Have you ever wished that you could attend your own private writing workshop that would teach you exactly what you need to know, at the right pace for you, and respond to your questions, problems, and needs in extensive one-on-one sessions?  That’s what Your Personal Odyssey is.

Choose your pace with sessions starting

    June 5 (6 weeks)

         August 14 (12 weeks)

       November 27 (18 weeks)

Choose the topics you want to study, in the order you want to study them 

Learn from the Advanced, In-Depth Odyssey Lectures

including guest lectures by Nancy Kress, P. Djélì Clark, Melissa Scott, Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Meagan Spooner, Stephen Graham Jones, Sheree Renée Thomas, Scott H. Andrews, & more

Receive Expert Feedback

from Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos and several of our bestselling, award-winning guest critiquers:  Carrie Vaughn, Kate Alice Marshall, Lynda E. Rucker, Scott H. Andrews, Neil Clarke, and Arley Sorg 

Be Guided and Supported with Deep Mentoring

over 30 hours with Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos

Your Personal Odyssey has exceeded my wildest expectations. Jeanne is a wonderful, caring mentor who is genuinely invested in my success. She has created a truly personalized experience and helped me work on my specific weaknesses. I have taken college-level workshops and read dozens of writing books, but all of them combined could not compare to one week of YPO! During this workshop, I wrote the best stories I have ever written in my life. But I know that with the tools that I have gained, I will be able to write even better stories in the future, and I owe it to Jeanne and Odyssey.

.–Iris Hwang, Your Personal Odyssey 2022

About Odyssey:

Since its inception in 1996, the Odyssey Writing Workshop has offered its world-renowned, 6-week workshop, helping writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror make major improvements in their work.  Fifty-nine percent of graduates have been professionally published, and among graduates are award winners, Amazon bestsellers, and New York Times bestsellers.

Last year, Odyssey transformed into a breakthrough new program to become both more accessible and more effective.  Students taking Your Personal Odyssey receive the inspiring, transformative learning experience Odyssey is known for, but that experience is customized to maximize learning and improvement for each student.

Director Jeanne Cavelos is a former senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell, bestselling author, and winner of the World Fantasy Award with 35 years of experience guiding writers and helping them make major improvements.

Financial Aid:

Six scholarships are available for the ten to twelve students who will be admitted.

Your Personal Odyssey will help you follow the unique path that is most helpful for you, that teaches you the skills you need to improve the most.

Become the writer you’ve always known you could be! 

Application Deadline: March 13

Odyssey also offers many free resources for writers.

Visit www.odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/

Questions? Email: jcavelos@odysseyworkshop.org