Overview

Writing Genre Fiction from Edinburgh Napier University is designed to add the expertise you need to approach your chosen market with confidence, originality and skill.

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During your studies you will focus on popular fiction genres enabling you to professionalise your practice as a writer; be it science fiction, fantasy, romance, crime, horror and historical fiction — you choose which to put at the heart of your learning journey.
In addition, our team of award-winning and bestselling authors will give you regular one-to-one creative and editorial mentoring sessions to support your development.
This MA is designed to be studied part-time over five trimesters. In the first, second and third trimester, you will study two modules each trimester. In the fourth and fifth trimester, you will undertake a single module: Major Project.
During the first trimester, the two modules you take (Creating Narrative, and Narrative Position) each have one live weekly online seminar, timetabled for 9:00-10:30am UK time. There is also one module with a live weekly seminar in the second trimester (Writing Genre Fiction) and third trimester (Authorship), each timetabled for 9:00-10:30am UK time. For other modules (Creative Development, Editorial Development and Major Project), you will have occasional live events again the time of these will aim to suit the geographical locations of the cohort. Mutually convenient times for one-to-one meetings with your programme tutor will be arranged in advance.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Authorship
Creating Narrative
Creative Development
Editorial Development
Major Project
Narrative Position

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Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-19 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Creative Writing View 31 other Masters in Creative Writing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

Bachelor Degree with honours in any discipline or other qualifications/experience which demonstrate through our recognition of prior learning process that you have appropriate knowledge and skills in Writing Genre Fiction equivalent to SCQF level 10.

This course has academic entry requirements which are assessed alongside relevant work experience.

We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.

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Tuition Fee

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International

905 GBP/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 905 GBP per module during 24 months.
National

885 GBP/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 885 GBP per module during 24 months.

UK Students *£885
Overseas Students *£905

Funding

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