MA Creative Writing Postgraduate Program By The University of Manchester |Top Universities
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Tuitionfee

19,000 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

The MA Creative Writing will explore literary technique through reading and discussing the work of other contemporary writers in seminars, and students can develop their own work via regular workshops and individual tutorials. Writers may choose to work on writing a novel and/or short stories and/or poems. Students will benefit from seminars with Jeanette Winterson, workshops in fiction and poetry writing led by published, award-winning writers, and intensive, one-to-one instruction from writers-in-residence. Students will also have access to Literature Live, a fortnightly reading series bringing the best contemporary novelists and poets to Manchester, skills-related sessions delivered by professionals in the publishing industry, and regular visits from literary agents and editors. Each student will receive individual feedback both in writing and face-to-face, regardless of their style or genre.

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

The MA Creative Writing will explore literary technique through reading and discussing the work of other contemporary writers in seminars, and students can develop their own work via regular workshops and individual tutorials. Writers may choose to work on writing a novel and/or short stories and/or poems. Students will benefit from seminars with Jeanette Winterson, workshops in fiction and poetry writing led by published, award-winning writers, and intensive, one-to-one instruction from writers-in-residence. Students will also have access to Literature Live, a fortnightly reading series bringing the best contemporary novelists and poets to Manchester, skills-related sessions delivered by professionals in the publishing industry, and regular visits from literary agents and editors. Each student will receive individual feedback both in writing and face-to-face, regardless of their style or genre.

Admission requirements

100+
3+
7+
Jan-2000

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

9,500 GBP
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International Students

19,000 GBP
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