Creative Writing MA at Royal Holloway, University of London

Programme overview

This course allows you to develop your work as a writer to a professional level, going beyond the personal to write with an engaged sense of literary culture, its social role and contemporary practices. The MA is designed for students with an established writing practice who are intending to develop their creative writing beyond first-degree level. It is also designed for those students wishing to proceed to MPhil or PhD.

Department: English | Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Supplementary Discourses, Reading as a Writer, Creative Writing Project, Extended Essay (Creative Writing), Academic Integrity and others.

Career pathways

A significant number of our Creative Writing students have become published authors or found work in publishing, the media and agencies. We have an impressive record for placing graduates in academic jobs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:2. UK Bachelor honours degree or equivalent in single or combined honours English. Relevant professional experience considered. Applicants will be required to provide a writing sample, prose of up to 5,000 words or at least 12 pages of poetry reflecting their chosen pathway: Fiction, New Prose Narratives, Poetry, Poetic Practice. Additionally, a sample of critical writing of up to 1,000 words from your undergraduate studies or equivalent showing your ability to critically engage with a text. English language: IELTS: 6.5 overall. No subscore lower than 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time rate; standard two-year part-time study is charged at 50% of the full-time fee per study year. Source

International applicants: GBP 24,000 a year (2027/28). Full-time rate; standard two-year part-time study is charged at 50% of the full-time fee per study year. Source

Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time

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