MA Creative Writing and Publishing(17 month)

Bournemouth University

You’ll develop creative writing across a variety of forms, focusing on transmedia storytelling and skills to independently publish your work as a publisher learning skills in editing, PR and marketing, design, production, and budgeting. Analyse the cultural and critical influences on the writer and publishing industry, as well as your own practice. Learn the skills to be able to write creatively and effectively, to a publishable standard, for a variety of different audiences and media. Work on real-life publishing projects with BU’s own publishing press, Fresher Publishing. Learn from experienced writers and practitioners who have also acquired master's degrees and/or doctorates in Creative Writing or English themselves. Benefit from prestigious guest tutors from the world of writing and publishing .Engage with BU’s international writing competitions: The Bournemouth Writing Prize for emerging voices, and the New Media Writing Prize for stories integrating a variety of formats.

Faculty of Media and Communication