12 monthsProgramme duration
25,900 GBPTuition Fee/year
1Scholarships
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide a unique opportunity to explore and develop your creative writing skills through practice, revision and discussion.
Our Creative Writing MA develops your understanding of your own writing and your technical writing skills.
You'll further your awareness of:
- writing processes
- professional writing
- publishing
This PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide a unique opportunity to explore and develop your creative writing skills. We teach creative writing in three areas:
- prose writing, with an emphasis on short fiction, creative non-fiction and the essay
- poetry with an emphasis on the practice and study of a variety of poetic traditions and contemporary techniques
- scriptwriting, which includes writing for the theatre and screenwriting
Through these areas, we'll introduce you to a wide range of subjects and opportunities with which writers are working professionally.
Members of our Creative Writing staff have received national and international recognition for their writing. You'll work with them to prepare your own writing for submission.
If you complete the Creative Writing PGCert, you can choose to transfer to the second year of our part-time MA.
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide a unique opportunity to explore and develop your creative writing skills through practice, revision and discussion.
Our Creative Writing MA develops your understanding of your own writing and your technical writing skills.
You'll further your awareness of:
- writing processes
- professional writing
- publishing
This PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide a unique opportunity to explore and develop your creative writing skills. We teach creative writing in three areas:
- prose writing, with an emphasis on short fiction, creative non-fiction and the essay
- poetry with an emphasis on the practice and study of a variety of poetic traditions and contemporary techniques
- scriptwriting, which includes writing for the theatre and screenwriting
Through these areas, we'll introduce you to a wide range of subjects and opportunities with which writers are working professionally.
Members of our Creative Writing staff have received national and international recognition for their writing. You'll work with them to prepare your own writing for submission.
If you complete the Creative Writing PGCert, you can choose to transfer to the second year of our part-time MA.
Admission Requirements
Usually a 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject such as:
- creative writing
- English literature
- drama
- screenwriting.
We will also consider applicants on an individual basis with lower or non-standard qualifications.
Along with your application you will be asked to submit examples of your creative writing, either two short stories (up to 2,500 words each), six poems (up to 12 pages) or a script (up to 10 pages).
Those who complete the PGCert can choose to transfer to the second year of our part time MA.
Tuition fees
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Value
$13518
Deadline
30 Aug 2026
Application requirements
QS Event Attendance is NOT required
Entry requirements
Newcastle University
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