Overview

Taught in virtual forums and classrooms, new lessons from each module can be accessed at a time that’s convenient for you. You won't have to relocate or give up current commitments.

You will practise writing in a range of forms and styles and take a module exploring critical theory and experimental/avant-garde writing. Your creative dissertation and critical essay will give you the chance to specialise further.The Creative Writing (Distance Learning) course is offered at Kingston University .

Career:

Some of our departmental graduates have achieved notable successes, having published short stories and novels which were started as part of their degree and attracted good literary agents, for example:

Oyinkan Braithwaite's novel, My Sister the Serial Killer, reviewed by The New Yorker and BBC Radio 4's Open Book and Front Row, has won the Crime and Thriller book of the year at the British Book Awards; Oyinkan is the first black woman to do so.
Grainne Murphy has recently signed a two-book deal with Legend Press. Her debut novel, Where the Edge Is, was published in September 2020, with The Ghostlights to be published in 2021.
Ben Halls' debut The Quarry was book of the day in The Guardian in March 2020.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Writing Dissertation

Special Study: Workshops in Popular Genre Writing

Writing the Contemporary

Writers' Workshop

Critical Challenges for Creative Writers

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-14 00:00:00 , International

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We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, applications will close when the course is full.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

The typical offer for this course is a 2:2 or above honours degree in creative writing, English literature, literature and language, drama or theatre studies or a humanities subject.
Applicants with academic qualifications in other subjects, or relevant work experience, will be considered on an individual basis. You will also need to display a demonstrable interest in creative writing.

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Tuition Fees

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18300 GBP / year

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10700 GBP / year

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Additional Details

UK students tuition fees:

MSc part time £5,885

International students tuition fees:

MSc part time £10,065

Funding

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