{"id":12621,"date":"2019-02-27T01:12:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T01:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odysseyworkshop.org\/newsite\/wordpress\/?page_id=12621"},"modified":"2026-06-22T21:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:02:06","slug":"special-resources-for-graduates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseyworkshop.org\/special-resources-for-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Resources for Graduates” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Actor%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]We’ve set up a variety of resources for graduates of Your Personal Odyssey, the Odyssey Writing Workshop, and Odyssey Online classes. Writing is a solitary activity, and it can sometimes help a lot just to know that other people are struggling with the same issues you are. With these various resources, you can continue to improve your writing and keep in touch with other Odyssey graduates\u2014t<\/span>o exchange information, discuss writing issues, receive feedback on your work, and build friendships.<\/p>\n

Please make sure to keep Odyssey updated with your current address, phone, and e-mail, so we can inform you of any new resources or developments.[\/vc_column_text][vc_message message_box_style=”solid” style=”square” message_box_color=”alert-danger” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-exclamation-triangle”]Please note: These resources are available to graduates only.<\/b>[\/vc_message][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”FOR GRADUATES OF YOUR PERSONAL ODYSSEY & THE SIX-WEEK ODYSSEY WRITING WORKSHOP:” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:20|text_align:center|color:%23212021″ google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551234152424{margin-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”11191″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Odyssey Discord:” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%233a3a3a” google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][vc_column_text 0=”” css=””]The Odyssey Writing Workshops Discord server offers a great way to stay in touch with friends, classmates, and other super-talented Odyssey graduates; learn about Odyssey-sponsored events and writing sessions; participate in thought-provoking discussions about various writing and genre topics; share writing resources; exchange critiques; and gain encouragement and support. <\/span>If you’re not already familiar with Discord, it’s a free text, voice, and video chatting platform that functions much like a message board, but with more capabilities for fast-moving yet in-depth conversations. For information on how to join Odyssey’s Discord server, contact the Odyssey Discord administrator, Barbara Barnett-Stewart (class of 2007).<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”EMAIL FOR MORE INFO” style=”custom” custom_background=”#3a3a3a” custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” i_align=”right” i_type=”material” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-arrow_forward” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:mailto%3Abarnett42%2Bdiscord%40gmail.com%3Fsubject%3DOdyssey%2520Discord|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551234772186{margin-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”11191″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Odyssey Guest Lecturer Recordings:” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%233a3a3a” google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text 0=””]Guests agree to have the audio of their lectures recorded, with the understanding that the recordings will be made available to\u00a0Odyssey students and graduates only<\/em>, and\u00a0will not be duplicated, shared, or posted<\/em>. As a graduate, you will be given access to groups of recordings periodically.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”EMAIL FOR MORE INFO” style=”custom” custom_background=”#3a3a3a” custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” i_align=”right” i_type=”material” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-arrow_forward” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:mailto%3Ajcavelos%40odysseyworkshop.org%3Fsubject%3DOdyssey%2520Guest%2520Lecturer%2520Recordings”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551234782365{margin-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”11191″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Never-Ending Odyssey (TNEO):” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%233a3a3a” google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text 0=””]An invitation-only, 8-day workshop for graduates of Odyssey. Started in 1998, TNEO is a unique program at which writing professionals and near-professionals with the shared background of Odyssey work together to improve their skills. Major components of the workshop include daily four-hour workshopping sessions, a master class focused on a particular element of fiction, daily writing hours, writing exercises, a brainstorming session, a problem-solving session, a novel synopsis critique session, read-aloud sessions, a slam, and the TNEO Salon Fantastique, open in the evenings for literary discussion. Each participant gets three submissions critiqued; there is also the option of submitting your entire novel for critique. The workshopping follows the Odyssey guidelines but is longer and more in depth. Jeanne Cavelos oversees all aspects of TNEO but does not teach it; Jeanne participates along with everyone else. A different graduate serves as moderator each year, and participants offer lectures.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”MORE INFORMATION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#3a3a3a” custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” i_align=”right” i_type=”material” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-arrow_forward” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fodysseyworkshop.org%2Ftneo%2F|title:TNEO”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551234793366{margin-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”11191″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Convention Get-Togethers:” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%233a3a3a” google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text 0=”” css=””]At some of the bigger conventions, such as WorldCon (the World Science Fiction Convention), the World Fantasy Convention, Boskone, etc., when a number of Odyssey graduates are attending, we try to organize some sort of activity: a group dinner, a workshopping session, or whatever. If you\u2019re planning to go to a con, post it to the Odyssey Discord or let Jeanne Cavelos know at jcavelos@odysseyworkshop.org<\/a>, and you can meet up with others who are going.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”EMAIL FOR MORE INFO” style=”custom” custom_background=”#3a3a3a” custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” i_align=”right” i_type=”material” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-arrow_forward” add_icon=”true” link=”url:mailto%3Ajcavelos%40odysseyworkshop.org|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”FOR GRADUATES OF ODYSSEY ONLINE CLASSES:” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:20|text_align:center|color:%23212021″ google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551234793366{margin-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”11191″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Odyssey Discord:” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%233a3a3a” google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][vc_column_text 0=”” css=””]The Odyssey Writing Workshops Discord server offers a great way to stay in touch with friends, classmates, and other super-talented Odyssey graduates; learn about Odyssey-sponsored events and writing sessions; participate in thought-provoking discussions about various writing and genre topics; share writing resources; exchange critiques; and gain encouragement and support. <\/span>If you’re not already familiar with Discord, it’s a free text, voice, and video chatting platform that functions much like a message board, but with more capabilities for fast-moving yet in-depth conversations. For information on how to join Odyssey’s Discord server, contact the Odyssey Discord administrator, Barbara Barnett-Stewart (class of 2007).<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”EMAIL FOR MORE INFO” style=”custom” custom_background=”#3a3a3a” custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” i_align=”right” i_type=”material” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-arrow_forward” css=”” add_icon=”true” link=”url:mailto%3Abarnett42%2Bdiscord%40gmail.commailto%3Abarnett42%2Bdiscord%40gmail.com%3Fsubject%3DOdyssey%2520Discord|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551234793366{margin-bottom: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”11191″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border_circle_2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Convention Get-Togethers:” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%233a3a3a” google_fonts=”font_family:Arimo%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text 0=”” css=””]At some of the bigger conventions, such as WorldCon (the World Science Fiction Convention), the World Fantasy Convention, Boskone, etc., when a number of Odyssey graduates are attending, we try to organize some sort of activity: a group dinner, a workshopping session, or whatever. 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