Creative Writing, BA (Hons)

This practice-based, industry-focused Creative Writing course—ranked among the UK's top 10 by The Times Good University Guide 2024—introduces the intricacies of writing, including plot, characterisation, and narrative, while equipping you with work-ready skills for writing-related industries. Develop your talent through dynamic workshops, exercises, and projects in writing, editing, publishing, and pitching, supplemented by English studies. Collaborate with acclaimed, prize-winning authors, poets, and screenwriters in Nottingham, a UNESCO City of Literature, receiving critical feedback to experiment and pursue interests via targeted optional modules.Work with award-winning expert tutors to hone creative and professional writing across genres, undertake hands-on project management, and build confidence in communication, collaboration, and presentation skills. Options for study abroad with global partners prepare you for careers in writing, journalism, publishing, teaching, marketing, and more. At NTU, 100% of students recommend the programme (NTU Survey 2023), backed by an exceptional team including a BAFTA-nominated screenwriter.