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- The Long-Nineteenth Century Network : Looking back at nineteenth-century literature, culture and art to help us understand our present and future in Manchester and beyond.
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- Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies : Studying the history and cultural significance of the Gothic aesthetic, from its eighteenth-century British origins through to its contemporary global manifestations.
- Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies : Exploring the impact of postcolonialism and migration on the literary and cultural landscape — now and in the future.
- Centre for Place Writing : Exploring the relationship between writing and place to examine major contemporary issues including the climate emergency, urban regeneration and mass migration.
- Manchester Games Centre : Our research emphasises the role of digital and analogue games in social change, and focuses on making games as a creative methodology.
We also have strong expertise in medical humanities, trauma and memory, and in modern and contemporary prose fiction.
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- A Bachelors (Honours) degree at 2:1 level or above (or its international equivalent) in a related subject; and
- A UK Master's degree with an overall Distinction classification (or its international equivalent) in a related subject
- Any strong relevant professional experience will be considered on a case by case basis.
Months of entry
January, September
Course content
Our PhD Creative Writing programme gives you the opportunity to work on a significant piece of creative writing while developing your research skills.
You will benefit from creative supervision by an experienced poet or fiction writer and draw on the range of expertise within the University to find a supervisor for your critical element.
There are two elements to the programme. The first is a creative element that can be a novel or a collection of short stories of up to 100,000 words, or a book-length collection of poetry of up to 60 poems.
The PhD also has a critical element, which is a piece of literary or cultural criticism of 30,000 to 50,000 words maximum.
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- Campus-based learning is available for this qualification
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Our PhD Creative Writing programme gives you the opportunity to work on a significant piece of creative writing while developing your research skills.
You will benefit from creative supervision by an experienced poet or fiction writer and draw on the range of expertise within the University to find a supervisor for your critical element.
There are two elements to the programme. The first is a creative element that can be a novel or a collection of short stories of up to 100,000 words, or a book-length collection of poetry of up to 60 poems.
The PhD also has a critical element, which is a piece of literary or cultural criticism of 30,000 to 50,000 words maximum.
Teaching and learning
The PhD will require you to develop your research skills and, to this end, you will be able to undertake a research skills audit and attend seminars and workshops on research methods in the first year.
In this way, you will participate in training seminars across the field of arts, languages and cultures, which will develop useful research, teaching and IT skills.
You will also attend seminars in relation to publication, authors' rights etc, which will be particularly useful to students of creative writing.
Specialised research training, and a wider postgraduate research culture within which your work will develop, is given through a programme of writing workshop masterclasses in which students take it in turns to have their writing workshopped by the other Creative Writing PhD students, supervisors and visiting writers from outside the institution.
Coursework and assessment
The PhD will normally consist of an extended and original piece of creative work and a shorter piece of literary or cultural criticism on a related subject.
The creative element could be a novel, a collection of poems, or collection of short stories. For fiction writers, the word length of this section will normally be around 80,000 words (there is a maximum word length of 100,000 words).
Career opportunities
Completing a doctoral programme in the Department of English, American Studies and Creative Writing at the University of Manchester opens up a number of different career paths:
Former doctoral students have secured academic positions, both nationally and internationally, teaching and researching at Royal Holloway University of London, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Bangor, Liverpool Hope University, Instabul Sehir University, Salford University, Birmingham City University, Cardiff University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Nottingham Trent University, the University of Leeds, the University of Sheffield, the University of Kent, and the University of Amsterdam.
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Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Full-time, 36 months starts jan 2025.
Our PhD Creative Writing programme gives you the opportunity to work on a significant piece of creative writing while developing your research skills.
You will benefit from creative supervision by an experienced poet or fiction writer and draw on the range of expertise within the University to find a supervisor for your critical element.
There are two elements to the programme. The first is a creative element that can be prose fiction, a novel or a collection of short stories of up to 100,000 words. It can also be a collection of poetry.
The PhD also has a critical element/commentary of roughly 30,000 to 50,000 words.
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| Study type | Research |
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | A Bachelors (Honours) degree at 2:1 level or above (or its international equivalent) in a related subject; an a UK Master's degree with an overall Distinction classification (or its international equivalent) in a related subject. Any strong relevant professional experience will be considered on a case by case basis. |
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Part-Time, 72 months starts Jan 2025
Full-time, 36 months starts sep 2024, part-time, 72 months starts sep 2024, full-time, 12 months starts sep 2024.
