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Odyssey Site Map Home (overview of the workshop) Lecturers at the Workshop   Jane Yolen in 1996: The Bardic Voice   Elizabeth Hand in 1997: On Writing, Style, and Voice   Melissa Scott in 1997: Building a World   Patricia McKillip in 1998: On Theme, Outlining, Research, and Revision   James Morrow in 1998: On Research, Plot, Persistence, and Workshopping   Jeanne Cavelos Biography   Nancy Kress, 2008 Special Writer-in-Residence   2008 Scheduled Guest Lecturers Biographies Ellen Kushner Delia Sherman Barry B. Longyear James Maxey Craig Shaw Gardner Jenny Rappaport   2007 Special Writer-in-Residence Nina Kiriki Hoffman   2007 Guest Lecturers Biographies Michael A. Burstein Rodman Philbrick Michael A. Arnzen Elizabeth Hand John Clute George Scithers   2006 Special Writer-in-Residence Robert J. Sawyer   2006 Guest Lecturers Biographies Melissa Scott Jeff VanderMeer Laurie J. Marks Christopher Golden Shawna McCarthy   2005 Special Writers-in-Residence Melanie Tem and Steve Rasnic Tem   2005 Guest Lecturers Biographies Elizabeth Hand Allen M. Steele P. D. Cacek James Morrow John Clute Sheila Williams   2004 Special Writer-in-Residence George R. R. Martin   2004 Scheduled Guest Lecturers Biographies Catherine Asaro Ellen Kushner Delia Sherman Bob Mayer Barry B. Longyear Gardner Dozois   2003 Special Writer-in-Residence Gene Wolfe   2003 Scheduled Guest Lecturers Biographies Roland J. Green Melissa Scott Bruce Holland Rogers Lori Perkins John Crowley   2002 Special Writer-in-Residence Charles de Lint   2002 Guest Lecturers Biographies James Patrick Kelly Elizabeth Hand R. A. Salvatore Thomas F. Monteleone Matthew Bialer   2001 Special Writer-in-Residence Terry Brooks   2001 Guest Lecturers Biographies Allen M. Steele Ellen Kushner F. Paul Wilson Delia Sherman Craig Shaw Gardner Donald Maass   2000 Special Writer-in-Residence Dan Simmons   2000 Guest Lecturers Biographies Ellen Datlow Melissa Scott Charles L. Grant Barry B. Longyear Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald   1999 Special Writer-in-Residence Ben Bova   1999 Guest Lecturers Biographies Jeffrey A. Carver Terry Bisson Elizabeth Hand R. Patrick Gates Scott Edelman   1998 Special Writer-in-Residence Harlan Ellison   1998 Guest Lecturers Biographies Patricia A. McKillip • Lecture Excerpts John Crowley James Morrow • Lecture Excerpts Ellen Kushner Delia Sherman Warren Lapine   1997 Guest Lecturers Biographies Melissa Scott • Lecture Excerpt Ellen Kushner Delia Sherman Michael McDowell Esther Friesner Elizabeth Hand • Lecture Excerpts Warren Lapine   1996 Guest Lecturers Biographies Hal Clement Craig Shaw Gardner Ellen Kushner Delia Sherman Jane Yolen • Lecture Excerpt Elizabeth Hand Leigh Grossman Frequently Asked Questions About the Odyssey Workshop Download an Application Form or How to Request One by Mail Syllabus for 2006 Workshop   Texts   Course Description   Assignments   Schedule Pre-Class Assignment Week 1 (June 12-16, 2006) Week 2 (June 19-23, 2006) Week 3 (June 26-30, 2006) Week 4 (July 3-7, 2006) Week 5 (July 10-14, 2006) Week 6 (July 17-21, 2006)   To show how the workshop has changed: Syllabus for 1996 Workshop Texts Course Description Assignments Schedule Week 1 (June 17-21, 1996) Week 2 (June 24-28, 1996) Week 3 (July 1-5, 1996) Week 4 (July 8-12, 1996) Week 5 (July 15-19, 1996) Week 6 (July 22-26, 1996) Graduates' Experiences Lane Robins Barbara Campbell Elaine Isaak David J. Schwartz James Hall (links lead off Odyssey site to Yahoo Groups - you must have a Yahoo login to read them) Laurie Lanzdorf Carl Frederick Carrie Vaughn off Odyssey site to Morgan Hua Stephen Chambers off Odyssey site to Julia Duncan Lynda Rucker Graduates' Comments Graduates' Publications "Are You Reading the Work of Odyssey Alumni?" Graduates' Featured Recent Publications off Odyssey site to Saint Anselm College Home Page Odyssey Critique Service Odyssey Podcasts off Odyssey site to iTunes to subscribe to podcasts Writing Tips   Writing Tips #1: Punctuation The Comma The Semicolon The Colon The Apostrophe Quotation Marks End Punctuation Other Punctuation (Dash, Parenthesis, Bracket, Ellipsis, Slash)   Writing Tips #2: Outlining Your Plot   Writing Tips #3: Negative Information   Writing Tips #4: Similes and Metaphors   Writing Tips #5: Participial Phrases   Writing Tips #6: Sentence Unity   Writing Tips #7: Looking/Eye Words   Writing Tips #8: Active Versus Reactive Characters Publishing Tips   Publishing Tips #1: Frequently Asked Questions about Literary Agents   Publishing Tips #2: Frequently Asked Questions about Book Doctors/Freelance Editors   Publishing Tips #3: Standard Manuscript Format Just for Fun   Just for Fun #1: A 3 x 5 Story   Just for Fun #2: Stalk a Stranger   Just for Fun #3: Revealing Setting Indirectly   Just for Fun #4: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Answers for Just for Fun #4 Donation Information Cool Merchandise Links to off Odyssey site off Odyssey site to Jeanne's Home Page Site Map What's New on the Site E-mail Jeanne to receive the Odyssey Newsletter Graduates' Special Resources The Never-Ending Odyssey 1996 Graduates: Photo and Comments More '96 Graduate Photos Still More '96 Graduate Photos Photos: Jeanne and Her Iguana 1997 Graduates: Photo and Comments More '97 Graduate Photos 1998 Graduates: Photo and Comments More '98 Graduate Photos 1999 Graduates: Photo and Comments 2000 Graduates: Photo and Comments More '00 Graduate Photos 2001 Graduates: Photos and Comments 2002 Graduates: Photos and Comments 2003 Graduates: Photos and Comments 2004 Graduates: Photos and Comments 2005 Graduates: Photos and Comments 2006 Graduates: Photos and Comments off Odyssey site to More Odyssey Class of 2006 Pictures Thanks for dropping by!... 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