Alicia, If there is flexibility in the schedule, I suggest waiting until Nancy returns from Germany before holding this meeting. She taught at Clarion for years, and last summer she was the writer-in-residence at Odyssey. She would offer a unique perspective.
Kim On Dec 2, 2008, at 11:10 PM, Alicia Henn wrote: > > Hello Susan! > Odyssey and Clarion often come up in our discussions. > Actually, we're planning to make "writing communities" the subject of > our next meeting in January. > Workshops like Odyssey are such a terrific way to build contacts as > well as learn the craft. > Thanks for the information! > > Alicia Henn > President, R-SPEC > > > On Dec 2, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Susan wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> If you write science fiction, fantasy, or horror, you might be >> interested in the Odyssey Writing Workshop. The 2009 workshop will >> be >> held from June 8 to July17 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New >> Hampshire. Odyssey provides a great opportunity to improve your >> skills and receive feedback from editors and authors. More >> information can be found in the press release below, or on the >> workshop website www.odysseyworkshop.org. The director, Jeanne >> Cavelos, is always happy to answer questions and discuss the >> workshop. You can email her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Hope to see you there. >> >> Cheers, >> Susan Sielinski >> Odyssey Administrator >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.odysseyworkshop.org >> >> >> Publicity Release >> December 2008 >> >> ODYSSEY WRITING WORKSHOP >> ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2009 SESSION >> >> About Odyssey >> Since its inception in 1996, Odyssey has earned a place as one of the >> most respected workshops in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror >> writing community. Odyssey is for developing writers whose work is >> approaching publication quality and for published writers who want to >> improve their work. The six-week workshop combines an intensive >> learning and writing experience with in-depth feedback on student >> manuscripts. Top authors, editors, and agents have served as guest >> lecturers, including George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison, Jane Yolen, >> Terry Brooks, Robert J. Sawyer, Ben Bova, Nancy Kress, Elizabeth >> Hand, >> Jeff VanderMeer, Donald Maass, Sheila Williams, Shawna McCarthy, and >> Dan Simmons. Fifty-three percent of Odyssey graduates go on to >> professional publication. >> >> The program is held every summer on Saint Anselm College's beautiful >> campus in Manchester, NH. Saint Anselm is one of the finest liberal >> arts colleges in the country, dedicated to excellence in education, >> and its campus provides a unique, lovely setting and state-of-the art >> facilities for Odyssey students. College credit is available upon >> request. >> >> Jeanne Cavelos, Odyssey's director, founder, and primary instructor, >> is a best-selling author and a former senior editor at Bantam >> Doubleday Dell Publishing, where she won the World Fantasy Award for >> her work. Being a writer/editor makes Cavelos uniquely suited to >> provide students with constructive and professional critiques of >> their >> work. "I give the same unflinchingly honest, concrete, detailed >> feedback that I provided as a senior editor," Cavelos said. Her >> typewritten critiques average around 1,000 words, and her handwritten >> line edits on manuscripts are extensive. In addition, she guides >> students through the six weeks, gaining in-depth knowledge of their >> work, providing detailed assessments of their strengths and >> weaknesses >> in private meetings, and helping them target their weaknesses one by >> one. >> >> Odyssey class time is split between workshopping sessions and >> lectures. An advanced, comprehensive curriculum covers the elements >> of fiction writing in depth. Students learn the tools and techniques >> necessary to strengthen their writing. >> >> The workshop runs from June 8th to July 17th, 2009. Class meets for >> four hours in the morning, five days a week. Students spend about >> eight hours more per day writing and critiquing each >> other's work. Prospective students, aged eighteen and up, apply from >> all over the world. The early admission application deadline is >> JANUARY 31st, and the regular admission deadline is APRIL 8th. >> Tuition is $1900, and housing is $700 for a double room and $1400 for >> a single. >> >> Meet Our 2009 Writer-in-Residence >> Odyssey's 2009 writer-in-residence is Carrie Vaughn, New York Times >> bestselling author and Odyssey 1998 graduate. Carrie is the author >> of >> the phenomenally popular "Kitty" novels, about a werewolf who hosts a >> talk radio show. The first novel, Kitty and the Midnight Hour has >> over a hundred thousand copies in print. Books five and six of the >> series, Dead Man's Hand and Kitty Raises Hell, will appear in 2009. >> Carrie's short stories have appeared in Realms of Fantasy, Weird >> Tales, George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards series, and other >> anthologies. She has a Master's degree in English Literature from >> the >> University of Colorado at Boulder and has been a lifelong science >> fiction fan and reader. >> >> Other Guest Lecturers >> Odyssey is pleased to welcome its 2009 guest lecturers: bestselling >> author Jeffrey A. Carver; award-winning authors Melissa Scott, >> Patricia Bray, and Jack Ketchum, and Editor-in-Chief of the Ace and >> Roc science fiction/fantasy imprints, Ginjer Buchanan. >> >> Odyssey Graduates >> If you're reading science fiction, fantasy, and horror, you're >> reading >> the work of Odyssey graduates. If you've read recent issues of some >> of the top fiction magazines in the field--Realms of Fantasy, >> Asimov's, Analog, Weird Tales, Fantasy Magazine, Intergalactic >> Medicine Show--you've read stories by Odyssey graduates Theodora >> Goss, >> David Barr Kirtley, Eric James Stone, Clayton Kroh, Larry Hodges, >> Matthew S. Rotundo, James Maxey, Carrie Vaughn, Carl Frederick, and >> Andrea Kail. >> >> If you've been to the bookstore lately, you've seen books by Odyssey >> graduates, including Superpowers by David J. Schwartz, published by >> Random House; Dragonforge by James Maxey, published by Solaris Books; >> Maledicte by Lane Robins, published by Del Rey; Bloodstone by Barbara >> Campbell, published by DAW; Red Dragon Codex by R. D. Henham, >> published by Mirrorstone Books; The Mirror by Natalia Lincoln, >> published by Space & Time Books; The Eunuch's Heir by Elaine Isaak, >> published by HarperCollins; and Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie >> Vaughn, published by Warner. >> >> Comments from the Class of 2008 >> "I sold three novels before I came to Odyssey. I just wish I had >> gone >> to Odyssey before I wrote them--they would have been better books. >> Odyssey freakin' rocks!" >> --J. Justin Gustainis, >> author of Evil Ways >> >> "You will never be more eager to work yourself to the bone. Nor will >> you have as much reward for doing it. The six weeks at Odyssey have >> done more for my writing career than my bachelor's degree in creative >> writing. I only wish I'd known about it sooner." >> --Breanna Wojcik >> >> Other Odyssey Resources and Services >> The Odyssey website www.odysseyworkshop.org offers free podcasts, >> writing and publishing tips, a class syllabus, and more information >> about how to apply. An overview of the Odyssey Critique Service is >> also available on the website at http://www.sff.net/odyssey/ >> crit.html. >> This service provides authors with professional-level feedback on >> their writing, done with the thoroughness and depth for which Odyssey >> is known. >> >> Those interested in applying to the workshop should visit the >> website, >> phone/fax (603) 673-6234, or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