Study on our MA Creative Writing master's course and you'll be part of the prestigious Centre for New Writing, where we bring together world-famous writers to teach people how to produce novels, short stories, creative non-fiction, poems and screenplays.
It's a place where talented writers and critics can meet to exchange ideas and opinions. The Centre is founded on the simple but important principle that good writing and good reading go together.
The course will see you study literary technique through reading and discussing the work of other contemporary writers in seminars, and you will have the opportunity to develop your own work via regular workshops and individual tutorials. Writers may choose to work on writing a novel and/or short stories and/or creative non-fiction and/or poems.
You'll benefit from seminars with Jeanette Winterson, workshops in fiction and poetry writing led by published, award-winning writers, and intensive, one-to-one instruction from writers-in-residence.
You will also have access to Literature Live, a fortnightly reading series bringing the best contemporary novelists and poets to Manchester, skills-related sessions delivered by professionals in the publishing industry, and regular visits from literary agents and editors.
We work with talented, committed students - whatever their style or genre - and we pride ourselves on giving students detailed, individual feedback both in writing and face-to-face.
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| Telephone | +44 (0)161 275 0322 |
| Study type | Taught |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area. |
| Location | Main Site University Recruitment And Adm Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL |
Part-Time, 24 months starts Sep 2024
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Year of entry: 2024
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- For September 2024 entry: 30 June 2024
- For January 2025 entry: 30 September 2024
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Our PhD Creative Writing programme gives you the opportunity to work on a significant piece of creative writing while developing your research skills.
You will benefit from creative supervision by an experienced poet or fiction writer and draw on the range of expertise within the University to find a supervisor for your critical element.
There are two elements to the programme. The first is a creative element that can be a novel or a collection of short stories of up to 100,000 words, or a book-length collection of poetry of up to 60 poems.
The PhD also has a critical element, which is a piece of literary or cultural criticism of 30,000 to 50,000 words maximum.
Find out what it's like to study at Manchester by visiting us on one of our open days.
Fees for entry in 2024 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2023 were as follows:
- PhD (full-time) UK students (per annum): £4,712 International, including EU, students (per annum): £21,000
- PhD (part-time) UK students (per annum): £2,356
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
Please note for the majority of projects where experimentation requires further resource: higher fee bands (where quoted) will be charged rather than the base rate for supervision, administration and computational costs. The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive and, therefore, you will not be required to pay any additional bench fees or administration costs.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of the course for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your project.
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There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below.
To apply University of Manchester funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The deadline for most internal competitions, including AHRC NWCDTP and School of Arts, Languages and Cultures studentships is 12 January 2024.
All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting the funding application form and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below.
For more information about funding, visit our funding page to browse for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.
- AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP) PhD Studentships 2024 Entry
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures PhD Studentships 2024 Entry
- China Scholarship Council - The University of Manchester (CSC-UoM) Joint Scholarship Programme 2024 Entry
- Trudeau Doctoral Scholarships 2024 Entry
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (High Income Countries)
- Humanities Doctoral Academy Humanitarian Scholarship 2024 Entry
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (Least Developed Countries and Fragile States)
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures New Generation PhD Studentships
- President's Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Awards 2024 Entry
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MA Creative Writing
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Study on our MA Creative Writing master's course and you'll be part of the prestigious Centre for New Writing, where we bring together world-famous writers to teach people how to produce novels, short stories, creative non-fiction, poems and screenplays.
It's a place where talented writers and critics can meet to exchange ideas and opinions. The Centre is founded on the simple but important principle that good writing and good reading go together.
The course will see you study literary technique through reading and discussing the work of other contemporary writers in seminars, and you will have the opportunity to develop your own work via regular workshops and individual tutorials. Writers may choose to work on writing a novel and/or short stories and/or creative non-fiction and/or poems.
You'll benefit from seminars with Jeanette Winterson, workshops in fiction and poetry writing led by published, award-winning writers, and intensive, one-to-one instruction from writers-in-residence.
You will also have access to Literature Live, a fortnightly reading series bringing the best contemporary novelists and poets to Manchester, skills-related sessions delivered by professionals in the publishing industry, and regular visits from literary agents and editors.
We work with talented, committed students - whatever their style or genre - and we pride ourselves on giving students detailed, individual feedback both in writing and face-to-face.
Teaching and learning
You will learn through a variety of teaching methods depending on the units you choose, including seminars, lectures and independent study.
Please note that both the full and part-time options are taught between 9am to 5pm. We do not offer evening classes.
