At the heart of the Manchester Writing School are our master’s programs in Creative Writing, available to study on campus in Manchester and also from anywhere in the world via online distance learning.

In our Master of Arts (MA) Creative Writing program, you will explore and practice techniques and styles of modern and contemporary writing and apply these through the development of your own creative work. You will undertake a taught element blending writing workshop with reading units and an elective, and then complete your studies through submission of an extended piece of writing from a proposed full-length book or script.

You will specialize in one of the following routes: novels (including Short Fiction), Poetry, Writing for Children & Young Adults, Scriptwriting (for stage, screen or radio) or Creative Non-Fiction.

The MA is available to complete in one year full-time or two years part-time. The Novel, Poetry and Scriptwriting routes are available to study on campus (full-time or part-time) or online (part-time only). The Writing for Children and Creative Non-Fiction routes are online (part-time) only. We have intakes to the program in September and January each year.

You can also choose to pursue our MFA Creative Writing master’s.

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Please visit our master’s scholarships page for information on funding opportunities.