MA Creative Writing at Kingston University

Whether you want to develop your overall craft of creative writing, or specialise in a particular form, this Creative Writing MA will help you achieve your goals. We are ranked No. 1 in London for Creative Writing by the Guardian University Guide 2026.

Faculty: Kingston School of Art  |  Duration: 1 year / 2 years including professional placement / 2 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time (optional professional placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will have the opportunity to develop your creative writing skills in general or specialise in a chosen genre. As well as studying literary criticism and theory, you will also and will look at the professional elements of writing, such as copy-editing and how to get your work published. Core modules - core modules: Creative Writing Dissertation, Special Study: Workshop in Popular Genre Writing, Writing the Contemporary, Ten Critical Challenges for Creative Writers, Writers' Workshop.

Career pathways

Some of our departmental graduates have achieved notable successes, having published short stories and novels which were started as part of their degree and attracted good literary agents, for example: ; Oyinkan Braithwaite's novel, My Sister the Serial Killer, reviewed by The New Yorker and BBC Radio 4's Open Book and Front Row, has won the Crime and Thriller book of the year at the British Book Awards; Oyinkan is the first black woman to do so. ; Grainne Murphy has recently signed a two-book deal with Legend Press.

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