MA Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University

Programme overview

One of the longest-established postgraduate creative writing courses in the UK, taught by published tutor-writers with links to publishers and the writing industries. Students specialise in genres including fiction, poetry and writing for stage, radio and screen. Workshops and lectures run in the evening.

Duration: One year full-time; two years part-time | Intake: September 2026 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take the core modules Writing and the Writing Industries and a Dissertation, plus two options chosen from Fiction, Poetry, Writing for Stage, Radio and Screen, and Creative Non Fiction: Life Writing. Part-time students take the second option and dissertation in Year Two.

Career pathways

Many graduates acquire agents and publishing deals or work in publishing, editing and copyediting; others progress to doctoral study in Creative Writing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UK and international applicants: a 2.2 honours degree, with applications primarily assessed on the quality of the writing sample and statement. Applicants submit a 3000-word creative writing sample, or about 100 lines of poetry, or an equivalent mixture of poetry and prose or script, and show commitment to writing in a personal statement. Non-standard qualifications are considered individually where relevant professional experience is shown. International applicants must meet NTU's English language requirement for the subject.

Intake: September 2026

Duration: One year full-time; two years part-time

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