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Creative Writing MA, PGCert

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Our PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide a unique opportunity to explore and develop your creative writing skills through practice, revision and discussion.

Our Creative Writing MA develops your understanding of your own writing and your technical writing skills.

You'll further your awareness of:

• writing processes
• professional writing

This PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide a unique opportunity to explore and develop your creative writing skills. We teach creative writing in three areas:

• prose writing, with an emphasis on short fiction, creative non-fiction and the essay
• poetry with an emphasis on the practice and study of a variety of poetic traditions and contemporary techniques
• scriptwriting, which includes writing for the theatre and screenwriting

Through these areas, we'll introduce you to a wide range of subjects and opportunities with which writers are working professionally.

Members of our Creative Writing staff have received national and international recognition for their writing. You'll work with them to prepare your own writing for submission.

If you complete the Creative Writing PGCert, you can choose to transfer to the second year of our part-time MA.

What you'll learn

Through this Creative Writing Master's you'll be inducted into the habits and inventive strategies of writers in a module dedicated to this process. You'll also begin to concentrate on skills specific to different fields of the writing craft.

You'll go on to test your own writing in one of three workshops dedicated to poetry, prose or script. You'll also take the opportunity to focus on areas of imaginative writing that are specialisms of our staff.

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Usually a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject such as: creative writing; English literature; drama; screenwriting. We will also consider applicants on an individual basis with lower or non-standard qualifications. Those who complete the PGCert can choose to transfer to the second year of our part time MA.

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Creative Writing MPhil, PhD

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Creative Writing Workshops in Libraries

This spring we’ll be hosting creative writing workshops in libraries across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. Are you curious about writing, but have never put pen to paper before? Or maybe you’re already a writer but you want to develop your craft and build your writing skills?

These creative writing courses will be delivered by award-winning professional writers, including  Laura Fish ,  David Mark ,  Carina Rodney  and  Matt Wesolowski . Over six weeks, you’ll have the opportunity to explore writing across forms and learn to access your creative side.

Creative Writing Workshops at Newcastle City Library

This six-week course delivered by internationally bestselling novelist Laura Fish will help you access your creativity and get words on paper.

Across six weeks of 90-minute workshops you’ll explore a range of techniques. The workshops will focus on experimentation and self-expression and the writing created can be in any form or genre.

Start date: 14 February 2023 Duration: 6 weeks Price: £35, plus booking fee

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Creative Writing Workshops at Blyth Library

This Spring, internationally bestselling novelist Matt Wesolowski will be leading a creative writing course at Blyth Library.

Over six weeks, Matt will guide you through the techniques he uses in his novels and how you can utilise them in your own writing.

Start date: 28 February 2023 Duration: 6 weeks Price: £35, plus booking fee

Creative Writing Workshops at Prudhoe Library

This six-week course delivered by internationally bestselling novelist David Mark will help you access your creativity and get words on paper.

Across six weeks of 90-minute workshops you’ll have a chance to try your hand at a range of forms, covering short stories, free-writing, flash fiction, poetry and prose, and long-form fiction.

Start date: 1 March 2023 Duration: 6 weeks Price: £35, plus booking fee

Creative Writing Workshops at Whitley Bay Library

This six-week course delivered by award-winning writer Carina Rodney will help you access your creativity and get words on paper.

Across six weeks of 90-minute workshops you’ll have a chance to work on new ideas or build on an existing work in progress.

Start date: 18 April 2023 Duration: 6 weeks Price: £35, plus booking fee

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WORKSHOP: Storytelling on Stage – Play in two days with Hilary Bell

Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 June 2024 10am-4pm Rathmines Theatre, 25 Stilling St, Rathmines, NSW

This weekend intensive workshop designed for playwrights of all levels, focusing on developing characters, conflict, narrative, and structure through games and writing exercises.

Member’s Writing Comp – Autumn 2024

Entries close Friday 24 May 2024 at 5pm

A quarterly writing competition with cash prizes for members of the Hunter Writers’ Centre.

WORKSHOP: Writing for Children with Zanni Louise

Monday 27 May 2024 6pm – 8.30pm Hudson St Hum: 7 Hudson St, Hamilton, 2303

Have you ever dreamed of writing your own children’s book? Author of over 35 internationally published books for kids, Zanni Louise takes you through the foundations of writing for kids.

