Creative Writing York St John University

Overview

Join our thriving literary community and grow your creative potential. You will develop your skills as a writer and explore the theory and practice of writing in the contemporary world through taught modules, independent study, writing and research.

Through this Creative Writing course at York St John University you will develop transferable skills, work on a publication and complete your own final project. You will work on a longer portfolio in depth, supervised by a dedicated member of staff.

You may write in any form on any given module. You will be encouraged to be open minded and flexible in choosing different styles of writing. 

Career

By developing your writing and creative process, you will be well positions to enter into a various careers. Your skills in critical analysis, working to deadlines and both independent and collaborative work will can be applied in industries such as:

• Journalism

• Copywriting

• Academia

• Political analysis

There is also the option of continuing with your academic studies and heading down the route towards a PhD in a specific area of creative writing research.