Course summary

You’ll develop creative writing across a variety of forms, focusing on transmedia storytelling and skills to independently publish your work as a publisher; learning skills in editing, PR and marketing, design, production, and budgeting. Why study MA Creative Writing and Publishing at BU?

• Analyse the cultural and critical influences on the writer and publishing industry, as well as your own practice

• Learn the skills to be able to write creatively and effectively, to a publishable standard, for a variety of different audiences and media

• Work on real-life publishing projects with BU’s own publishing press, Fresher Publishing

• Learn from experienced writers and practitioners who have also acquired master's degrees and/or doctorates in Creative Writing or English themselves

• Benefit from prestigious guest tutors from the world of writing and publishing

• Engage with BU’s international writing competitions: The Bournemouth Writing Prize for emerging voices, and the New Media Writing Prize for stories integrating a variety of formats.