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2026 Odyssey Online Classes

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Apply by January 18, 2026 Odyssey’s Winter Online Classes are here! Build new skills and make your writing stronger and more memorable. We’ve got three courses to choose from. Attend live, online class sessions for intensive instruction and an interactive experience. Assignments provide deep practice in trying out the new Read more

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Graduate Essay: “Getting the Big Picture” by Jade Cannon

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Jade Cannon is a graduate of the 2025 Odyssey Online class “Getting the Big Picture: The Key to Revising Your Novel.” Writing has been Jade’s creative outlet since she was old enough to string sentences into stories. She wrote her first “chapter book” in third grade—two binders totaling over 100 Read more

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Graduate Essay: “From Inspiration to Submission: Writers Toolkit with Gregory Ashe” by Chana Kohl

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Chana Kohl works in Jerusalem in clinical trials and research, writing speculative fiction in her spare time. Her stories have appeared in Analog SF, Luna Station Quarterly, and Stupefying Stories. She was winner of the 2022 Analog SF Emerging Black Voices Award and will be a participant in the 2024 Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop Read more

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2025 Odyssey Online Classes

Odyssey Editor — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 17:55:16 +0000

Apply by November 22, 2024 It’s Odyssey Online Class season! Build new skills and make your writing stronger and more memorable. We’ve got three classes to choose from. Attend live, online class sessions for intensive instruction and an interactive experience. Assignments will provide you deep practice in trying out the Read more

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Graduate & Odyssey Online Instructor: “Problem-solving Your Story” by Gregory Ashe

Odyssey Editor — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 17:23:44 +0000

Odyssey graduate and bestselling author Gregory Ashe will be teaching the Odyssey Online class Writer’s Toolkit: Taking Your Story from Idea to Manuscript this winter (application deadline: December 5, 2023). You can find more information on Odyssey Online’s 2024 class offerings at https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-online/upcoming-classes/ Gregory is a longtime Midwesterner. He has lived Read more

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2024 Odyssey Online Classes

Odyssey Editor — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:35:00 +0000

Application deadline 12/05 Only 3 classes per year. Only 14 students per class. Bestselling, award-winning instructors. Live, Intensive, Interactive. Odyssey has been a pioneer in holding live online classes since 2010. Live class meetings allow a virtual classroom experience, with students participating in discussions, asking questions, and learning from an instructor Read more

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2023 Odyssey Online Classes

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Make major progress on your fiction writing with an Odyssey Online class! Receive individual attention and in-depth feedback with an Odyssey Online class! Live, Intensive, Interactive. Bestselling, award-winning instructors. Only 3 classes per year. Only 14 students per class. Application deadline 11/21. Don’t miss out! The Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Read more

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Graduate Essay: “Making Strides With Odyssey Online” by Caitlin Jacobs

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Caitlin Jacobs is a graduate of the 2022 Odyssey Online class “Getting the Big Picture: The Key to Revising Your Novel.” Caitlin writes science fiction and fantasy. Her stories have been enjoyed by thousands of children from her time as the lead writer for a program that teaches kids to Read more

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OdBlog Flashback: “Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture” by Barbara Ashford

Odyssey Editor — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000

This winter, Odyssey Online is once again offering the course “Getting the Big Picture: The Key to Revising Your Novel,” taught by Odyssey graduate and award-winning novelist Barbara Ashford. The following essay, in which Barbara shares some of her insights on the topic, was originally published here on December 1, Read more

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Graduate Essay: “Adventures in Emotional Craft” by Sam Weiss

Odyssey Editor — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Sam Weiss is a graduate of the 2007 Odyssey Writing Workshop and the 2021 Odyssey Online class “Emotional Truth: Making Character Emotions Real, Powerful, and Immediate to Readers.” She is an applied mathematician who works in Boston with her husband and two cats. Her first professional sale, “There Will Be Read more

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