Date: May 11 , 2024

Time: 10 am EST

Instructor: Roland Watson-Grant

Aim:

This 7-hour masterclass will provide writers with inventive skills to bring their short story writing to international competition level. It is for writers who have already attempted fiction but need feedback in a supportive, workshop environment that will help their writing develop and progress.

Description:

On the heels of a very successful inaugural workshop, we are pleased to offer a reprise for 2024. Writers will spend one day in a virtual setting, absorbing the tried-tested-and-true tips and applying the practical skills necessary to move their stories from the fringes of favourable results into the territory of award-winning and extraordinary.

Writing contests offer more than bragging rights to those courageous enough to enter. It offers invaluable visibility, opportunities for publishing deals and access to an industry that often feels like its ranks are closed to the not-yet initiated. Writing prizes open doors, boost confidence and is a chance for underrepresented demographics (including Caribbean writers) to make it. Our workshop aims to make writers contest ready and offer encouragement to include the rich and unique Caribbean perspective into their stories.

The BCLF is committed to improving the Caribbean writing craft. Whether you are thinking of submitting to the larger prizes like the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, territory-specific awards or smaller bespoke competitions, our workshop is fashioned with your success in mind. Do you have a story in need of tweaking or a new idea to be fashioned into a narrative? Perhaps you find yourself just falling short of your targeted goals. Maybe, you simply need the critical feedback often missing from the solitary enterprise that is writing. Whatever your objective, if you desire to move your craft further along, this is the class for you!

*The course outline will be sent once you have registered for this workshop. 

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations received on or before seven (7) days (May 4, 2024) before the workshop at 11:00 am EST will receive a full refund. Cancellation without 72 hours will be refunded 50% of the workshop fee. Any other cancellations will not be refunded.