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The Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies offers supervision for PhD Creative Writing at University of Essex in all fields of staff research interest within this area.

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Creative writing is an area of particular growth for us and all genres are catered for, with published novelists, poets, and playwrights on our teaching staff and great programme of visiting writers through the Essex Book Festival to stimulate your imagination.

A number of  graduates from PhD Creative Writing at University of Essex have gone on to undertake successful careers as writers. 

Other past students are now established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers’ editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators

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Centre for Creative Writing

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Where innovation meets creativity

The Centre for Creative Writing is a research hub specialising in innovative approaches to the study and practice of creative writing.

Established in 2010 by Philip Terry , Professor Marina Warner, and Adrian May, the Centre for Creative Writing is unique in that it was set up from its inception to develop and explore innovative practices in Creative Writing.

It was the first place in the UK to develop modules on the emergent practices of memory mapping, walking and place – which are now widely imitated – and it was the first in the UK to devote a module to the now highly influential work of the Oulipo (Workshop of Potential Literature).

It is interdisciplinary in its approach and engages with forms of writing which move between traditional boundaries of mode and genre. Key areas of research  interest include the Oulipo, Wild Writing, Memory Mapping, prismatic translation, experimental forms of poetry and fiction, and science fiction.

Since our department's  inception in the 1960s under the poet-critic Donald Davie, we have nurtured a tradition of distinguished writers, who have shaped literature as we know it. These include Robert Lowell, Michèle Roberts, Ken Smith, Tom Raworth, Ed Dorn, Ben Okri, Pierre Joris, Alice Notley, Marina Warner, Derek Walcott and Ted Berrigan.

The modern-day Centre for Creative Writing consists of writers with a unique breadth of experience across literary genres, from novels, prose and plays, to poetry and song.

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Study an undergraduate degree in creative writing

Undergraduate courses in Creative Writing include topics from creative producing; writing; theatre and film. We also have two fantastic integrated Masters programmes in Drama and Scriptwriting; and Literature and Creative Writing. 

Study a Masters degree in creative writing

Our Masters degrees in Creative Writing include wild writing; literature; landscape; environment; theatre practice; and scriptwriting for theatre and digital media.

Study a research degree in creative writing

Choose from a variety of exciting postgraduate research programmes, including PhDs; MA (by dissertation) and MPhils, across topics such as creative writing; theatre studies; and playwrighting.

Our partnership with Essex Book Festival

In 2014 the Centre for Creative Writing began working in partnership with the Essex Book Festival , which takes place annually in March.

The Centre engages in the Festival on many levels, conducting outfacing writing workshops, showcasing work on our MAs in Creative Writing and Wild Writing , organising public readings for members of the Centre and for Essex students, liaising with the Essex Book Festival to establish work-based learning opportunities, and running residential writing workshops (such as that at the Othona Community, Bradwell, 2017).

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Holly specialises in poetry and performance writing.

Matthew specialises in writing novels.

James specialises in new nature writing.

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Maria was the recipient of a Leverhulme Major Research Award for work on the poetics of Derek Walcott in 2016-19.

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Read the compelling article about 'Sea Longing', an award-winning play written by Professor Elizabeth Kuti, which told the story of folklore expert Robert Whyman and his encounters with the mythological seal folk.

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PhD Creative Writing

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Creative Writing

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Our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies offers supervision for PhD Creative Writing in all fields of staff research interest within this area. Creative writing is an area of particular growth for us, and all genres are catered for, with published novelists, poets, and playwrights on our teaching staff and great programme of visiting writers through the Essex Book Festival to stimulate your imagination.

Several our graduates have gone on to undertake successful careers as writers. Other past students are now established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers’ editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators

We also offer an MPhil and a master’s by dissertation in this subject.

From the first day of your research within our department, we encourage you to plan your work so that you can expect to submit your thesis for examination by the end of three years. Aside from strong financial reasons to do this, it is wise to limit the scale and scope of what you can achieve in a set period. Indeed, to work within limits allowed by the time available is part of the exercise of research itself.

A typical first year of undertaking research within our department would involve developing a statement in which you will define the aims, theories and methods proposed for the thesis, an indicative bibliography, and a timetable for the thesis completion. During this year, you will start collecting your primary and secondary research material according to your chosen topic and timeline.

