Creative Writing MA

York St John University

Taught by award-winning authors with specialisms in fiction, poetry, non-fiction and scriptwriting, this course is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn the craft of creative writing while also exploring the theory behind it.Join our thriving literary community and grow your creative potential. You will develop your skills as a writer and explore the theory and practice of writing in the contemporary world through taught modules, independent study, writing and research. Through this course you will develop transferable skills, work on a publication and complete your own final project. You will work on a longer portfolio in depth, supervised by a dedicated member of staff. You may write in any form on any given module. You will be encouraged to be open minded and flexible in choosing different styles of writing. There are also modules designed to enhance your employability. These are ideal if you have an interest in either running groups for writers or learning about how to operated in the publishing industry. The portfolio project is an opportunity for independent and in-depth development of a writing project, supervised by a writer on the team, and supported by 3 workshops, spread throughout the year.

School of Humanities