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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
MA
1 year
On-Campus
English


London, United Kingdom
MA
2 years
Distance Learning
English

Bath, United Kingdom
BA
3 years
On-Campus
English

Rome, Italy
BA
4 years
On-Campus
English
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Online United Kingdom
BA
3 years
Distance Learning
English

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
MA
1 year
On-Campus
English

Online
BA
4 years
Distance Learning
English

Cardiff, United Kingdom
BA
3 years
On-Campus
English

Online United Kingdom
BA
3 years
Distance Learning
English

Singapore, Singapore
MA
12 months
On-Campus
English

Bath, United Kingdom
BA
3 years
On-Campus
English

Manchester, United Kingdom
BA
3 years
On-Campus
English

Bristol, United Kingdom
MA
1 year
On-Campus
English

Online United Kingdom
BA
3 years
Distance Learning
English

Tiffin, USA (+1 more)
Master degree
18 months
Distance Learning
English

Maynooth, Ireland
MA
1 year
On-Campus
English

Bath, United Kingdom
BA
3 years
On-Campus
English
Learn more about Literature, Creative Writing and Publishing degree programs
You'll read widely, write seriously, and learn how publishing actually works, all within one area of study. Literature, Creative Writing, and Publishing programs attract readers who want to write, writers who want to be read, and anyone curious about how stories move from manuscript to shelf.
The learning environment fosters intellectual independence and a genuine engagement with language across time, genre, and culture. You'll examine texts from multiple literary traditions, study how meaning is constructed, and practice writing in forms like fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and screenwriting. Coursework often covers editorial theory, rights and contracts, and the economics of print and digital publishing.
The skills you develop here are specific and transferable: close reading, structural editing, narrative craft, and the ability to give and apply rigorous feedback through workshop-based instruction. These competencies carry into careers as authors, editors, literary agents, content strategists, acquisitions managers, and communications professionals. Some graduates move into arts journalism, cultural criticism, or academic research. If you're drawn to language as both art and industry, this program puts you inside both sides of that conversation.