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  • DeadlineStudy Details: One year full-time two years part-time

Masters Degree Description

This specialist creative writing MA is designed for writers for children, teenagers and young adults who aim to complete a novel, series of picture books or shorter stories for young children. Taught by published writers for children and young people and by publishing professionals, this practical course will help you refine your craft while learning about the interaction of creative and business considerations in the modern publishing industry.

Entry Requirements

Most applicants will have an undergraduate degree however we're willing to look at applications from those with non-traditional academic or work backgrounds who meet the criteria summarised above.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

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Student Destinations

Over 80 of our alumni have now been traditionally published. Our graduates also go into editing (freelance and at a publishing house), agenting, rights, marketing, publicity, sales, events management and teaching. They have careers in journalism, writing for magazines, teaching, various aspects of publishing, and television.

Module Details

Writing Workshop: Autumn
Context Module One: Writing for Young People: Forms, Ages and Stages
Writing Workshop: Spring
Writing for Young People: Contemporary Children’s Publishing
The Manuscript (double module)

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