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MA Creative Writing (Non-Fiction) (Part time)

University of East Anglia UEA

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    University of East Anglia UEA

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    16-SEP-25

  • Duration

    2 years

Course summary

Course Overview

Do you have a story to tell? A memoir you want to write? Biography? Travel? Autofiction? Consider a career as a creative non-fiction writer with an MA that gives you the best grounding possible in an exciting literary field.

This is one of the only dedicated creative non-fiction writing courses in the UK. Youll be taught by award-winning authors who will support your development as a writer. Youll think from day one about where you might publish your own work.

Youll experiment with your writing and develop your skills through reading your peers non-fiction in workshop groups. Each week in the seminar room, with its lively, collegiate atmosphere, youll analyse a celebrated work of non-fiction by Joan Didion, for example, or Zadie Smith, Primo Levi or Zora Neale Hurston to see how its done. In one-to-one tutorials with your supervisor, youll be encouraged to explore new ways of storytelling and to experiment with different subjects and voices. Youll write a dissertation under the supervision of a faculty member the dissertation might contain the seed of a future book.

Youll be based in UEAs world-famous Creative Writing department, which is part of the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing (you can follow our activities on Instagram!). Youll also take part in Norwichs vibrant literary culture, from regular readings and events to the well-established programme at the National Centre for Writing. You'll benefit from UEAs connections in the publishing industry and pitch ideas for books to visiting publishers and literary agents. Youll meet established non-fiction authors and quiz them about their craft. Recent guest speakers have included Marina Warner, Olivia Laing, Julia Blackburn, Lea Ypi and Colin Grant.

Graduates from the course, such as Andrew Kenrick (winner of the 2023 Tony Lothian Prize), Ike Anya, Caroline Davison and Pyae Moe Thet War, have gone on to publish acclaimed and diverse works of non-fiction. If you want to join them and become a biographer, nature writer, essayist, memoirist or travel writer, this part-time MA programme is for you.

Application deadline

31 July 2025

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 11,350per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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University of East Anglia UEA

University of East Anglia UEA

  • University League Table

    21st

  • Campus address

    University of East Anglia UEA, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

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UEA is a highly respected university. It offers a safe environment on the edge of the historic and diverse city of Norwich and beautiful English countryside.
UEA's global student body is well supported from the moment of application, right through to becoming an alumnus, with student satisfaction as a key priority.
Key employers for UEA's international students include Siemens, BDO, HSBC, PwC and Apple.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Stu

    28th out of 91 8

    7th out of 50 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    128 62%

    35th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    67.0 67%

    42nd

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.99 75%

    65th

    17

  • Entry standards

    / Max 213
    159 75%

    4th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    12th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.96 74%

    47th

    4

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