From happy-ever-afters to heart-breakers, romantic fiction needs to pull at our heart strings, though titles as varied as Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen), Bridget Jones’ Diary (Helen Fielding) and Love in Colour (Bolu Babalola) show how wide-ranging this genre can be.
Whether you are writing historical romance, about fantastical star crossed lovers, or LGBTIA+ love stories, this masterclass with novelist Sara Jafari offers invaluable insight into writing romance, and embedding your narrative into a wider social context.
Sara will share her advice on how to construct a compelling and emotionally driven storyline, how to craft characters we can root for (and against), and how to bring your plot to life in a way that makes for a story that readers will fall in love with.
15 minutes will be reserved for a Q&A at the end of the masterclass.
This masterclass will be online, video platform to be confirmed. It will also be recorded so if you are unable to attend live, you'll be able to catch-up and access the recording for up to two weeks.
All attendees will be able to purchase Sara's book 'The Mismatch' from our independent bookshop partner DRAKE at a discounted rate. DRAKE is a family run bookshop situated in Stockton on Tees, who champion independent publishers and authors.
This masterclass makes up part of The Writing Process, a series held in collaboration with Book Aid International.
Sara Jafari is a British-Iranian writer whose work has been longlisted for Spread the Word's Life Writing Prize and published in gal-dem and The Good Journal. She is a contributor to I Will Not Be Erased and Who's Loving You. Sara also runs TOKEN Magazine, which showcases writing and artwork by underrepresented writers and artists.
Sara works as an editor and is based in London. THE MISMATCH is her debut novel and her second novel PEOPLE CHANGE will be published from Penguin Random House in February 2023.
Photo credit: Melissa Legarda
The workshop fee of £30 (incl. VAT) is payable in full online.
This is a live online event which will be presented using video conferencing software. Joining instructions and full guidance will be provided by the W&A Team a week before the event start-date.
Event materials will be made available to attendees for a time-limited period after the event at the speaker's discretion.
Please note that payment instalment plans are available for all W&A events, writing courses and editing services. Contact W&A Admin on writersandartists@bloomsbury.com so that we can find a payment schedule that works for you.
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- At the speaker's discretion, event materials will be made available to attendees after the masterclass.
- A link to a recording of the masterclass will be circulated after the event. This will be made available to event attendees only, and for a time-limited period.
- This event will include written text and visuals. Please contact us in advance so that we can make arrangements to be sure all documents appear in a format that works for you.
- If you’d like to attend but have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, then please email AccessWA@bloomsbury.com
