University of Chichester · Part-time
Creative Writing
Focus on the craft of writing on a postgraduate course designed help you develop your skills, experiment with form and explore a variety of genres. Our MA Creative Writing course has a long and proud history of graduate success, with many of our students conti…
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Focus on the craft of writing on a postgraduate course designed help you develop your skills, experiment with form and explore a variety of genres. Our MA Creative Writing course has a long and proud history of graduate success, with many of our students continuing on to careers as published writers. You will learn from one of the most established and experienced Creative Writing teams in the UK, comprised of practising and published poets, short story writers, novelists, non-fiction writers and screenwriters. We believe in creating a community of writers who can support and learn from one another. Our specialist workshopping sessions give you the confidence to discuss you work, receive feedback, and reflect on your own work by helping others. On this course you will: - Develop your writing skills in your chosen genre or genres. - Learn from our expert staff, who are all practicing and published writers. - Gain the confidence to share and discuss you own work with peers and tutors. - Experience regular readings from guest writers. - Meet and talk with agents and editors at our annual publishing panel.
Getting in
As the university states it
An honours degree at 2:2 or higher in a related discipline You will be required to attend an interview and provide a portfolio of work If English is not your first language then English language proficiency required is IELTS 6.5 (with no element less than 5.5) – or equivalent qualification Entry Portfolio For entry to our MA Creative Writing course, you will be required to send in a portfolio of creative writing. This portfolio should represent some of your best work to date, so please select carefully and present accurately. A portfolio might consist of any but not all of the following: Three short stories Three chapters from a novel or non-fiction book 5-8 poems A radio play Two or three scenes of a stage play Or a combination of the above, e.g. a short story and five poems. Please remember to select your writing that you consider to be your best work so far and in a form that suits you.
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