Университет Восточной Англии, MA, Creative Writing (Prose, Poetry and Scriptwriting)

This course has 3 parallel entry points in prose fiction, in poetry, and in writing for stage, screen and radio; each programme provides an intensive examination of students’ own work, and also draws on aspects of teaching in 19th- and 20th-century literature, poetics and literary theory, and film, cultural and performance studies; emphasis is placed on both the theoretical and practical aspects of writing, including the possibilities of publication and performance or production.

The Creative Writing MA at UEA is the longest-running in the UK and has enjoyed unparalleled success in terms of the publications and prizes achieved by its alumni (see News, Alumni and Interview pages). Our continuing success means we are fortunate in being able to attract many writers of great talent and potential.  

This course offers an intensive immersion in the study of the writing of prose fiction. You will take core creative modules, but can also choose from a wide range of critical courses, and benefit from our proven strengths in modernism and creative-critical studies, among others.

Our faculty teach our core courses. At UEA we also maintain close links with our alumni, who regularly come to UEA to give lectures, seminars and masterclasses; recently Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro and Andrew Miller have spoken to our students. Recent and upcoming visiting professors include Margaret Atwood, James Lasdun, Ian Rankin, Ali Smith, Stephen Poliakoff and Tim Parks. Our Creative Writing Teaching Fellows also contribute to teaching on this course; UEA alumni James Scudamore, Joe Dunthorne, John Boyne and Helen Cross are all associated with the programme.