WORKSHOP – Writing The Body

Saturday 27 April 2024 5pm – 7.30pm Betty Loves Books: Cnr of Scott and Watt St, Newcastle

Join artist/writer Helen Hopcroft for a workshop on writing the body, sensory worlds, sex and erotica.

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Newcastle Writing Courses

Launching in 2023 in partnership with New Writing North, our programme of writing courses in Newcastle will include fiction, poetry, memoir and children's writing and take place at The Common Room.

Our Newcastle writing courses: an overview

After over a decade of welcoming students to Faber's London offices, we're thrilled to be hosting a full programme of writing courses in Newcastle. We've partnered with New Writing North and The Common Room for this new venture, with courses for 2023 including our flagship six-month Writing a Novel course along with shorter courses across a variety of genres.

The Common Room is a new charity, formed to lead the restoration of Neville Hall in Newcastle. Their vision is to use their unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.

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Our advanced courses in fiction and poetry offer the next step for the committed writer – serious writing time, industry advice and expert guidance, along with a close-knit group of fellow writers to keep you on track.

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Writing Poems

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Monday 23 Sep 2024

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Thursday 26 Sep 2024

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Monday 07 Oct 2024

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Pippa Little

Pippa Little is a Scots poet, editor, mentor and reviewer who is settled in Northumberland. Time Begins to Hurt , her third collection, was published recently by Arc. Overwintering (Carcanet)...

John Challis

John Challis lives and works in the North East. His debut collection, The Resurrectionists (Bloodaxe, 2021), was a poetry book of the month in the Guardian and highly commended in the 2021 Forward Prizes for...

Trevor Wood’s first novel, The Man on the Street , set in his home city of Newcastle, won the Crime Writers’ Association’s John Creasey New Blood Dagger for best debut and the Crimefest...

Richard T. Kelly is the author of the novels Crusaders (2008), The Possessions of Doctor Forrest (2011) and The Knives (2016)...

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Course Level Guide

There’s something for everyone at the Faber Academy, whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned writer or somewhere in between. To help you select the right course for you, this guide breaks down what the different levels mean.

These courses are ideal for those who are curious about writing and have little to no prior experience in the field. There are no pre-requisite for these courses – all we ask is that you come with an open mind and a keenness to learn. That’s not to say they aren’t suitable for someone with more experience, though – if you’re looking to refresh your skills or experiment with a new area of writing, you’re also welcome to enrol.

These courses are ideal for those who have some experience in writing – as a hobby, or perhaps through academic or professional work – and are looking for challenging courses to hone their skills further. These courses are also a good next step if you’ve already taken a beginners’ class but don’t feel ready to commit to an advanced course yet.

These courses are ideal for seasoned writers who are serious about getting published. Entry to most of these courses is on an application basis and writers will usually be asked to submit samples of their work-in-progress or a past project.

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In this wide ranging creative writing course we will explore text, technique and style in both poetry and prose. We will use inspiring examples from successful writers and set writing tasks to be started in class and developed between workshops.  We will aim to expand each other’s critiquing skills, giving positive and helpful feedback on work produced.

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Creative Writing MA 2 Years Part-Time | September Start

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Do you have a passion and talent for writing? Want to develop your confidence and ability as a writer and dream of being published?

Our part-time MA in Creative Writing at Northumbria allows you to explore your writing craft at an advanced level, while offering a flexible study option. You’ll gain a solid grounding in the techniques and skills of writing fiction, learn how to critique your own work and experiment with your writing voice.

Core and option modules give you the chance to develop your critical and analytical thinking. This course builds on your passion for creative writing, enhancing your career prospects as you develop a portfolio that reflects a broad range of genres.

Employability, in the form of critical and creative skills, presentation skills and reflective and evaluative abilities, is embedded into your course. You will be able to demonstrate that you are self-motivated, show initiative and personal responsibility, and possess a thirst for independent learning.

During your course, you’ll be in constant contact with a range of professionals working in the arts and creative industries, helping you to build up networks and gain relevant experience.

