Creative Writing MFA

The Creative Writing MFA (Master of Fine Arts) is designed for serious writers who would like to build upon their publishing record or become a published writer.
It uses a practical approach to develop your writing skill sand is ideal if your writing is already of a good standard but you want to progress towards producing potentially publishable material.
You also have the chance to learn more about professional elements of writing, such as working with agents/publishers and presenting proposals.
You can enrol on the MFA at the beginning of your postgraduate degree at Kingston or after completing an MA in Creative Writing (or related subject).
The option modules and dissertation give you the chance to further specialise and pursue an area of interest in depth.
You learn in workshops, studying one-on-one or in small groups with experts in your chosen area. The course is taught by a combination of:
appointed staff - many are published authors or active researchers, which keeps your learning dynamic. guest speakers with expertise in publishing - including copy editors, producers, literary agents, reviewers and literary editors;
peer review - giving you the chance to discuss your own and other students' work in a mutually-supportive environment.
This provides a range of different voices and styles to broaden your experience of the creative process. You'll also have access to and engage with a number of practising and published writers, including award-winning published authors such as Paul Bailey (twice-Booker nominated winner of the E M Forster Award and George Orwell Prize), James Miller (Un-American Activities), Adam Baron (Blackheath), Steven Fowler (experimental poet and founder of The Enemies Project) and Diran Adebayo (Betty Trask and Writers Guild Award winner).

Graduates from this course will be qualified to teach upon completion, and will gain classroom experience through teaching the first year undergraduate programme. You'll also write a book-length dissertation which may lead on to publication.

You'll also develop a range of skills desirable to employers, such as communication skills, self-management, meticulousness in editing and presentation, the ability to reflect on one's own work and to respond to constructive criticism, the ability to write for particular purposes and the ability to work constructively with others.

In addition to a possible career as a translator and a writer, particular careers may include work in publishing, journalism, advertising and marketing, film, television, radio, arts management, new media, business, teaching and therapeutic fields.

a good first degree;
a sample of creative writing (5,000 words);
a personal statement (1,000 words); and
references.