Creative Writing and Publishing MA

Kingston UniversityPenrhyn Road, United Kingdom

Course overview

Develop your creative writing and grow your understanding of the publishing industry Our Publishing and Creative Writing teaching teams have relationships with all the leading fiction publishers and literary agents in the UK. This course examines not only the craft of writing, but also how the publishing industry works. Throughout the course, you will develop a creative writing portfolio alongside studying trends in the industry.

Our Penrhyn Road campus is a hive of activity, housing our fantastic new Town House, with four floors of study space and our extensive library, the main student restaurant, and a host of teaching rooms and lecture theatres. At the heart of the campus is the John Galsworthy building, a six-storey complex that brings together lecture theatres, flexible teaching space and information technology suites around a landscaped courtyard.

Key highlights

Teaching teams linked with leading UK fiction publishers and literary agents
Combines the craft of writing with how publishing works
Build a creative writing portfolio throughout the course
Study current trends in the publishing industry
Campus Town House offers four floors of study space and library

Entry requirements

Degree: 2:2 — to include creative writing, English; or above

Scholarships

Alumni Discount
Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.
Up to 10% of fees
Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award
The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.
Up to £2,500
Chevening Scholarships
Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.
International Merit-Based scholarships
The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.
Up to £5,000
Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship
The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.
Postgraduate Progression Scholarship
The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.
The Kingston Impact Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.
Up to £5,000
The Kingston MBA Scholarship
Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.
Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

Novelist
Editorial assistant
Literary agent's assistant
Copywriter
Publishing assistant
Content writer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £10,700 per year | International: £18,300 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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