268 Part-time Master's degrees in Creative Writing

The Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing  program delivered at Emerson College is one of the first online and asynchronous programs of its kind that prepares students to write professional-level stories and novels.

Have you got a story to tell? Or poems that you want to shape into a collection? This Creative and Life Writing Masters degree from Goldsmiths, University of London will help you develop your creative writing practice. 

Houston Christian University’s Master of Arts in Creative Writing will help you develop your individual voice and produce publishable works of poetry or fiction. 

The Creative Writing MA at The University of Winchester is a one-year, full-time programme delivered on campus. This master degree focuses on fiction and narrative non-fiction, offering a supportive environment for writers to refine their craft under the guidance of professional authors and industry experts.

The Creative Writing programme of the University of Aberdeen is a taught programme designed to offer you a constructive, highly supportive learning environment in which to develop your writing and creative potential. You will be introduced to the processes and challenges involved in producing creative work of publishable quality, whether in poetry or prose, fiction or creative non-fiction.

The Scriptwriting program at Bath Spa University will help you to become a more adept scriptwriter, able to work across theatre, radio, film, and television. Along with a comprehensive training in key writing skills, you’ll develop your critical thinking, creative dexterity, and coherent strategies for professional progress.

This is an innovative and exciting programme in which you focus on writing a full-length, literary novel of between 90,000 and 150,000 words.

The Creative Writing MA at the University of Lincoln is a professional postgraduate programme delivered over one year of full-time study. This public course focuses on enhancing your craft across multiple genres while developing a philosophy of composition, preparing you for a career in the global publishing industry.

The Creative Writing and Poetics of the University of Washington Bothell is dedicated to helping each student develop their creative work through a course of study that encourages exploration and discovery.

The Graduate Creative Writing Program at Temple University is intended to provide fiction writers and poets with an opportunity to develop their craft and extend the horizon of their thinking about the genre in which they work. Graduate courses in creative writing topics and literature are the core of the program.

The Creative Writing MA at Birkbeck, University of London, offers a comprehensive exploration of the writing craft. This full-time or part-time degree, lasting one or two years respectively, provides students with the opportunity to refine their skills under the guidance of accomplished authors and peers, preparing them for a successful career in writing and publishing.

For more than 25 years, our groundbreaking Nonfiction program at Goucher College has launched and elevated the careers of writers with a rigorous yet flexible two-year course of study that combines expert mentorship, deep reading and study of craft, instruction in the world of publishing, and an inclusive writer’s community.

The Creative Writing degree offered at Arcadia University is a terminal, two-year postgraduate degree that focuses on the art and practice of writing. 

The Writing program from the University of Nebraska Omaha is a two-year program of focused instruction for creative writers who are committed to a literary career.

What makes the Creative Writing programme of Rutgers University different? We fully fund full-time students and provide substantial financial support for part-time students who pursue a terminal degree in creative writing.

The graduate certificate in Professional and Technical Writing from George Mason University may be pursued concurrently with any of several programs in English and elsewhere. 

Hone your creative writing skills and gain practical tools in critical analysis, editing and research by producing a published piece of work with this  Master of Arts in Writing and Literature at Deakin University.   

The Playwriting M.F.A. at Trinity College Dublin is a professional master level programme delivered at The Lir Academy. This public study mode course lasts one year full-time or two years part-time, focusing on nurturing unique creative voices through intensive workshops, dramaturgy, and the completion of a full-length play.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Writing for Performance and the Entertainment Industries MicroMaster in collaboration with University of Cambridge - CambridgeX.

The Writing, Editing and Publishing program from University of Queensland will help you gain the writing, editing, publishing, design and research skills to build a rewarding career in print or online.