Coursework and assessment
All writing workshops meet for two to three hours per week, and are worth 30 credits. You will also be offered three individual half-hour tutorials per semester to discuss the progress of your writing. Each workshop is assessed by a portfolio of poetry or fiction.
Seminars meet for three hours per week and are also worth 30 credits. They will usually be assessed by one 6,000-word essay or the equivalent.
Over the summer, you will complete a 'dissertation' of 12,000 to 15,000 words of fiction or 15-20 poems. This is worth 60 credits.
Career opportunities
Some students pursue their literary careers and go on to become published writers, while others follow their passion through publishing, journalism and careers in the arts sector.
Other graduates undertake PhD study or follow careers in law, librarianship and teaching. Our alumni include Rebecca Perry, Sophie Hannah, Chris Killen, Alys Conran, Emma Jane Unsworth, Beth Underdown, Alex Allison, Jenn Ashworth, Evan Jones, Katherine Horrex, Rory Gleeson, Joey Connolly and Marli Roode.
Upon successful completion of their course, many postgraduates go on or return to jobs as teachers or librarians, continue their research, or go on to academic jobs. Career paths are extremely varied, and other fields include law, publishing and retail.
UK fees Course fees for UK students
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We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area.
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Graduate Intern writes about her year with Creative Manchester
Recent graduate of ba history and art history gweni matthews joined the creative manchester team in august 2023 as part of the manchester graduate talent scheme. in this blog she writes about her experience..
My name is Gweni Matthews, and I am the Creative Manchester Graduate Intern as a part of the Manchester Graduate Talent scheme. I work within the Communications and Engagement team in the Creative Manchester Hub.
Creative Manchester is one of four research platforms at the University of Manchester, supporting interdisciplinary research and championing creativity.
Creative Manchester collaborates with cultural institutions and organisations across Greater Manchester, providing me with insights into more than just University administration. Through my time at Creative Manchester, I have developed a diverse skill set that will be transferable to future roles. My responsibilities include managing events, social media, communications, and the daily administrative and clerical operations of the research platform.
After graduating with a History and Art History degree in July 2023, I was uncertain about my career path. I’ve always been drawn to the heritage and cultural industries but was put off, assuming they were somewhat inaccessible. Discovering the Creative Manchester role through Career Connect was a relief, offering a way into my desired industry.
Having previously worked in hospitality roles throughout my time at University, this role has been a useful introduction into a professional workplace. I have broadened my interpersonal skills through engaging with various stakeholders such as artists, Professional Services staff, the public, researchers and students.
Initially, I found this new role rather intimidating, but I quickly adapted by transferring skills from my degree and hospitality experience. The supportive Creative Manchester team helped me grow confident in my role, allowing me to take ownership of projects such as creating Instagram reels and a social media stats dashboard. The length of the scheme being 12 months has allowed enough time to be able to fully develop and grow confident in these new skills.
I gained valuable insights and hands on experience through running successful marketing campaigns, leasing with other teams inside and outside of the University, creating and commissioning event collateral, creating engaging social posts, conducting audience research and undertaking email marketing. I have also had the opportunity to improve my skills with various systems Including various projects on Excel and using Premier Pro to edit videos. I feel confident in being able to transfer these skills to a variety of different roles in my future career.
What I have enjoyed the most is the events side of the role. This has been exciting and varied, with frequent events at venues across Manchester like Contact Theatre , Jodrell Bank and GRIT Studios .
Through the events and research we convene I have learned how creativity can improve health at our events such as Manchester Camerata 's Music Cafe’s and our International Women’s Day Celebration looking at Muslim Women’s wellbeing and creativity with MACFEST .
Additionally, I have been involved in setting up the CreaTech Network across Greater Manchester. Being a part of the events administration and delivery of these events proved exciting and rewarding. We have also contributed to a range of literary events with figures like Jeanette Winterson and Bernie Sanders which have been really exciting to get involved in. The range of events and activities we partake in have also offered vast opportunities to network.
Creative Manchester sits within the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, which does a lot of work for staff well-being. I contributed to the school's EDI and Wellbeing Committee, organizing events such as a Creative Manchester coffee morning. The University's hybrid working charter also promotes a healthy work-life balance.
This role has allowed me to choose areas for skill development through new tasks and training. Weekly one-on-one meetings with my line manager help me stay on track and identify areas for growth. I have undertaken training courses through the University, LinkedIn Learning and the Arts Marketing Association including courses on MS Excel, Photoshop, marketing and accessibility.
