Goldsmiths, University of London · Full-time
Creative Writing
The inter-relationship between theory, scholarship and the creative process is key to the Goldsmiths MPhil/PhD in Creative Writing. - Combine your own creative writing – whether poetry, fiction or life writing – with research into the genre or area of literatu…
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The inter-relationship between theory, scholarship and the creative process is key to the Goldsmiths MPhil/PhD in Creative Writing. - Combine your own creative writing – whether poetry, fiction or life writing – with research into the genre or area of literature in which you are working, to gain insight into its history and development, and to engage with relevant contemporary debates. This might be genre in the more traditional sense, for example satire, fictional autobiography, verse drama, or particular traditions to which you feel your work relates, for example projective verse, postmodernist fiction, or Caribbean poetics. - Literary and Creative Studies at Goldsmiths comprises leading scholars and creative writers. - Beyond this original research into the literature, cultures and languages of the past and present, a substantial number of our academic staff produce the literature of the future, as creative writers. - Research students benefit directly from this intellectual and creative culture, as well as from proximity to the British Library and the University of London Library, and from other research resources, such as the University of London's School of Advanced Studies and the specialised seminars and training opportunities provided there, to which our academic staff also contribute. - We are also home to the Goldsmiths Prize, established in 2013 to celebrate the qualities of creative daring associated with the College.
Getting in
As the university states it
You should normally hold a first or upper second class BA Honours degree (or equivalent) and have either a good MA in Creative Writing or a track record of relevant publications with a reputable company. We accept a wide range of international qualifications. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing with no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme.
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