Creative Writing and Contemporary Studies

A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above), though this requirement may be waived if you can demonstrate exceptional talent.

The MA in Creative Writing and Contemporary Studies is run by experienced and forward-thinking teachers who have been enabling dynamic groups of students to improve their creative work and develop as writers for nearly two decades. They are proud of a growing list of published and prizewinning authors whose work started life in their seminars.

If you have been writing creatively for a while and feel the need for professional support and feedback and the guidance of published authors and a cohort of like-minded people, then this course is for you.

The MA Creative Writing and Contemporary Studies will help you to develop the craft of writing in various genres to a professional level. You will also develop your critical-thinking skills exploring critical methods and debates on experimental literature, media, popular culture, technology and cultural development.

It will give you the opportunity to:

• develop confidence, sensitivity and discernment in analysis of your own and others’ work
• combine both practice-based learning with specialism in contemporary literature, culture and criticism, as well as the development of your own creative writing projects
• place your own writing in the context of developments in contemporary poetry, screenwriting, fiction and creative non-fiction
• cultivate a greater practical knowledge and understanding of the markets for poetry, fiction, screenwriting and non-fiction.

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