Creative Writing MA

The MA Creative Writing course is divided into three phases: Paradigms, Praxis, and Production. Paradigms provides critical context for investigating and interrogating the creative writing discipline at postgraduate level; Praxis delves into the development of the craft through applied arts research, as well as positionality, culminating in an artistic, ethical vision and public-facing project; and Production focuses on the creation of industry-ready proposals, projects, and media profile.<br/><br/>Aligning with the Core Skills for 2030, as identified by the World Economic Forum, the course cultivates creative, analytical and systems thinking; technological literacy; leadership and social influence; motivation and self-awareness; resilience, flexibility and agility – all of which are defined as core now, and expected to increase in importance.<br/><br/>By cultivating these core skills, MA Creative Writing seeks to create future students who embody the archetypes of entrepreneur, animateur, imagineer, pioneer and change-maker.<br/><br/>MA Creative Writing offers you the opportunity to gain a named award in one of the following specialist areas:<br/><br/><br/>• MA Creative Writing: Fantasy<br/><br/><br/><br/>• MA Creative Writing: Screenwriting<br/><br/><br/><br/>• MA Creative Writing: Publishing<br/><br/><br/><br/>• MA Creative Writing: New Nature Writing<br/><br/>