MFA Creative Writing at Kingston University

The first Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in the UK, this course is designed for serious writers who would like to build upon their publishing record or become a published writer. It offers talented and aspiring writers the chance to refine their craft under the tutelage of acclaimed professionals. Our award-winning former creative writing students include Booker-shortlisted Oyinkan Braithwaite, Joe Pierson, who won the Bridport Prize, Stefan Mohammed, awarded the Dylan Thomas Prize, Bafta-winner, Sarah Woolner, the acclaimed poet Dom Bury and celebrated novelist Faiqa Mansab.

Faculty: Kingston School of Art  |  Duration: 2 years full time / 4 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You'll attend writing workshops, examine literary genre and texts, take a module to prepare you for the world of publishing, and write a 15,000-word dissertation on a topic of your choice in the first year of the course. In the second year, you will progress to smaller group writing workshops. Modules - core modules: MFA Dissertation, Special Study: Workshop in Popular Genre Writing, Writing the Contemporary, Ten Critical Challenges for Creative Writers, Writers' Workshop.

Career pathways

Graduates from this course have achieved multi-book publishing deals or gone on to work in the publishing industry. Others have progressed in careers in translating, writing, journalism, advertising and film.

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