This practice-based and industry-focused course – one of the ten best in the UK according to The Times Good University Guide 2024 – will introduce you to the intricacies of writing, including plot, characterisation and narrative study, and will equip you with work-ready skills for the many writing a
DurationCreative Writing
This practice-based and industry-focused course – one of the ten best in the UK according to The Times Good University Guide 2024 – will introduce you to the intricacies of writing, including plot, characterisation and narrative study, and will equip you with work-ready skills for the many writing and writing-related industries.
You will develop your skills and talent as a writer through dynamic workshops, exercises and work-like projects involving writing, editing, publishing and pitching, all supplemented by the study of English.
Working alongside a range of highly-accomplished, widely-published professionals, including prize-winning, internationally-recognised authors, poets and screenwriters with real expertise in teaching, you will study at the heart of an active writing community, central to this UNESCO City of Literature.
You will also learn how to give and receive critical input from tutors who will support and encourage you to follow your writerly instincts, to experiment, and to develop wide-ranging and highly applicable skills. Exciting, targeted optional modules enable you to pursue your interests.
Our keen focus on developing your employability skillset will ensure you are also extremely well placed to succeed in a wide range of careers.
Develop your creative and professional writing across a wide range of genres, working with highly active, multiple-award-winning expert writer-tutors. See our staff profiles below!
Undertake hands-on roles in creative project management and development, preparing you for work in and beyond the writing and arts industries, developing creative solutions to global problems.
Develop confidence in your communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
Undertake study abroad, if you would like to, with one of our international partners across the world.
Learning a foreign language is a wonderful opportunity to not only learn the language itself, but also to reveal different perspectives on life, enabling you to explore new cultures through a different lens.
Our courses are more than just engaging classroom sessions supported by excellent online resources.You’ll also have the option to take assessments and be awarded a Nottingham Trent University (NTU) Language Programme Certificate of Achievement.
If you continue to study with us, you may become eligible for a Certificate of Language Learning or Diploma of Language Learning
From our vibrant City Campus in the bustling heart of Nottingham to the idyllic countryside estate of Brackenhurst, we have a number of University sites across Nottingham and the surrounding areas.We are continually investing in our grounds, buildings and facilities to create a stimulating and inclusive learning environment for all to experience and enjoy.
Academic Schools
Our eight Academic Schools — plus the Confetti campuses in Nottingham and London, and NTU’s dedicated Mansfield Hub — provide a student experience like no other. Each School has its own sense of community and character, built on enthusiasm, expertise, opportunities, and award-winning support.
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Through weekly writing exercises you’ll explore a range of techniques. The workshops will focus on experimentation and self-expression and the writing created can be in any form or genre.
Writing is similar to the opening of a chess game: the pieces must be put in place at the start. The key to successful stories and descriptions lies in structure and planning. Both of these are at the heart of what we do in creative writing.
Building on the foundations of Creative Writing for Beginners this course gives you the opportunity to both practice skills you have acquired, as well as tackle new activities and types of creative of writing.
This course is designed to introduce you to the world of creative writing. The tutor will explain how to create material using writing techniques such as Free Writing and Clustering. By examining of the work of published writers you will learn about techniques
This course prepares you to enter the industry as a professional journalist or go on to work in all sorts of creative industries, from creative writing to comedy.
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