[9] Of Caribbean literature, the 1972 novel No Pain Like This Body, written by Harold “Sonny” Ladoo, had a large influence on Hosein's interest in reading and writing.

[9] Due to literature not being offered as a subject option at his secondary school, Hosein obtained a degree in biology and environmental studies at the University of the West Indies at St.

[2] The judging panel included Damon Galgut, Sunila Galappatti, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Mark McWatt, Paula Morris, and Sarah Hall, who was the chair.

[12] The title refers to pretas, an ancient Hindu tradition that people who commit certain sins transform after death into beings with very small mouths and very large appetites.

[5] The Repenters (2016) tells the story of Jordan Sant, who is placed in a children's home after the murder of his parents, and later runs away to Port of Spain.

[20][1][21] His 2018 book, The Beast of Kukuyo, in which a 15-year old girl investigates the disappearance of her classmate in a quiet rural village in Trinidad, won second place in the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature for young adults.

[23] Hosein's poem, "The Wait is So, So Long", was turned into a short film that received a Gold Key at the New York-based Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.