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English Literature and Creative Writing at Lancaster University - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Lancaster University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

  • Why Lancaster?*
  • Receive editorial feedback from tutors who are celebrated authors, and also learn to give feedback on the work of fellow students.
  • Enhance your writing through both text-based writing experiments and workshops focusing on your own writing
  • Explore the professional dimensions of creative writing, such as reading or performing your work, publishing and marketing
  • Get involved with our four student-run literary journals: Cake, Lux, Flash, and Errant
  • Be inspired by our rich programme of literary events on campus, online, and in the city’s historic Castle Quarter
Lancaster was one of the very first universities to teach creative writing. Today we continue to lead the way in the discipline with our celebrated novelists, poets and playwrights. From poetry to digital media Creative Writing at Lancaster began in 1970, with a radical move to student-centred learning. This emphasis continues so that the focus in all your creative modules will be on developing your own writing. You’ll pick from a wide range of modules and spend half your time on creative writing. You’ll explore traditional forms such as the short story, the novel, poetry, or theatre, as well as non-traditional forms such as digital media, life-writing, fantasy, rom-com, place-writing, and writing for young adults. Supportive community Your lectures will be supplemented by regular small-group workshops, and we encourage you to meet one-to-one with your tutor to discuss your work. You will also have an academic advisor who will provide one-to-one advice. Many of our evening literary events, such as readings by visiting authors, take place close to the campus in historic Lancaster. Some modules involve fieldwork, for example, at Lancaster’s Duke’s Theatre and in the Lake District. You may be able to go on one of Lancaster University's short-study trips - popular destinations previously have included New York and Boston.

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
QW38
Institution code:
L14
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Student Outcomes

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For information on our fees, please see www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding.
English Literature and Creative Writing at Lancaster University - UCAS