BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English Literature with a Placement Year

Do you dream of being a writer? Fantasise about seeing your name on a book cover, up in lights in the West End, or on the credits of a film? Wonder how to get into the creative industries?

At UEA, you’ll find a Creative Writing degree to nurture your talent and set you on the path to achieving your dreams. As a BA Creative Writing and English Literature with a Placement Year undergraduate, you’ll be writing from day one. In workshops, you’ll explore the arts of fiction, poetry and scriptwriting.

You’ll discover new writers, have thrilling discussions about the way texts are made and share your own work to a supportive audience of your peers. Outside the workshop, guided work patterns will help you develop a writing practice that will hone your craft and maximise your potential. Half your time will be spent on Creative Writing and half on English Literature, observing first-hand the vital interplay between creativity and criticism.

You’ll experiment with genres, from crime to fantasy to nature writing. You’ll play with forms, subjects and approaches, from podcasting, to creative collaboration, to the Gothic and the fiction of the apocalypse. You’ll also spend 9-12 months of your third year in a placement, gaining invaluable work experience and employability skills in a relevant area of your choice.