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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”About the Blog” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Actor%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

The Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust blog provides valuable information for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as news about the Odyssey Writing Workshop. You\u2019ll find interviews with guest lecturers and graduates about writing, as well as essays on writing and publishing.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Contributors” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Actor%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1778207596203{background-color: #D1D1D1 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]Posts to the Odyssey blog are made by these individuals:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”12989″ img_size=”medium” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Jeanne Cavelos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Director of Odyssey<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”25782″ img_size=”medium” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Rebecca Roland<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Chief Correspondent (2015-present)<\/span>
\nGraduate of Odyssey 2007<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”18664″ img_size=”medium” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Barbara Barnett-Stewart<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Managing Editor (2016-present)<\/span>
\nGraduate of Odyssey 2007<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=””]Previous contributors include\u00a0<\/span>Ronya F. McCool<\/b>, Managing Editor, WordPress Moderator (2013-2016), and Graduate of Odyssey 2007;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Shara S. White<\/a><\/strong>,<\/strong> Contributor,\u00a0Managing Editor (2009-2013), and Graduate of Odyssey 2005; and\u00a0<\/span>Adria Laycraft<\/b><\/a>, Chief Correspondent and Graduate of Odyssey 2006.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”About the Blog” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Actor%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] The Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust blog provides valuable information for writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as news about the Odyssey Writing Workshop. You\u2019ll find interviews with guest lecturers and graduates about writing, as well as essays on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":25712,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25774","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t