About MA Creative Writing in Manchester Metropolitan University

Overview

At the heart of the Manchester Writing School are our masters programmes in Creative Writing, available to study on campus in Manchester, and also from anywhere in the world via online distance learning.

On our master of Arts (MA) Creative Writing programme, you will explore and practice techniques and styles of modern and contemporary writing and apply these through the development of your own creative work. MA students undertake a taught element blending writing workshops with reading units and an elective, and then complete their studies through submission of an extended piece of writing from a proposed full-length book or script.

You will specialise in one of the following routes: Novel Writing (including Short Fiction), Poetry Writing, Writing for Children & Young Adults, Scriptwriting (for stage, screen or radio) or Creative Non-Fiction.

Features and Benefits

• The most successful programme of its kind in the UK today with more than 95 students and graduates publishing first books in the past ten years.
• Regular events, podcasts, and question and answer sessions with guest writers at Manchester Met and Manchester arts venues.
• Strong links to the publishing industry with visits from major agents, editors and publishers.
• Flexible learning for busy people: core Reading and Workshop units take place in the evenings (6-8pm UK time) during the autumn and spring terms with electives delivered on an intensive three-day model or studied independently with one-to-one tutorial supervision during the summer term.
• All MA students will complete an extended piece of writing from a proposed full-length book or script, supported by a term of one-to-one supervision.
• Students who successfully complete the MA can continue their studies with an additional year, completing a further 120 credits (which includes writing a full-length book or script) and gaining an MFA.
• Live online teaching: core teaching for distance learning students is via weekly text-based chat room sessions in the evening teaching slots. This masters can be completed entirely online without ever having to come to Manchester.
• Taught by high-profile writers and critics including: Susan Barker, Laura Barnett, Andrew Biswell, Chloe Buckley, Sarah Butler, Eleanor Byrne, David Cooper, Carol Ann Duffy DBE, Nikolai Duffy, Paul Evans, Catherine Fox, Rachel Genn, Andrew Michael Hurley, Sarah Ilott, Oliver Harris, Rachel Lichtentsein, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Anjum Malik, Alistair McDowall, Andrew McMillan, Livi Michael, Helen Mort, Gregory Norminton, Adam O'Riordan, Michael Symmons Roberts, Monique Roffey, Nicholas Royle, Karen Solie, Jean Sprackland, Simon Stephens, Joe Stretch, Alex Wheatle and Julie Wilkinson.
• With input from our Visiting Fellows: Amanda Dalton, André Naffis-Sahely, Barry Wood, Boris Dralyuk, Colin Harvey, David Shook, Ed Caesar, Guy Garvey, Hugh Stoddart, Mandy Coe, Paul Dowswell, Ra Page, Rachel Mann, Sherry Ashworth, Shirley May, Stephen Raw, Steve Dearden, and Zahid Hussain.

Career prospects

The Manchester Writing School is one the UK's leading schools of creative writing. It is also home to ground-breaking outreach activities, international writing competitions, series of city-wide literary events, innovative publishing projects, and the Manchester Children's Book Festival. These activities provide our students with many opportunities to get involved and develop their experience in a number of exciting directions. On completion of this course you may decide to pursue MFA, MPhil or PhD study, or to develop a career in bookselling, agenting, publishing, editing, the media, or teaching creative writing. An unrivalled number of our graduates have become published writers.

Students have access to the Careers and Employability Hub located in the business school, offering a host of information resources, one-to-one careers support and employability events throughout the year. This service is also available for up to three years after you graduate. 

Academic qualification equivalents

• Bachelor degree (awarded by a recognised university); or BA, BCom, BBA, BBM, BMM; or BE (Engineering), BTech.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :      6.5, with no component below 5.5 for MA or MSc.
• TOEFL    :      Overall score: 89 With no individual test score below:Listening: 17,Reading: 18,Speaking: 20,Writing : 17
• PTE         :       61, with no less than 51 in any section

Manchester Metropolitan University Highlights

Manchester Metropolitan University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• The estimated cost of attendance while studying in the UK depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition fees, books and supplies, housing, dining, transportation etc.
• Estimated Tuition Fees for 2020-2021 academic session at Manchester Metropolitan University are:

• Tuition Fees for some courses can vary depending upon any additional cost such as field trips or expense of equipment.
• Tuition Fees for postgraduate research courses (Ph.D., MPhil, MRes) are categorized into 5 Tuition bands,
• Students can expect an average cost of living ranging from 7,500 - 8,500 EUR per year, based on the minimum expenses.