Professional Creative Writing (Taught)

Innovation and internationalisation are key, with a focus on contemporary and emerging forms, such as the graphic novel, creative non-fiction, multimodal writing, eco-writing, e-publishing and writing for online video production. There will be a high level of virtual learning resources including video lectures, podcasts, virtual workshops, online writersâ?? groups, writersâ?? blogs and online peer-to-peer feedback, enabling easy global access. The course has an international outlook with texts studied coming from around the world and we have Online International Learning partners in institutions overseas: these offer the possibility of online student writing collaborations. Two themed writersâ?? retreats are incorporated into the course: these are one week long field trips to coincide with significant writing up periods and may be in the UK or abroad. Current options include two of the following: Horror: a winter week in the seaside town of Whitby, where Bram Stoker gave birth to Dracula. Romance: a spring week in the Lake District, haunt of the English Romantic poets. Crime: a spring or summer week in Sicily, home of the Mafia. Myth and the Muses: a summer week in Greece, ancestral home of Western literature. Other: A student may as an alternative elect to organise a DIY writersâ?? retreat, aligned to their own specific needs as a writer. Key course benefits;