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Creative Writing MA

UK

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What will I learn?

Key informationRealise your passion for words and self-expression through a flexible creative writing programme that will develop your skills in your chosen form: fiction, genre fiction or non-fiction. This Creative Writing masters degree combines a passion for the power of the imagination with intensive study of craft and critical approaches to writing. Benefits of this courseDuring this Creative Writing Master's degree, you will learn how to read and think as a writer and explore the choices faced and decisions taken by writers. Regular workshops and bespoke reading lists will serve to inform and enrich your own work.You will also gain an understanding of the business of writing in all its forms, from print and electronic publication to public performance and the use of social media, as well as the role of editors, agents and publishers.While you will choose a form of creative writing as your focus (fiction, genre fiction or non-fiction) you will develop technical awareness across a range of genres, and acquire transferable skills.Students from our Creative Writing master's programmes have been published by Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Faber, Pan Macmillan, Hachette, and many others.

Which department am I in?

Literature

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£21,780.00 (US$ 28,127) per year
This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

October 2027

Venue

City St George's, University of London - Clerkenwell campus

Northampton Square,

London,

Greater London,

EC1V 0HB, Southern England, United Kingdom

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£21,780.00 (US$ 28,127) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

October 2026

Venue

City St George's, University of London - Clerkenwell campus

Northampton Square,

London,

Greater London,

EC1V 0HB, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants should normally hold at least a lower second class honours degree (or international equivalent). We also welcome applicants with relevant professional experience or those who may not meet the standard entry criteria but who can demonstrate their potential to produce written work at the requisite level.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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