Your typical second year should involve continuing to investigate and write. In this second year (or the end of your third year, if studying part-time), your first supervisory board of the year will be your Confirmation Board. This will review the evidence to confirm whether you should progress and whether your work is at PhD level. After confirmation of your status, you should undertake further substantial research and writing over the next 12 months.

In a typical third year, you should complete the writing of your draft chapters and move to revise your work into a final version ready for submission.

Your future

Several our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies graduates have gone on to undertake successful careers as writers.

Other past research students are now established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers’ editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators.

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A 2:2 degree in one of the following subjects: Art History; Creative Writing; History; Journalism; Literature; Media Studies; Music; Performing Arts; Philosophy; Politics; Sociology; Theatre/Drama Studies.

MA Creative Writing

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We will consider all applicants with 2:2 or above, or equivalent international qualifications. For some courses, there may be additional requirements which can be found on our website.

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Our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies offers supervision for PhD Creative Writing in all fields of staff research interest within this area. Creative writing is an area of particular growth for us and all genres are catered for, with published novelists, poets, and playwrights on our teaching staff and great programme of visiting writers through the Essex Book Festival to stimulate your imagination. A number of our graduates have gone on to undertake successful careers as writers. Other past students are now established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers’ editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators We also offer an MPhil and a Masters by dissertation in this subject. Please note, part-time research study is also available.

Information for international students

You can find international entry requirements for most countries on our webpage www.essex.ac.uk/international . If your country is not listed, please contact Postgraduate Admissions at [email protected] .

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If you need to improve your English language skills before joining your main degree course, we offer pre-sessional English courses on our campuses in partnership with Kaplan International Pathways. To learn more, please visit www.essex.ac.uk/international/pre-sessional

You can explore scholarship opportunities for your country at www.essex.ac.uk/international or view our university-wide scholarships at www.essex.ac.uk/scholarships .

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PhD Creative Writing University of Essex

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Our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies offers supervision for PhD Creative Writing in all fields of staff research interest within this area. Creative writing is an area of particular growth for us, and all genres are catered for, with published novelists, poets, and playwrights on our teaching staff and great programme of visiting writers through the Essex Book Festival to stimulate your imagination.

Several our graduates have gone on to undertake successful careers as writers. Other past students are now established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers’ editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators

We also offer an MPhil and a master’s by dissertation in this subject.

From the first day of your research within our department, we encourage you to plan your work so that you can expect to submit your thesis for examination by the end of three years. Aside from strong financial reasons to do this, it is wise to limit the scale and scope of what you can achieve in a set period. Indeed, to work within limits allowed by the time available is part of the exercise of research itself.

A typical first year of undertaking research within our department would involve developing a statement in which you will define the aims, theories and methods proposed for the thesis, an indicative bibliography, and a timetable for the thesis completion. During this year, you will start collecting your primary and secondary research material according to your chosen topic and timeline.

Your typical second year should involve continuing to investigate and write. In this second year (or the end of your third year, if studying part-time), your first supervisory board of the year will be your Confirmation Board. This will review the evidence to confirm whether you should progress and whether your work is at PhD level. After confirmation of your status, you should undertake further substantial research and writing over the next 12 months.

In a typical third year, you should complete the writing of your draft chapters and move to revise your work into a final version ready for submission.

Your future

Several our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies graduates have gone on to undertake successful careers as writers.

Other past research students are now established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers’ editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators.

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Theses and dissertations are a key source for finding the latest scholarship, additional material such as data sets, and detailed research. They can also help you find out what has been written on a topic, uncover other sources through citations, and get inspiration for your own research project. Use the resources below to search for PhD theses from universities in the UK and abroad. If you're a PhD student yourself, you can use the resources to make sure that your topic hasn't already been written about by other doctoral students.   

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Creative writing.

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Admission criteria.

A 2.2 degree in Creative Writing, Theatre/Drama Studies, Literature, Media Studies, Art History, Music, Philosophy, History, Performing Arts, Journalism, Politics and Sociology.

You may be asked to provide a piece of creative writing if you do not hold a degree in a relevant field.

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) code

If you do not meet our IELTS requirements then you may be able to complete a pre-sessional English pathway that enables you to start your course without retaking IELTS.

Additional Notes

The University uses academic selection criteria to determine an applicant’s ability to successfully complete a course at the University of Essex. Where appropriate, we may ask for specific information relating to previous modules studied or work experience.

