BA (Hons) Creative Writing at Kingston University

7 in the UK for Creative Writing by the Guardian University Guide 2027. The Creative Writing BA (Hons) course from Kingston University has produced many published authors, including Oyinkan Braithwaite, whose multi-award winning debut novel, 'My Sister, The Serial Killer', was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2019.

Faculty: Kingston School of Art  |  Duration: 3 years full time / 4 years full time including professional placement  |  Study mode: full-time (optional professional placement year)  |  Intake: 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course is intellectually stimulating and exciting, providing you with opportunities for creative writing across a variety of genres and media, embracing poetry, prose fiction and non-fiction, professional writing, and writing for radio and screen. You'll work with published writers, academics and industry professionals on writing for digital media, pitches, exhibitions, reviews, and articles. Literature Pathway - year 1 core modules: Introduction to Creative Writing I: The Writer's Toolkit, Reading London: Drama, Poetry and Prose, Writing that Works, Authorship and Audience; year 2 core modules: Independent Research Studies, Content, Form and Creativity; year 2 option modules: Transforming Realities: Innovation and Social Change in Twentieth Century and Contemporary Literature...

Career pathways

Graduates from this course go on to work in creative writing, digital media, curation, public relations, journalism, publishing, communications, teaching and the civil service. Some of our alumni have become published authors.

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