Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being"! So happy for you! ❤️
🎊 And the Nebula for Best Novelette goes to... "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being" by @awprihandita.bsky.social (@clarkesworldmagazine.com). Congratulations!!! #Nebulas2025 🥳🥳🥳
June 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Congratulations to @awprihandita.bsky.social , Your Personal Odyssey graduate, on winning the Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being"! So happy for you! ❤️
How many people really lived in Middle-earth according to demographic analysis? en.eloutput.com/movie-series...
#lotr #middleearth #fantasy #worldbuilding #amwritingfantasy
#lotr #middleearth #fantasy #worldbuilding #amwritingfantasy
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May 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
How many people really lived in Middle-earth according to demographic analysis? en.eloutput.com/movie-series...
#lotr #middleearth #fantasy #worldbuilding #amwritingfantasy
#lotr #middleearth #fantasy #worldbuilding #amwritingfantasy
Hope you can join our last salon before our summer hiatus, tonight at 7:30 PM EDT on Zoom. Share your struggles, questions, or participate in our discussion topic. The topic is exploring different settings for your stories. Here's how to attend: www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/sa...
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#writingtips
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May 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hope you can join our last salon before our summer hiatus, tonight at 7:30 PM EDT on Zoom. Share your struggles, questions, or participate in our discussion topic. The topic is exploring different settings for your stories. Here's how to attend: www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/sa...
#writingtips
#writingtips
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New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: interview with graduate & author @dragons.bsky.social (Shen Tao), who talks about her Odyssey experience, her debut novel The Poet Empress, her advice for making connections at conventions, and more! odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/i...
Interview: Graduate Shen Tao
Photo Credit: Eddie Wang Shen Tao is a graduate of Your Personal Odyssey. Her debut fantasy, The Poet Empress, is coming out January 2026 with Tor Bramble (US) and Gollancz (UK). Born in …
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May 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: interview with graduate & author @dragons.bsky.social (Shen Tao), who talks about her Odyssey experience, her debut novel The Poet Empress, her advice for making connections at conventions, and more! odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/i...
Responses to all applicants to Your Personal Odyssey have been emailed. If you haven't received a response, please let us know.
Congratulations to all those who applied for your efforts to build your skills, continue to grow with your writing, and fully realize your potential.
Congratulations to all those who applied for your efforts to build your skills, continue to grow with your writing, and fully realize your potential.
May 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Responses to all applicants to Your Personal Odyssey have been emailed. If you haven't received a response, please let us know.
Congratulations to all those who applied for your efforts to build your skills, continue to grow with your writing, and fully realize your potential.
Congratulations to all those who applied for your efforts to build your skills, continue to grow with your writing, and fully realize your potential.