Creative Writing (Taught)

We designed the Master of Studies (MSt) in Creative Writing for those who wish to further their creative writing skills. If you have experience in writing prose, poetry or scripts and wish to take your creative work to the next level, this could be the course for you.

You can choose to join the course on one of 4 pathways:

• fiction

• poetry

• creative non-fiction

• multi-disciplinary

We teach the course part time over 2 years. You’ll attend 3 intensive teaching residentials in each year of study. We’ve crafted the degree so that you can balance your studies with other responsibilities.

You’ll be guided in writing creatively in modules taught by published writers. You’ll also learn about the theory and craft of writing and participate in a practical group project to gain professional experience applicable to working in literary and creative fields.

If you wish to expand your capabilities as a writer, this course is for you. You may want to:

• advance a project for publication

• gain transferable writing skills

• improve your ability to think creatively

• increase your capacity to express yourself through writing

By the end of the course, you should have:

• produced a portfolio of creative writing that demonstrates your skill as a writer and your ability to edit and improve your own writing

• a comprehensive understanding of the genre (or genres) in which you work

• the ability to produce creative work that’s original and displays an awareness of the conventions and recent developments of your genre (or genres)

On completing the course, you may go on to use what you have learned in a variety of ways. Some of our graduates are published authors. A number of our alumni have gone on to work in different roles in publishing, film production and professional writing. Many have advanced to PhD study in creative writing.