Masterclass: The Stories We Keep: Crafting Compelling Narratives with Kevin Jared Hosein

We all carry untold stories within us. We know the creative pressure of trying, and being thwarted, as we do our best to bring these stories to the page. Let celebrated contemporary novelist and short story writer Kevin Jared Hosein, winner of the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, the 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and the 2024 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (Fiction), help bring your most challenging drafts soaring to life. In this intensive masterclass, best suited for those preparing work for prospective publication or award submission, Hosein will untangle the knotted skein of what makes a story work, examining elements of propulsion, intrigue, stakes in worldbuilding, and more.

All genre writers are welcome to this masterclass, as the lessons distilled will be applicable to a wide cross-section of literary projects.