Course summary

Why choose this course Surrey’s MA Creative Writing is about more than just words. It’s a pathway to finding your own unique literary voice. Drawing on the experience of our published writers and academics, you’ll engage with intriguing literary theory and writing techniques, and discover how to find your niche and engage with the publishing world. As part of our School of Literature and Languages, you’ll share ideas within a diverse creative community and be able to attend a calendar of events that will broaden your thinking and develop your writing skills – this includes the annual Surrey New Writers’ Festival and Surrey Poetry Festival. What you will study Our MA Creative Writing course encourages lateral thought and will sharpen your research and writing abilities. It may be that you arrive with an existing project in mind but actually finish the course, having been inspired by your research, with something very different and more technically impressive. This is where the extensive experience of our published writers and academics comes into its own, including our Distinguished Writer-in-Residence and Poet in Residence. As well as honing your technical ability, you’ll also deepen your understanding of the cultural, literary and theoretical history of text production. This course could be your stepping stone to a career in writing, communications, publishing, marketing, advertising, journalism or teaching, or a gateway to PhD study.