All modules play a crucial role in developing the advanced skills and attributes necessary for employment, including effective time and workload management, oral and written communication, teamwork and creative analysis of complex problems. The core module, Professional Practice, is designed to give you insights into the world of literary publishing.

You will graduate as a critical thinker with skills that will help you make a big difference in your chosen area of work and creative practice, a master's in creative writing can enhance your promotion prospects in professions such as the literary industries, partnerships and agencies, marketing and advertising.

We have developed close links with organisations such as New Writing North and the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle. We are very conscious of developments within regional writing and we aim to help you to understand where your own writing fits into this context as well as the wider literary landscape.

Given the postgraduate nature of this course the tutors (all published writers themselves) will be looking for signs of the ability to write at a professional level.

MA graduates have achieved notable success and we include Dan Smith , Celia Bryce and Helen Laws among our alumni.

There are also opportunities for you to advance your studies further with advice in writing PhD and funding applications available, and you can explore options like pursuing a Publishing Masters to enhance your expertise in the field.

For hints and tips on compiling your application portfolio, read this helpful article by current student, Nathan.

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Level of Study Postgraduate

Mode of Study 2 years part-time 1 other options available

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Location City Campus, Northumbria University

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Start September 2024

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We aim to challenge you, to offer new insights and ways of thinking, while providing a firm grounding in creative writing techniques. You’re encouraged to experiment with and develop your own writing voice while being aware of the demands of the writing industry.

Workshops, seminars, critiquing sessions and small groups led by writers and editors provide an intellectually stimulating environment within which you can develop confidence in literary forms and techniques.

You’ll produce a portfolio of creative writing, including an accompanying commentary for assessment for each module. This is a substantial body of work that demonstrates your ability to develop your own writing voice and edit your own work.

You will build up your skills through core and option modules assessed by formative (non-graded) and summative (graded) assignments. A virtual learning platform (Blackboard) offers you space to share ideas, engage with interactive tasks and access online resources including reading lists.

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Creative Writing at Northumbria enjoys international recognition for the quality of teaching and research, and our publications in Creative Writing and English Studies are ranked 15th in the country for their quality, by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

Our Creative Writing team is made up of award-winning novelist and poets, who are major figures in their field. Furthermore, through our partnership with New Writing North, the foremost literary promotion agency in the north of England, we give you opportunities to meet and learn from agents, publishers, and writers from across the country.

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Humanities at Northumbria is composed of three subject teams: History, Literature & Creative Writing, and English Language & Linguistics, and is also developing strengths in the fields of American Studies and Heritage Studies.

The Humanities department is made up of a community of learners all the way through from first year undergraduate to final year PhD level. All Humanities staff are engaged in research and actively create the knowledge that is taught in the department. Our Creative Writing team are all published and highly acclaimed for their work.

Creative Writing students, as part of Northumbria’s Humanities department, have access to the new Institute for Humanities which houses a range of specialist research resources . You’ll also get the chance to work with a range of cultural partners including New Writing North, who provide unique opportunities for creative writers.

The research of the Institute brings together the disciplines of Art History, American Studies, Creative Writing, English Language and Linguistics, English Literature, History and Media Studies.

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We are recognised for world-leading research in all our Humanities’ disciplines. Our staff have attracted major funding from Research Councils UK as well as the British Academy, Leverhulme Trust and Nuffield Foundation.

Northumbria is rated in the UK top 15 for the quality of its English Literature, Language and Creative Writing publications.

The Creative Writing team work across a range of genres and their interests encompass everything from identity, displacement and narratives of cultural difference to astronomy and visual perception, and how we represent animals in language.

You will join a lively community that regularly gives public readings and, through our association with the regional writing agency New Writing North, is formally involved with the Durham Book Festival and the Northern Writers' Awards.

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to engage with the activities of the Institute for Humanities , which is home to five international journals and which regularly hosts an exciting range of seminars, symposia and conferences on topics as varied as Memory, Heritage and Identity; Transnationalism and Societal Change; Digital Humanities; Medical Humanities; and American Studies.

