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MA Writing

Liverpool John Moores University

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Liverpool John Moores University

Course options

2 options available

  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Mount Pleasant Campus

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary

This Writing MA from LJMU will provide you with the opportunity to read, write, reflect and develop your identity as a writer. Study on a unique programme providing lectures, discussion and detailed peer critique workshops Learn from published writers including LJMU staff and visiting writers Meet with published authors, editors and publishers to understand the writers' journey, how to get published, understand writing techniques and additional skills authors require to thrive in the industry Enjoy strong links with the creative writing industry This unique programme will help you to learn about writing, develop your own writing style and practice, share ideas with teachers and peers, develop a contemporary and traditional foundation in creative writing, find a creative voice of your own. The programme explores the process of writing from first inspiration to final draft and publication and reflects the need for writers to keep up-to-date with advances in contemporary publishing. You will benefit from the close study of writerly techniques and strategies, develop your work to a professional standard and gain access to professional practitioners, such as visiting novelists, poets and screenwriters as well as editors and publishers. In this way your work will be able to thrive in the wider world. Although you will be encouraged to explore a number of genres of writing across the programme, you will be free to specialise in any genre. Workshops form the heart of the course, sharing your work, developing your editing skills, defining and enhancing your identity as a writer.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
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£ 8,875per year

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University information

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool John Moores University

  • University League Table

    76th

  • Campus address

    Liverpool John Moores University, Copperas Hill, Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 5AJ, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Creative Writing

    43rd out of 45 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 173
    136 79%

    9th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    56.0 56%

    22nd

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.13 78%

    33rd

    25

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