I was fortunate to attend the AMA Conference 2024 in Brighton, which provided an opportunity to network with individuals across the sector. I attended several insightful talks including one on accessibility, trans inclusivity and social media branding amongst others. I feel confident in being able to bring forward these skills into future posts.
My year as an intern at Creative Manchester has equipped me with the tools and knowledge to advance in my career. The MGT scheme has been an excellent opportunity to transition into the professional world after graduation.
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University of St. Thomas Office of Graduate Admissions 3800 Montrose Blvd., Box #6 Houston, TX 77006-4626 Email: [email protected] The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program offers degrees specializing in fiction and poetry, please take a look at the degree plans for each: Fiction Degree Plan Poetry Degree Plan CRTW 6312 Foundations of the Catholic Literary Tradition A close reading of foundational and seminal works that form the Catholic West: Virgil, The Aeneid ; St. Augustine, Confessions ; Dante, Divine Comedy ; Manzoni, The Betrothed. CRTW 6303 The Art and Metaphysics of Fiction : An inquiry into the nature and aim of fiction ranging from classic to contemporary works: Aristotle’s Poetics ; Henry James’ The Art of Fiction; Flannery O’Connor’s Mystery and Manners ; William Lynch’s Christ and Apollo: The Dimensions of the Literary Imagination ; Caroline Gordon’s How to Read a Novel ; James Wood’s How Fiction Works ; Douglas Bauer’s The Stuff of Fiction: Advice on Craft, Joan Silber’s The Art of Time in Fiction, and Charles Baxter’s The Art of Subtext. CRTW 6302 The Craft of Poetry : An introduction to the theory and practice of prosody with particular attention to stanzaic and genre forms. Students will study and compose poems in the various major forms of the English Poetic Tradition. CRTW 6306 The Poetry of Meditation: A study of lyric poets alongside texts of philosophy and theology that deepen and complement poetic theory. Students will write imitations of the authors read as exercises in addition to completing scholarly analysis. CRTW 6309 The European Catholic Literary Revival : Study of major European literary works which embody, in exemplary ways, what makes the Catholic imagination distinctive, expansive, beautiful, and true. Catholic literary tradition. Prospective authors include: Leon Bloy, Georges Bernanos, Paul Claudel, Francois Mauriac, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Muriel Spark, Evelyn Waugh, J.RR. Tolkien, G.K. Chesterton, and Sigird Undset. CRTW 6310 The Catholic Imagination in Modern American Literature: A study of the major American writers of the Catholic Literary Revival and the contemporary authors who succeeded them. Prospective authors include: George Santayana, Allen Tate, Robert Lowell, Caroline Gordon, Flannery O’Connor, Thomas Merton, Walker Percy, J.F. Powers, Helen Pinkerton, John Finlay, Alice McDermott, Christopher Beha, and Dana Gioia. CRTW 6305 The Philosophy of Art and Beauty : This course would grant students a philosophical understanding of the nature of beauty and the fine arts. Principal texts include: Plato’s Symposium and Phaedrus ; Jacques Maritain’s Art and Scholasticism, Etienne Gilson’s Arts of the Beautiful ; Pseudo-Dionysius’ Divine Names. CRTW 6300 Graduate Poetry Workshop . Course will be devoted to the exploration of craft techniques and revision processes of poetry with student drafts as the primary texts and the workshop model of compliment and critique as the mode of education. CRTW 6301 Graduate Fiction Workshop . Course will be devoted to the exploration of craft techniques and revision processes of short stories and novel excerpts with student drafts as the primary texts and the workshop model of compliment and critique as the mode of education. CRTW 6304 Non-Fiction Writing Workshop Course will be devoted to the exploration of craft techniques and revision processes of non-fiction with student drafts as the primary texts and the workshop model of compliment and critique as the mode of education. CRTW 6313 Advanced Fiction Seminar: Students will learn to identify the aspects of craft at work in exemplary fiction. ELECTIVE. CRTW 6314 Advanced Poetry Seminar: Students will learn to identify the aspects of craft at work in exemplary poetry. ELECTIVE. CRTW 6398/6399 Directed Thesis in Poetry or Fiction: Students will complete an individuated tutorial, working with a faculty mentor, to complete a publishable manuscript (a poetry or short story collection, novel, or other comparable work). CRTW 6308/6307 The Residency in Poetry or Fiction: An intensive course consisting primarily of a 10-day residency, during which time students convene for morning workshops in their chosen genres (poetry or fiction); engage in an intensive afternoon seminar on an annual theme (e.g. major authors in contemporary literature; Catholic literature of eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia; the Sacramental imagination); and attend evening lectures and readings by distinguished writers and scholars complementary of the seminar theme. James Matthew Wilson has published