MA Creative Writing Non-Fiction

The MA Creative Writing Non-Fiction course offered by the University of East Anglia focuses on fostering and challenging students' ability to write compellingly, to read efficiently, and to generate and scrutinize material of value and substance. The course emphasizes the process of writing from conception to completion, aiming to turn students into skilled and reflective writers.Course Content: The course seeks to broaden students' understanding of what constitutes modern literary non-fiction, including autobiography, travel writing, food and nature writing, biography, and the blending of poetry and prose. The course offers a careful combination of intensive, constructive writing workshops, intellectual inquiry into the theoretical and philosophical nature of non-fiction, and individual tutorials designed to offer personalized, detailed feedback to each student.Key Modules: While specific modules aren't listed, the course highlights include workshops, tutorials and the Arvon residential week. Future Careers: The course equips students for a career as a writer and provides them with highly transferable skills that can apply to a variety of other careers. That may include publishing, journalism, advertising and marketing, development and fundraising, arts administration, secondary-level teaching, and academia.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.