Creative Writing

The Creative Writing MA program from The University of Exeter key features are:

• Teaching delivered by a strong and diverse group ofinternationally recognised writers
• Experiment in new literary genres, and study and respond to diverse contemporary writers
• Excellent links with the worlds of publishing, literary journalism and broadcasting, book festivals and prizes providing insights into the workings of the literary marketplace
• Establish the contacts necessary for successful publication

Career opportunities:

Whether your ambition is to become a full-time writer, a teacher of writing, or to develop a creative career which includes writing in one of its many forms, we have a strong track record of supporting our students through to publication and doctoral level work.

While at the Creative Writing program at The University of Exeter, students publish their creative work in RIPTIDE and in the new postgraduate journal EXCLAMATION.

Careers and employment support

While studying at Exeter you can also access a range of activities, advice and practical help to give you the best chance of following your chosen career path. For more information visit our Careers pages.

Courses include:

• Creative Writing Dissertation

• The Poetry of Events - Building a Plot

• Writing Nature: Ecology, Place, Memoir (Creative Writing)

• Prose Writing Workshop

• Publishing and Power: Black and Asian Literary Networks in the UK

• Writing for the Screen

• The Structures of Realism