MA Creative Writing (Distance Learning, Part-Time) at University of Wales Trinity Saint David

The MA Creative Writing is a part-time distance learning master's across short stories, screenplays, poetry, drama and novels, with attention to publishing, research and editing. Teaching is in small-group classes focused on discussion and reflective development.

Duration: 4 years part-time  |  Intake: October 2026 and February 2026  |  Study mode: part-time (distance learning)  |  Location: Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1-2 cover The Craft of Writing: Exploring Voice, Form, and Practice, Writing Workshop: Researching and writing to a single focus, The Writer's World and Writing Workshop: Researching and writing place and context. Years 3-4 involve a specialist pathway and a Creative Writing Project (Dissertation), with optional modules such as The Child in Time: Representation of The Child in Modern Literature.

Career pathways

Freelance copywriting and editing, independent and commissioned creative writing, marketing and fundraising, publishing, teaching, and writing for film, television and media.

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