New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: excerpts from a Q&A with award-winning author & YPO grad & guest lecturer Jill Tew, who talks about finding comp titles & how she prioritizes her reading choices as a professional author
image of a wide path through a misty autumn forest, leading to a bright light in the distance; Header: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, blue image of an ancient Greek warrior standing at the bow of a ship, holding a spear and shield and wearing a decorative helmet; Quote below: I wouldn’t have been able to write any of my stories at this skill level without Odyssey! In a way, that was where the whole journey started, and I’m forever grateful for that. Please consider this life-changing writing workshop. –Nebula Award Winner Anselma Widha Prihandita, Your Personal Odyssey graduate; Application Deadline April 10th; odysseyworkshop.org
DEADLINE 11:59 PM EDT TONIGHT!
SFFH writers, this is a program like no other, with 3 instructors to choose from: Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos, New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, and top Odyssey critiquer Lane Robins.
Scholarships galore!
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DEADLINE 11:59 PM EDT TONIGHT!
SFFH writers, this is a program like no other, with 3 instructors to choose from: Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos, New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, and top Odyssey critiquer Lane Robins.
Scholarships galore!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
Only a few days left to apply!
Scholarships galore!!
On a wooden table is a tablet with the YPO logo (on black background, sea-blue text: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop; with an image of an ancient Greek warrior standing on the bow of a ship, holding a spear and shield and wearing a decorative helmet), a copper and black Bluetooth keyboard and wrist rest in front of the tablet, headphones and mouse resting nearby. A grey bowl of cheese-its to the left and a blue and white china coffee mug, with frothed coffee on a coaster to the right, two small Grogu figures on either side of the tablet, and nearby lay two craft books: Story by Robert McKee, and Plotting Your Novel: Ideas and Structure by Hardy.
All fiction writers welcome at the Odyssey Salon tonight at 7:30 PM EDT! You can share your progress or struggles, ask a question, or weigh in on our discussion topic.
TOPIC: How Do You Draft?
Here's how to join: www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/sa...
@aijiang.bsky.social on her Odyssey experience!
SFFH writers, our YPO online workshop involves 30+ hours of 1-on-1 time with instructors and a curriculum tailored to your specific needs and goals!
Scholarships galore!
Apply today!!
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Image is a black background with an astronaut with a helmet shielding their face, all drawn in tan and white hues, who has four arms and a firey rocket in place of their legs. Header: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop next to a blue image of an ancient Greek soldier standing atop the bow of a ship, holding a spear and shield and wearing a decorative helmet. Text: A BREAKTHROUGH Program for Writers of Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror customized just for you! Hone your craft with: The Renowned Odyssey Lectures, Expert Feedback, Deep Mentoring. Guest Lectures by: R.F. Kuang, P. Djélì Clark, Brandon Sanderson, Nancy Kress, Fonda Lee, Sheree Renée Thomas, Scott H. Andrews, & more! Scholarships available! Application Deadline: April 10th odysseyworkshop.org
SFFH writers, embark on your customized writing journey! Deep mentoring, intensive practice, expert critiques, 184 hours of video lectures and Q&As, & 3 instructors to choose from.
Choose your pace: 6 wks, 12 wks, or 18 wks.
Scholarships galore! Apply today!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
It’s the first Monday of the month, so here is a new issue of the Words for Worlds newsletter!
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feat. re-reading Ursula Le Guin’s The Word for World is Forest, new Indian science fiction, and more.
As always, subscribe if you’d like this fortnightly.
Locus 2026 Auction FRANK HERBERT'S Children of Dune (Putnam, 1976): First Edition, Signed WILLIAM GIBSON'S Count Zero (Easton Press, 2026): Special edition, signed and personalized TO YOU
Our auction has begun! It will run until 8pm on April 8, no fooling!
We have incredible things up for bid, like these signed editions of Children of Dune & Count Zero.
For first dibs on these extremely rare and beautiful titles, visit: https://twp.ai/9PcBJq (link in bio)
App deadline April 10th! Apply today!!
I love Shesheshen!
And Carmen Rose's narration is awesome.
background of misty forest with lush undergrowth including pink and blue flowers, a bright light begins in the forest floor and swirls away in the distance; Header: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, blue image of an ancient Greek warrior standing on the bow of a ship, holding a spear and shield, wearing a decorative helmet; Text in center: Jeanne was an absolutely amazing and encouraging and enthusiastic teacher. It was rigorous and exhausting but also inspirational and invigorating at the same time. –Nebula and Ignyte Award Winner Ai Jiang on her Your Personal Odyssey experience; Application Deadline April 10th; odysseyworkshop.org
Bram Stoker, Nebula, and Ignyte Winner @aijiang.bsky.social on her YPO experience!