ten books, among them four collections of poems, including The Strangeness of the Good . His poems, essays, and reviews appear regularly in a wide range of magazines and journals. The winner of the 2017 Hiett Prize from the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Wilson also serves as Poet-in-Residence of the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship, poetry editor of Modern Age magazine, and series editor of Colosseum Books, a new imprint that publishes the best contemporary poetry and literary criticism of serious craft and spiritual depth. Wilson was educated at the University of Michigan (B.A.), the University of Massachusetts (M.A.), and the University of Notre Dame (M.F.A., Ph.D.), where he subsequently held a Sorin Research Fellowship. Joshua Hren is the founder and publisher of Wiseblood Books, perhaps the most distinguished and ambitious small literary press of our day. Joshua regularly publishes essays and poems in such journals as First Things , America, Public Discourse, Commonweal, National Review, Catholic World Report, The Englewood Review of Books , University Bookman, Law & Liberty, and LOGOS . Joshua has written seven books: the short story collections This Our Exile and In the Wine Press ; a book of poems called Last Things, First Things, & Other Lost Causes ; Middle-earth and the Return of the Common Good: J.R.R. Tolkien and Political Philosophy ; How to Read ( and Write) Like a Catholic ; a novel Infinite Regress ; and the theological-aesthetical manifesto Contemplative Realism. Hren is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A, M.A, Ph.D.). Dana will deliver a keynote reading for the Summer Literary Series on July 10, 2023 from 7:15pm – 8:45pm in the UST Cullen Auditorium. This event will also be available as a live stream. Randy will deliver a keynote reading for the Summer Literary Series on July 15, 2023 from 7:15pm – 8:45pm in the UST Cullen Auditorium. A.M. will deliver a keynote reading for the Summer Literary Series on June 13, 2024 at 7:15pm in the UST Cullen Hall Auditorium. Catharine will deliver a keynote reading for the Summer Literary Series on July 7, 2023 from 7:15pm – 8:45pm in the UST Cullen Auditorium. This event will also be available as a live stream. Angela will deliver a keynote lecture on “'The World Is Almost Rotten': Flannery O'Connor & the Hot Pursuit of The Real” on June 24, 2024 and a keynote reading for the Summer Literary Series on June 25, 2024. Both events will be at 7:15pm in the UST Cullen Hall Auditorium. Adam will deliver a keynote reading for the Summer Literary Series on June 17, 2024 at 7:15pm in the UST Cullen Hall Auditorium. For more information about the Master of Fines Arts in Creative Writing, please contact one of the founding faculty: James Matthew Wilson Poetry [email protected] Joshua Michael Hren Fiction [email protected] He has hosted two 13-part television series about Shakespeare on EWTN, and has also written and presented documentaries on EWTN on the Catholicism of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit . His verse drama, Death Comes for the War Poets , was performed off-Broadway to critical acclaim. He has participated and lectured at a wide variety of international and literary events at major colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Britain, Europe, Africa and South America. He is editor of the St. Austin Review ( staustinreview.org ), series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions ( ignatiuscriticaleditions.com ), senior instructor with Homeschool Connections ( homeschoolconnectionsonline.com ), and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative . His personal website is jpearce.co . Katy Carl is the author of As Earth Without Water, a novel (Wiseblood, 2021) and Fragile Objects (Wiseblood, 2023, forthcoming). She is a senior affiliate fellow of the Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society through the University of Pennsylvania and editor in chief of Dappled Things magazine in partnership with the Ars Vivendi Initiative of the Collegium Institute. Brigid Pasulka's debut novel A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, and the Polish American Historical Society Creative Arts Award. It was translated into six languages, including Polish. Her second novel, The Sun and Other Stars (Simon & Schuster) was a Chicago Tribune Editor's Choice and an Indie Next Pick. Pasulka’s short stories have been published in various literary journals. She lives with her husband and son in Northern Michigan. |
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Fees. For entry in the academic year beginning September 2024, the tuition fees are as follows: PhD (full-time) UK students (per annum): £4,786. International, including EU, students (per annum): £21,500. PhD (part-time) UK students (per annum): £2,393. Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
There are two elements to the programme. The first is a creative element that can be a novel or a collection of short stories of up to 100,000 words, or a book-length collection of poetry of up to 60 poems. The PhD also has a critical element, which is a piece of literary or cultural criticism of 30,000 to 50,000 words maximum.
