Creative Writing (Taught)

The MA Creative Writing course is divided into three phases: Paradigms, Praxis, and Production. Paradigms provides critical context for investigating and interrogating the creative writing discipline at postgraduate level; Praxis delves into the development of the craft through applied arts research, as well as positionality, culminating in an artistic, ethical vision and public-facing project; and Production focuses on the creation of industry-ready proposals, projects, and media profile.

Aligning with the Core Skills for 2030, as identified by the World Economic Forum, the course cultivates creative, analytical and systems thinking; technological literacy; leadership and social influence; motivation and self-awareness; resilience, flexibility and agility – all of which are defined as "core now, and expected to increase in importance".

By cultivating these core skills, MA Creative Writing seeks to create future students who embody the archetypes of entrepreneur, animateur, imagineer, pioneer and change-maker.

MA Creative Writing offers you the opportunity to gain a "named award" in one of the following specialist areas:

• MA Creative Writing: Fantasy

• MA Creative Writing: Screenwriting

• MA Creative Writing: Publishing

• MA Creative Writing: New Nature Writing