Creative Writing MA
Facts about Creative Writing
| Qualification | MA |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full time: 1 year Part time: 2 years |
| Attendance | Varies |
| Assessment | Portfolios of exercises, edited and revised creative writing with evidence of extensive drafting, essays, presentations, research projects, substantial piece of creative writing of publishable standard. |
| Course structure | |
Choose Kingston's Creative Writing MA
With a full programme of workshops and critical study, this MA provides a forum for you to work on your own writing in different genres while being supported by published practitioners. The Writers' Workshop will encourage you to develop your writing 'voice' through engagement with fellow students across a range of genre (in fiction or creative non-fiction), while the Special Study module enables you to specialise in one genre, such as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama or screen writing.
This MA aims to give you the knowledge and confidence to enter the cultural debate and to begin to identify outlets for your own writing.
What will you study?
You will have the opportunity to develop your creative writing skills in general, or specialise in a chosen genre. You will also study literary criticism and theory and will look at the professional elements of writing, such as copy-editing and how to get your work published.
What our students say
"This course is giving me the structure, self-discipline and direction I need." Alice Thurling
"By the end of this course I believe that I will have significantly improved my writing skills and that by being in contact with other writers I will have become more confident in presenting myself as a writer (thanks to the readings, feedback and advice from both tutors and students)." Katerina Koulouri
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules
- Special Study: Workshops in Popular Genre Writing
- Structure and Style
- Ten Critical Challenges for Creative Writers
- Writers' Workshop
- Creative Writing Dissertation
Optional modules
- No modules available
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Kingston University Creative Writing MA graduate Louise Voss has been snapped up in a six-figure deal by one of the world's biggest publishers after her self-published books topped the Kindle download rankings, selling tens of thousands of copies.
Our links with professional authors provide a range of different voices and styles to broaden your experience of the creative process.
As a student on this course you will be part of the Kingston Writing School, a vibrant community of outstanding writers, journalists and publishers.