Masterclass: Reimagining The Future Through Speculative Writing, with Brandon O'Brien

Science fiction and fantasy is the realm of envisioning the multiple ways our world could be radically different: Papa Bois fighting back against environmental collapse, the ghosts of our ancestors rising out of the cracks in our plantation architecture, the walls of a solarpunk future defending us from uncertain neocolonial threats, and more. Writing in this genre gifts us the uncanny ability to project the deep concerns of the present into clarion calls toward future revolutions.

Join a two-part interactive masterclass with Poet Laureate of the 2025 World Science Fiction Convention, Brandon O'Brien, where you will unlock your own capacity to examine our past, expose our present, and explore our multiple futures through speculative fiction and poetry.

Whether you’re penning an epic long-form poem about a soucouyant, or drafting a dystopian novel set in downtown Port of Spain in the year 3000, you’ll receive writing prompts, guided exercises and intuitive feedback designed to make your work soar!