About this program
Creative Writing MA
Surrey’s MA Creative Writing is about more than just words. It’s a pathway to finding your own unique literary voice.
Drawing on the experience of our published writers and academics, you’ll engage with intriguing literary theories and writing techniques, and discover how to find your niche and engage with the publishing world. As part of our School of Literature and Languages, you’ll share ideas within a diverse, creative community and be able to attend a calendar of events that will broaden your thinking and develop your writing skills – this includes the annual Surrey New Writers’ Festival and Surrey Poetry Festival.
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Admission requirements
Applicants should have a first or 2:1 UK honours degree, or a recognised equivalent international qualification.
As part of the application procedure, applicants will be asked to provide a portfolio of creative material (5,000 words prose or equivalent).
English language requirements
- IELTS Academic: 7.0 overall, 7.0 in Writing, 6.0 in each other component (or equivalent).
If you do not currently meet the level required for your program, intensive pre-sessional English language courses, designed to take you to the level of English ability and skill required for your studies.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Creative Writing MA (Full time/Part time)
- 21st-Century Literary Studies: Theories, Methodologies and Approaches
- Advanced Childrens Literature
- Creative Writing Workshop I
- Geographies of Nation and Empire: The Victorian Novel 1850 - 1890
- Issues in Literary Translation
- Open Writing i
- Realism and Its Critics
- Research and Writing Skills
- 21st Century Literature: Forms, Modes, Genres
- Creative Writing Workshop II
- Medieval Women’s Writing
- Open Writing II
- Screenwriting
- Textual Materialities
- Writing Gaming
- Creative Writing Portfolio
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Qualification
What you will study
Our MA Creative Writing encourages lateral thought and will sharpen your research and writing abilities.
You may join us as a relatively new writer, wanting to experiment with a range of forms and discover your voice and genre. Alternatively, you may arrive with a more advanced project you want to develop further.
Either way, the extensive experience of our published writers and academics, including our Distinguished Writer-in-Residence and Poet in Residence, will help you hone your technical ability, and deepen your understanding of the cultural, literary and theoretical history of text production. This course could be your stepping stone to a career in writing, communications, publishing, marketing, advertising, journalism or teaching, or a gateway to PhD study.
Career paths
This course could be your stepping stone to a career in writing, communications, publishing, marketing, advertising, journalism or teaching, or a gateway to PhD study.
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