The award deadline is the 5th May 2025. Applicants who have an active application to the programme will be contacted after that date regarding the award application process.
Further information on how to apply for the MSc Creative Writing Programme can be found here: Creative Writing
Portfolio: You should supply a portfolio of writing.
- For poetry, this should be six (6) pages of poetry, starting a new page for each new poem of 14 lines or over.
- For fiction, this should be a complete story or stories, or an equivalent amount from a longer work (between 2,500 and 3,500 words).
- These are firm limits.
- If you are undecided about whether to apply for fiction or poetry, you should send a sample of both, i.e. six (6) pages of poetry and 2,500-3,500 words of fiction (if offered a place it will be for one or the other).
- Work in other forms (for example journalism, life writing or advertising) will not be considered.
Personal statement: When writing your personal statement, consider the following questions:
- What do you most hope to learn/gain from a Creative Writing degree, and why is this programme for you?
- Tell university about your writing: what are you interested in and why? Are there aspects of your current practice you're particularly proud of? Things you know you need to work on?
- What (if any) prior experience do you have of studying Creative Writing?
- Guidance on the application process and supporting documents
- You will need to submit a personal statement of around 500 words, outlining your academic history and relevant experience.
All supporting documents, including references, must be uploaded to the online application system by the deadline date.
Reference requirements vary between degree programmes: some programmes do not ask for any references, while others require either one or two references.