SFFH writers, YPO online workshop involves 30+ hrs of 1-on-1 time with instructors and a curriculum tailored to your specific needs and goals!
Several scholarships available!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
Several scholarships are available for Your Personal Odyssey 2026!!
SFFH writers, YPO online workshop involves 30+ hours of 1-on-1 time with instructors, 184 hours of video lectures, and a curriculum tailored to your specific needs and goals!
Apply today!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
"The real threat is a slow, comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing. Not a dramatic collapse. Not Skynet. Just a generation of researchers who can produce results but can't produce understanding."
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Your Personal Odyssey 2026 involves 30+ hours of 1-on-1 time with instructors, with 3 to choose from: Director Jeanne Cavelos, NYTimes bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, and top Odyssey critiquer Lane Robins!
Several scholarships are available!
Apply today!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
okay so. coming soon 👀 (no, idk *exactly* when but like... all the stories are written! and I have one cover!)
#WhyMonsterGirlsDontCry
📚🏳️⚧️ it's got trans & nonbinary characters!
it's super queer! 🌈📚🪐
💜🖤💚 also very aspec!
there will be 3 new stories! 🐺🎥🧸
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...
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SFFH writers, Your Personal Odyssey offers more resources than ever before to support your unique writing journey!
184 hours of video lectures, including from Nebula, Locus, Crawford, & British Book Award winning author @rfkuang.bsky.social !
Apply today!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
@jtewwrites.bsky.social on her Odyssey experience!
SFFH writers, YPO online workshop involves 30+ hours of 1-on-1 time with instructors, 184 hours of video lectures, and a curriculum tailored to your specific needs and goals!
Several scholarships available!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
NEXT WEDNESDAY April 8 at 7pm Pacific time I'll be reading at @storyhour.bsky.social with the incredible @jrdawson.bsky.social !!!
Join us live on zoom or streaming on YouTube after, it'll be a great time!
www.storyhour2020.com
Report: Decision Not To Call Film ‘The Baby Yoda Movie’ To Cost Disney $900 Million
Report: Decision Not To Call Film ‘The Baby Yoda Movie’ To Cost Disney $900 Million theonion.com/report-decision-not-to-c...
Sea blue and black color scheme, center-left is the outline of an open book with stars erupting from the pages. Text: Story Openings That Engage; An Odyssey Live Webinar and Q&A with editor and publisher Scott H. Andrews; Registration open until filled! odysseyworkshop.org
DEADLINE TOMORROW!
Writers, learn different ways to effectively draw readers in from Scott H. Andrews, award-winning editor-in-chief/publisher of @bcsmagazine.bsky.social !!
Registration deadline 4/1!
odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-online/webinars/story-openings-that-engage/
Writers, only a few days left to reserve a spot in this webinar!!
Several scholarships are available for Your Personal Odyssey 2026!!
SFFH writers, YPO online workshop involves 30+ hours of 1-on-1 time with instructors, 184 hours of video lectures, and a curriculum tailored to your specific needs and goals!
Apply today!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
Tardigrade
She has no kings
Your Personal Odyssey involves 30+ hours of 1-on-1 time with instructors, & this year there are 3 to choose from: Director Jeanne Cavelos, NYTimes bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, and top Odyssey critiquer Lane Robins!
Several scholarships are available!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
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SFFH writers, YPO 2026 offers more resources than ever before to support your unique writing journey, including 184 hours of lectures, including from @rfkuang.bsky.social , whose novel Katabasis is a Nebula finalist!!
Scholarships available!
Apply today!!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
SO excited that my story "Benetta, and Not" found a home in this awesome anthology!!
I'll be reading at this virtual #NoKings rally, alongside an incredible group of speakers! See thread for details.
4:30 Pacific time, hope to see you there!
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The PseudoPod logo on a white background, looking like a portal to an icy, mountainous landscape
A very special call: Over our 20 (!) years we’ve published stories from all the continents of the world, except Antarctica. We want to remedy that.
We’re looking for stories between 2000–6000 words from writers who are in, have recently been to, or have plans to visit Antarctica in the near future.
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
