MA · London, UK
Creative Writing MA, Royal Holloway, University of London
A one-year, full-time or two-year, part-time MA taught at Royal Holloway's Central London campus in Bloomsbury. Students choose one of four pathways: Fiction, New Prose Narratives, Poetry, or Poetic Practice, and complete workshops, critical study, a creative project, and an extended essay.
- Deadline: 27 June 2027 (decision by 16 July) or 30 July 2027 (decision by 13 August); final deadlines 20 August (international) and 27 August (home), for 2027 entry
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- 1 year
Competitive scholarships include the Bedford Society Scholarship (£8,100), Professor Barbara Raw Masters Scholarship (£10,000), and Koppinen Family Scholarship (£10,000). A separate £1,000 MA bursary is available for each of the four Creative Writing pathways.
Program site: royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/postgraduate/english/creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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