MA Writing Genre Fiction

Edinburgh Napier University

This course is ideal for writers of all fiction who are looking to take their craft to the next level and develop genre fiction writing skills. If you already have talent and ideas, this online programme is designed to add the expertise you need to approach your chosen market with confidence, originality and skill.During your studies you will focus on popular fiction genres enabling you to professionalise your practice as a writer; be it science fiction, fantasy, romance, crime, horror and historical fiction — you choose which to put at the heart of your learning journey.In addition, our team of award-winning and bestselling authors will give you regular one-to-one creative and editorial mentoring sessions to support your development.This MA is designed to be studied part-time over six trimesters. In the first, second and fourth trimester, you will study two modules each trimester. In the first year third trimester a single module: Creative Mentoring and in the second year fifth and sixth trimesters, you will undertake a single module: Major Project.This course has a start date in September every year.