MA graduates have achieved notable publication success. Dan Smith has published four novels, most recently My Friend the Enemy. John Schoneboom’s debut novel, written for his MA, Fontoon was published by Dedalus in 2014. Michelle Fox has set up her own film company ‘Duffel Films’ and is now developing other people’s film scripts as well as writing her own. Helen Laws is now a highly successful TV scriptwriter who originated ‘32 Brinkburn Street’ for BBC TV and has written for ‘Casualty’, ‘Eastenders’, ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps’, ‘Shameless’ and ‘Doctors’. She said ‘the MA taught her the importance of story and gave her the confidence to keep trying’.

Celia Bryce is an acclaimed novelist whose latest book Anthem for Jackson is published by Bloomsbury. Valerie Laws, poet and novelist, is best known for painting numbers on sheep and creating ‘Quantum Sheep’. Her latest collection of poetry All that Lives is published by the highly successful Red Squirrel Press, founded by another MA graduate Sheila Wakefield. Marion Husband graduated with a distinction in 2003 and completed her first novel The Boy I Love while on the course. It went on to the top the Independent Publisher chart on Amazon. Since then she has written five more novels.

MA graduate Sheila Wakefield founded Red Squirrel Press in 2006. Since then the press has published over 200 poetry titles, and expanded to publish prose fiction through the Postbox Press imprint. The Press has published new and established names including Andrew McMillan, Claire Askew, James Kirkup, William Bedford, Pippa Little and James McGonigal. It is the publisher partner of the Scottish Writers’ Centre.

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All modules play a crucial role in developing the advanced skills and attributes necessary for employment, including effective time and workload management, oral and written communication, teamwork and creative analysis of complex problems. The core module, Professional Practice, is designed to give you insight into the world of literary publishing.

You will graduate with a qualification which may enhance your promotion prospects in professions such as the literary industries, partnerships and agencies, marketing and advertising.

MA graduates have achieved notable success. Dan Smith publishes novels for adults and younger readers, most recently Boy X. Celia Bryce is an acclaimed novelist whose book Anthem for Jackson Dawes was nominated for the Carnegie Medal in 2014.

Helen Laws is a highly successful TV scriptwriter who originated 32 Brinkburn Street for BBC TV and has written for Casualty, Eastenders, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Shameless and Doctors. She says the MA taught her the importance of story and gave her the confidence to keep trying.

There are also opportunities for you to advance your studies further with advice in writing PhD and funding applications available.

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Entry Requirements 2024/25

Standard entry.

Applicants should normally have:

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in any subject. Applicants without a degree will be considered.

Applicants will be required to submit examples of their creative writing with their application.

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International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

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Approaches to Writing (Optional,30 Credits)

On this module you will learn the basic techniques used in the writing of creative text. Through discussion and analysis of examples you will develop an understanding of different kinds of narrative structure and poetic form. This will form the basis for your development in reading as a writer. In the practice of drafting your own creative work, (in workshop exercises and in crafting and drafting your own creative work), you will learn how to research your projects, and also learn about the technical requirements of different forms of text, the creative process required to draft creative work, and the practice-based concepts and terminology involved in reflecting critically on your own creative practice. You will develop a practical understanding of how to offer critical feedback on your peers’ work and how to edit your own.

Experiments in Writing (Optional,30 Credits)

This module will concentrate on the ways in which writers have challenged, extended, and adopted for different purposes many of the more standard literary conventions. You will consider a range of texts in which authors have self-consciously experimented with, parodied, or departed from traditional narrative techniques in overtly ‘metafictional’ works. You will also engage with work that uses features of various literary genres in other modes, such as creative non-fiction, ‘new’ journalism, historiographical novels, the lyrical essay, and fictocriticism. Experimental poetry and script may also be included as you bring these experiments in form to bear on your own work with a view to opening it up to new possibilities. Exploring your writing through such radical play may not result in a commitment to an entirely experimental approach, but it will encourage an increased alertness to the significance of the creative forms in which you work.

Reading as a Writer (Optional,30 Credits)

This module introduces you to the interplay of writing and critical reading which is the basis of research in Creative Writing. By examining a series of creative, reflective and critical texts, the module will explore how creative and critical works can inform and underpin each other. It is designed to develop further the kinds of skills introduced in undergraduate Creative Writing as well as preparing you for study at doctoral level work.

