English Literature and Creative Writing (BA)

Creative work can happen anywhere, but you can learn the craft of writing and enjoy working with other young writers in a place of energy and new ideas in our new School of Creative Arts, Visual Cultures and Performance. If you intend to pursue a career as an author, or to work in the creative industries or teaching, this practical course will teach you about the creative writing process and help you become a better reader, with a deeper understanding of literary theories and texts. You will be taught by practising and award-winning writers, bridging the gap between academic and creative approaches to literature. Our course is number one for creative writing in the UK (Times/Sunday Times University Guide 2021) and number three in the Complete University Guide 2021.

You will undertake real-world writing tasks and will regularly meet, engage with and learn from industry professionals, including publishers, editors, literary agents, poets and authors. Our graduates leave with advanced communicative, imaginative and critical abilities, plus practical and vocational literary writing skills including composition, interpretation and evaluation. In addition, you will develop argument, analysis and debating skills, and a capacity for independent thought. Many of our graduates have become professional writers, poets, dramatists, filmmakers, and performers.

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Graduates have gone on to work for employers including: Archant, BBC, Bloomsbury, British Council, Channel 4, The Guardian, Hay Festival, Newsquest Media Group, Pan Macmillan, The Poetry Society, Royal Opera House, The Society of Authors, Sunday Times, Teach First and Weber Shandwick.

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"I’d recommend it to anyone who sees a future for themselves in their writing". Jenny English Literature and Creative Writing Graduate