Creative Writing Dublin City University

Overview

The Dublin City University 's MA in Creative Writing is designed to help you discover your inner writer by immersing you in the world of Drama, Poetry, and Fiction.

Key Facts

This exciting programme gives early-career and up-and-coming writers the chance to spend a year working with experienced writers in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment. You can develop your writing skills and connect with the broader literary community.

The MA in Creative Writing provides intensive, practical courses in drama, poetry, screenwriting, and prose fiction. It also offers specialised classes in critical reading and creative practice.

Programme structure

We aim to teach students a wide range of creative writing techniques in various forms such as drama, fiction, poetry and screenwriting. We believe that even if a student has a primary interest in one form, exposure to all these creative disciplines can be beneficial. Many aspects of writing, such as imagery, rhythm, narrative structure, voice/language style and the use of rhetorical techniques apply across different forms and genres, not just one.

Students will study important literary works from both Ireland and the world, and they will have the opportunity to share and receive constructive feedback on their own work in progress. This process will help them develop a broad technical vocabulary that enhances their understanding of their own writing and the work of others. Even students interested in specialised genres like life-writing, children's literature or fantasy can benefit from this approach and will have a chance to work in their chosen form in the Writing Project. Our hope is that all students will integrate the knowledge gained from each seminar into their final creative work or portfolio.