MA Creative Writing at Edinburgh Napier University

Programme overview

If you want to make a career in writing, this course is for you. You already have talent and ideas; we'll add the expertise you need to approach your chosen market with confidence, originality and skill. No ambitions are out of bounds: we love popular genre fiction and literary experiments equally.

Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time; also available part-time | Intake: September | Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Application information

Entry requirements

The entry requirements for this course are an Honours Degree at a 2:2 or above in any discipline with relevant writing experience. Once your application is received, you may be contacted by the Programme Leader with an invitation to submit a sample of writing: this is the second stage in selection. Please do not send writing samples with your initial application, as a detailed brief and deadline will be provided. The final stage in the selection process is an interview: for international applicants, this is conducted by telephone.

Domestic applicants: GBP 8,030 a year (2026/27). Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland fee Source

International applicants: GBP 20,540 a year (2026/27). Overseas and EU fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/postgraduate/how-to-apply/useful-application-information

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