Creative Writing

PhD study in the area of Creative Writing is offered by the School of English at the University of Leicester and this means becoming part of an exciting and dynamic research and creative environment.

At its broadest, the emphasis in this program at the University of Leicester is on trying to comprehend the practice of creation itself – surely one of the most fascinating subjects imaginable.

Key features

Creative Writing doctorates lead to a variety of potential career paths. These include novelist, poet, playwright or screenwriter, of course, but there are many related industries that Creative Writing research degree graduates nationally have gone on to work in, including (but not limited to):

• TV storyline writing
• Video game creation
• Journalism
• TV and film production
• Publishing
• Working as a literary agent
• Teaching or lecturing
• Working as a professional stand-up comedian
• Post-doctoral academic research
• Public relations
• Advertising and marketing
• Political research and speech writing
• Arts management
• Content provision
• Tweet writing
• Web editing
• Blogging
• Franchise creation
• Branding consultancy
• Literary and other arts events management
• Intellectual property advising

Research areas include:

• 20th Century and Contemporary Studies
• Gender and Sexuality
• History of the Book
• Life Writing
• Literature and Adolescence
• Literature and War