Centre for New Writing. Undertake our PhD Creative Writing programme and you will become part of the University's Centre for New Writing, which has been championing contemporary fiction, poetry and creative writing since 2007 and is home to writers including Jeanette Winterson, Kamila Shamsie, Ian McGuire, Kaye Mitchell, Jason Allen-Paisant ...
Completing a doctoral programme in the Department of English, American Studies and Creative Writing at the University of Manchester opens up a number of different career paths: Former doctoral students have secured academic positions, both nationally and internationally, teaching and researching at Royal Holloway University of London, the ...
If you are applying for or have secured external funding (for example, from an employer or government) or are self-funding, you must submit your application before the below deadlines to be considered. You will not be able to apply after these dates have passed. For September 2024 entry: 30 June 2024. For January 2025 entry: 30 September 2024.
English language. International applicants must provide one of the following: IELTS test minimum score - 7.0 overall, 7.0 in writing. TOEFL (internet based) test minimum score - 100 overall, 25 in all sections. Pearson Test of English (PTE) UKVI/SELT or PTE Academic minimum score - 76 overall, 76 in writing. To demonstrate that you have ...
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Our PhD Creative Writing programme gives you the opportunity to work on a significant piece of creative writing while developing your research skills. You will benefit from creative supervision by an experienced poet or fiction writer and draw on the range of expertise within the University to find a supervisor for your critical element.
Courses. Creative Writing courses at The University of Manchester. Whether you want to study Creative Writing at an undergraduate, MA or PhD level, we have a course or programme in poetry, prose or screenwriting to meet your needs.
Prof. John McAuliffe - Professor of Modern Literature and Creative Writing and Director of Creative Manchester; Prof. Ian McGuire - Professor in Creative Writing; Dr James Metcalf - Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century English Literature; Dr Kaye Mitchell - Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature and co-director of the Centre for New Writing
Study. We offer taught MA courses and PhD research programmes in critical and creative writing, and unique writer events. You'll learn how to read as a writer reads, find a fresh, clear voice and hone your skills to the point of submission for publication or of producing professional work for television and film. There are Creative Writing ...
What you need to know about getting started with your postgraduate research programme. Read more. If you're studying a postgraduate research degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, our Welcome site gives you all the information you need to get started this September.
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PhD programmes in English Literature, American Studies and Creative Writing. Our research degrees (PhD, MPhil) can be taken in any of the School's disciplines. We can offer a very wide range of supervision, thanks to the diverse expertise of our academic staff. We also have a strong record of success in joint supervision, where a PhD student ...
There are two elements to the programme. The first is a creative element that can be a novel or a collection of short stories of up to 100,000 words, or a book-length collection of poetry of up to 60 poems. The PhD also has a critical element, which is a piece of literary or cultural criticism of 30,000 to 50,000 words maximum.
Current PhD students. PhD students at the Centre for New Writing pursue a wide range of topics. Here's what some of our current students are researching. Fatema Abdoolcarim - '"Hum": A Film about Loss and the Longing to Return'. Lucy Burns - 'Twentieth-Century Dream-Poetry'. Chad Campbell - 'A Contemporary Poetry of Witness'.
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We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area. International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,000 Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page. The fees quoted ...
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All writing workshops meet for two to three hours per week, and are worth 30 credits. You will also be offered three individual half-hour tutorials per semester to discuss the progress of your writing. Each workshop is assessed by a portfolio of poetry or fiction. Seminars meet for three hours per week and are also worth 30 credits.
An exciting programme of literature events returns this October, hosted by Manchester Literature Festival (MLF).Celebrating a series of collaborations with The University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester research platform, the 2024 events programme will be held between 4 and 20 October.The 2024 events begin on cam...
My name is Gweni Matthews, and I am the Creative Manchester Graduate Intern as a part of the Manchester Graduate Talent scheme. I work within the Communications and Engagement team in the Creative Manchester Hub. Creative Manchester is one of four research platforms at the University of Manchester, supporting interdisciplinary research and champ...
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at the University of St. Thomas offers an advanced apprenticeship in poetry and fiction, taught by a host of distinguished writers and scholars. The MFA in Creative Writing integrates intense and invigorating workshops in writing with a series of comprehensive seminars in the Catholic literary ...