Creative Writing

Entry requirements

An upper second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in any subject, plus a portfolio of creative writing.

The submission of a satisfactory entry portfolio of creative writing. This should consist of one of the following:

• 2,000 words of prose (fiction or creative non-fiction)
• up to 10 poems (no more than 40 lines in length)
• the page equivalent of a short, fifteen-minute play
• an outline of creative work you might develop in the course of the degree, possibly in the context of the dissertation (no more than two A4 pages)

Months of entry

September

Course content

This course is designed across three semesters, with each class intended to develop not just the skills aspiring writers need, but the right skills at the right stage in their development. The structure of the MLitt gives writers the freedom to pursue their chosen forms and genres in terms of their creative work, while providing guidance and support in an academic context too. The staff team aim for a collegiate, supportive atmosphere – we aren’t just a writing course, we’re a writing community.

Strathclyde staff can offer specialist tuition in a wide range of genres including:

• contemporary fiction & non-fiction
• historical fiction & fiction for young adults
• screenwriting
• poetry