Creative Writing - Writing and Publishing Fiction MA
University of Chester
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Our MA in Creative Writing: Writing and Publishing Fiction is a stimulating and rewarding course designed to help you develop the craft of excellent writing, enable you to produce original fiction, and equip you with the knowledge to get it published.Distinctive and popular, the MA comprises four modules:Writing Short Fiction for PublicationWriting Novels for PublicationGetting Your Fiction PublishedThe Major Fiction Writing ProjectThese are taught by a team of highly respected authors, ...Read more

Our MA in Creative Writing: Writing and Publishing Fiction is a stimulating and rewarding course designed to help you develop the craft of excellent writing, enable you to produce original fiction, and equip you with the knowledge to get it published.

Distinctive and popular, the MA comprises four modules:

  • Writing Short Fiction for Publication
  • Writing Novels for Publication
  • Getting Your Fiction Published
  • The Major Fiction Writing Project

These are taught by a team of highly respected authors, editors, and academics. Their publications include: flash fictions novellas and novels short-story anthologies and collections articles and essays interviews student textbooks and writers’ guides.

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74th
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Entry requirements

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or the equivalent, in an appropriate discipline is required (for example, Creative Writing; English Literature; English Language; Drama; Theatre Studies; Communication Studies; Cultural Studies; Film Studies; Journalism; Professional Writing). Applicants with lower qualifications, a degree in another discipline or appropriate relevant experience should contact the programme leader for advice.

Admission to the course is subject to an acceptable entry qualification profile and in some instances, a sample of creative writing (fiction) and an interview.

In your personal statement on the application form, please give details of the fiction you have written (including any publications), what (if any) fiction-related events you have attended (e.g. workshops, readings), which fiction writers you particularly admire and why, and why you would like to do our MA.

A sample of your fiction may be requested (c. 15 pages of flashes, a short story, or an extract of a longer fictional prose piece).

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£9,090 per year

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£15,500 per year

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£15,500 per year

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University of Chester
University of Chester , Chester

The University of Chester is a 21 st century university which traces its roots back to 1839, placing it among the oldest higher...

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