BA (Hons) Creative Writing
Duration
3 years / 4 years with placement year*
Institution code
L28
UCAS Code
3 years W800 / 4 years W801
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The Course
Explore and define your creative skills as a member of our dedicated, diverse writing community within a vibrant arts environment. You will join a committed creative community, supported by our enthusiastic team of lecturers to develop your own voice and awareness of who you are as a writer.
The course is creatively stimulating, experimental and industry focussed, It delivers contemporary approaches, creative provocations and critical thinking across prose, poetry, script and beyond, allowing you to develop a striking portfolio of creative and critical writing. Situated within the North’s only dedicated arts university, our students explore the collaborative nature of writing, working with peers on cross-course collaborations. Projects have included creating narrative games with our game design students, producing pamphlets with graphic designers, and writing scripts for students on the Acting for Screen course.
Our students fully engage with the lively arts and literary scenes in Leeds and beyond, where we run open mic nights, present work at literary festivals and spoken word nights, and support each other to share their work. You will also have the opportunity to engage with creative institutions and organisations across Leeds, West Yorkshire and further afield.
You will consider career paths and how to professionalise your creative practice, working with and gaining feedback from industry professionals. You will submit work to awards and competitions, supported by your peers and tutors, and make connections across the creative industries and literary world.
*The placement year is subject to approval.
The Structure
You will explore the possibilities of creative writing, across form and genre. You will write abundantly, to better understand how and why you write. There will be opportunities to explore collaborative writing and what it means to be a writer working in an arts setting. Tutorials, lectures, seminars, and cross-disciplinary project work also feature in year one.
Course Facilities
BA (Hons) Creative Writing students are based in purpose-built classrooms in our modern university building.
Computer suites house networks of Apple Mac computers featuring regularly updated, industry-standard software for a wide range of creative applications that support all our courses, with equipment consistent with that used in the creative workplace. A purpose-built specialist library is open to all students and includes a range of carefully curated specialist resources. Digital Collections enable an enhanced learning experience and information literacy whilst our special collections include artists’ books, photobooks and illustrated books as well as the University archive. Self service facilities are available throughout, supported by a dedicated and experienced team of library staff.
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Study Abroad
Studying abroad can help Leeds Arts University students gain valuable experience, broaden their horizons, develop international networks and experience their practice from a different perspective. Leeds Arts University has a global network of international partner universities in 15 different countries. Students can apply for a semester abroad in their second year of study.
Accolades
Published in The Guardian Saturday supplement
Winner of the Northern Broadsides and Arvon Foundation ‘Winter Tales’ short story competition
Student won a commission from Light Night and the British Library. The performance of their poem was filmed professionally and promoted on social media
Regular event as part of Leeds Literature Festival, open to all students to perform
Student secured a six-month publishing mentorship with Penguin Random House
Students involved in the Bone Down Literary Affinity Group, a group aiming to reclaim public spaces for performance
Career Opportunities
Good writers are welcome everywhere; the arts sector requires a broad set of skills. Talented new voices with cultural awareness and critical thinking skills are also welcome in science, industry, commerce, education, research centres, journalism, publishing, editing, online content creation, PR and marketing. You will benefit from the University’s already well-developed industry, commercial and creative links, and its strong careers advisory provision. Graduates may also continue to postgraduate study, including onto our MA Creative Writing.
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Applying
*Please note that our courses are subject to an annual review process in order to maintain their quality and enhance the student experience. As a result, Course Specifications may be amended for the coming year.