Creative Nonfiction (Optional,30 Credits)

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Academic Language Skills for Social Sciences & Humanities (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Academic skills when studying away from your home country can differ due to cultural and language differences in teaching and assessment practices. This module is designed to support your transition in the use and practice of technical language and subject specific skills around assessments and teaching provision in your chosen subject. The overall aim of this module is to develop your abilities to read and study effectively for academic purposes; to develop your skills in analysing and using source material in seminars and academic writing and to develop your use and application of language and communications skills to a higher level. The topics you will cover on the module include: • Understanding assignment briefs and exam questions. • Developing academic writing skills, including citation, paraphrasing, and summarising. • Practising ‘critical reading’ and ‘critical writing’ • Planning and structuring academic assignments (e.g. essays, reports and presentations). • Avoiding academic misconduct and gaining credit by using academic sources and referencing effectively. • Listening skills for lectures. • Speaking in seminar presentations. • Presenting your ideas • Giving discipline-related academic presentations, experiencing peer observation, and receiving formative feedback. • Effective reading techniques. • Developing self-reflection skills. • Discussing ethical issues in research, and analysing results. • Describing bias and limitations of research.

Creativity (Core,30 Credits)

This module will look at creativity in terms of four main areas: History, Psychology, Culture and Practice. The historical dimension will be a consideration of how creativity grew as a concept, particularly since the 18th-century. The second strand would look at psychological thinking about creativity, e.g. in the light of modern neuroscience. The third looks at ideas of creativity as expressed by practitioners in specific contexts, e.g. visual arts, music and literature, but also non-artistic areas such as science and business. The fourth strand places an emphasis on you exploring your own creativity through exercises and tasks, and ideas generated by themselves.

Professional Practice: Writing in an Industry Context (Core,30 Credits)

This module focuses on the workings of the writing industry, aiming to provide you with an awareness of the knowledge required of a practitioner working in that industry. On successful completion of the module you will have gained an ability to edit work, write effectively within your chosen genre, and undertake research which allows you to understand the requirements of writing agencies and publishers. Guest speakers will give you an inside view of the writing industry. You will have an opportunity to meet writers, agents, publishers and other industry professionals. This will give you knowledge and insight that you can utilise to develop your own career in the industry.

Writing Portfolio (Core,60 Credits)

This module allows you to produce a cohesive body of your own work that expresses their own creative voice. The emphasis is on the production of a professionally presented portfolio of writing which demonstrates your awareness of the demands of the writing industry and the positioning of your own work in terms of the contemporary literary landscape. Against this background, teaching methods are designed to ensure that on successful completion of the module you will have had the experience of planning, researching and executing a large, independent project. You are encouraged, as appropriate, to pitch your work professionally. eg pitching to agents and submitting work for competition.

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The following alternative study options are available for this course:

1 year full-time / Sep start

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EPHUMA173 Creative Writing and Reading

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Through a close reading and discussion of texts, students are familiarised with the techniques and strategies used by creative writers and trained to apply these techniques to produce a range of creative written forms. The work of Australian and international writers, as well as the original writing of students, will be used to analyse and critique literary form.

Availability 2024 Course Timetables

• Semester 1 - 2024
• Semester 2 - 2024

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Identify a range of writing techniques in poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction.

2. Apply the conventions of editing and refining written language in terms of grammar and sentence construction.

3. Develop and practice skills in critiquing other people's work and through this, develop the ability to recognise issues within their own writing.

4. Create projects that reflect an understanding of the literary conventions and techniques of creative writing in its relevant form.

This course is an introduction to creative writing, offering a structured program that guides students through key exemplars in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Through lectures and classroom discussion of these exemplars and guided conversation around creative works in progress, students will develop the foundational creative writing skills required to complete their chosen creative projects. 

Quiz: Quizzes

Written Assignment: Workshopping as Feedback

Written Assignment: Short Creative Work

Written Assignment: Major Creative Work

Written Assignment: Reflective Task

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

• Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
• Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1

Semester 1 - 2024 - Online

Self-directed learning-1.

• Self-Directed 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
• Self-Directed learning is equivalent to face-to-face contact hours. It involves engagement with course materials that are delivered at a time that suits you via short videos, course notes, podcasts, readings and other activities.
• Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

• EPHUMA173 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 310.8 KB)
• EPHUMA173 - Semester 1, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 311.6 KB)

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