This course examines not only the craft of writing but also how the publishing industry works. You develop a creative writing portfolio alongside studying trends in the industry.
The creative writing element of this course is workshop-led, with the opportunity to specialize in the genre of your choice. The publishing element focuses on marketing-led commercial and trade publishing, industry structure, and core skills.
For your final assessment, you may choose a creative writing dissertation, a publishing dissertation, or undertake a practical publishing project.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- Kingston has links with major publishers, such as Hachette UK, Yale University, Bloomsbury, Faber, and Macmillan. Course content is informed by an advisory board of industry figures.
- You will have the opportunity to contribute to Kingston University's publication, Ripple, which includes fiction, poetry, reviews, and creative non-fiction, and is edited by students on the course.
- You will become part of Kingston
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s thriving community, with events such as readings, lectures from published authors, editors, and agents, masterclasses, and enriching discussions.