Course qualifiers

A course qualifier is a bracketed addition to your course title to denote a specialisation or pathway that you have achieved via the completion of specific modules during your course. The specific module requirements for each qualifier title are noted below. Eligibility for any selected qualifier will be determined by the department and confirmed by the final year Board of Examiners. If the required modules are not successfully completed, your course title will remain as described above without any bracketed addition. Selection of a course qualifier is optional and student can register preferences or opt-out via Online Module Enrolment (eNROL).

Rules of assessment

Rules of assessment are the rules, principles and frameworks which the University uses to calculate your course progression and final results.

Additional notes

Please refer to the full time version of this course for information on Core and Compulsory modules.

External examiners

Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

External Examiners provide an independent overview of our courses, offering their expertise and help towards our continual improvement of course content, teaching, learning, and assessment. External Examiners are normally academics from other higher education institutions, but may be from the industry, business or the profession as appropriate for the course. They comment on how well courses align with national standards, and on how well the teaching, learning and assessment methods allow students to develop and demonstrate the relevant knowledge and skills needed to achieve their awards. External Examiners who are responsible for awards are key members of Boards of Examiners. These boards make decisions about student progression within their course and about whether students can receive their final award.

eNROL , the module enrolment system, is now open until Monday 21 October 2024 8:59AM , for students wishing to make changes to their module options.

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Exit awards

A module is given one of the following statuses: 'core' – meaning it must be taken and passed; 'compulsory' – meaning it must be taken; or 'optional' – meaning that students can choose the module from a designated list. The rules of assessment may allow for limited condonement of fails in 'compulsory' or 'optional' modules, but 'core' modules cannot be failed. The status of the module may be different in any exit awards which are available for the course. Exam Boards will consider students' eligibility for an exit award if they fail the main award or do not complete their studies.

Programme aims

1. To enhance acquaintance with practice and theory of creative literary production across genres. 2. To provide courses that open paths to fertile areas of creative and literary work. 3. To provide students with a structured introduction to advanced materials and advanced perspectives in their fields of specialisation. 4. To encourage students to work independently as writers and scholars in specific fields of investigation and to formulate and present a reflective and critical view of their work. 5. To enhance student career prospects. 6. To prepare qualified students for progression to doctoral research, with a view to entering the literary or academic professions. 7. To provide students with an introduction to advanced creative and critical material. 8. To encourage students to work independently in the field of creative writing.

Learning outcomes and learning, teaching and assessment methods

On successful completion of the programme a graduate should demonstrate knowledge and skills as follows:

A: Knowledge and understanding

A1: A range of literature in special subject areas

A2: Contexts for the study of writers and writing methods

A3: Critical perspective and significant debates on writing practice

A4: The interrelation of the writing studied/practiced with literary and critical thinking

A5: Advanced methods of creative practice

A6: Appropriate research techniques and methodologies

A7: Major cultural domains, literary contexts, and theoretical parameters (e.g. modernism, psychogeography, the novel)

Learning methods

Delivery of A1-7 is through practical workshops and seminars, including reflection on work-in-progress; visiting writers; analysis of key texts, genres and theories of writing; writing workshops and exercises; field trips.

Assessment methods

Formal assessment is by coursework (four pieces) and a dissertation. Written assignments are usually 5,000 words, combining creative writing and a commentary or an essay.

B: Intellectual and cognitive skills

B1-B7 are developed through seminars and practical workshops

B1-7 are assessed through practical writing projects with commentaries, essays and a dissertation.

C: Practical skills

C1: Organise and structure an extended argument, advancing clear critical positions and using theoretical terms correctly

C2: Deploy an advanced array of creative writing skills

C3: Use basic theoretical terms

C4: Compile and present extended bibliographies

C5: Provide references according to accepted conventions

C6: Use libraries and IT to gain access to a variety of creative and critical sources

C7: Work in a creative and professional manner

Students develop C1-7 through independent research, lecturer feedback, peer feedback, and their own critical reflection on writing practice.

C1 is assessed through the submission of an original dissertation. C2-7 are assessed through creative assignments, commentaries and essays.

D: Key skills

D1: Communication

D2: Information Technology

D3: Numeracy

D4: Problem solving

D5: Working with others

D6: Improving own learning and performance

Students develop D1-6 in class discussion and workshops and class preparation, as well as writing and interaction outside the classroom. D3 will be developed through conceits, constraints, referencing, citation prosody and poetics.

Key skills are assessed through practical writing projects, essays and a dissertation.

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