Creative Writing MA

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.** <br/><br/>**Course summary:**<br/>- Work under the guidance of internationally acclaimed writers of fiction and poetry.<br/><br/><br/>- Graduate with a coherent and extensive body of creative work.<br/><br/><br/>- Hone your skills with a focus on writing, reinforced with sound criticism and editing.<br/><br/><br/>- Acquire the discipline and market awareness needed to create publishable work.<br/><br/><br/>- Join numerous acclaimed authors as an alumnus of a longstanding, well-regarded course.<br/><br/><br/>This course takes your work, and your ambition, seriously. Youll focus on your own writing, under the guidance of acclaimed authors of fiction and poetry. Youll leave with a body of work you can be proud of.<br/><br/>**How you learn:**<br/>All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.<br/><br/>With a focus on the disciplined honing of your skills, this course is designed to help you become a publishable writer. Youll be assessed on writing projects frequently, with a culture of self-reflection and peer reviews. Youll take part in genre-specific creative workshops, benefit from one-to-one tutelage and take modules based around criticism and research acquiring the grounding that underpins great work.<br/><br/>You learn through:<br/><br/><br/>- seminars and tutorials<br/><br/><br/>- frequent assessment, culminating in a major project<br/><br/><br/>- genre-specific creative workshops<br/><br/><br/>- masterclasses with writers, publishers, agents and other literary figures<br/><br/><br/>- presentations<br/><br/><br/>- editing sessions<br/><br/><br/>- critical, theoretical and research-based modules<br/><br/><br/>- one-to-one tutorials<br/><br/><br/>**Applied learning - Networking opportunities**<br/>With frequent guest speakers, masterclasses and a wide involvement with the local and national literary industry, the course provides ample networking opportunities.