Creative Writing

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#7 in UK

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Gavin James Bower

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Celia Brayfield

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Mel Darbon

Lucy Beck

Lucy Hope

MA Writing for Young People
Marissa-Hoffman

Marissa Hoffmann

PhD in Creative Writing
Alexia Casale

Alexia Casale

Emma Geen

PhD in Creative Writing

Nathan Filer

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Annalie Grainger

Robin Mukherjee

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Steve Hollyman

Level 5 Leader and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

Nizrana Farook

Nizrana Farook

MA Writing for Young People

Kate Pullinger

Professor of Creative Writing and Digital Media, and Director of the Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries
Rachel Hamilton

Rachel Hamilton

Lucy Cuthew

Lucy Cuthew

Toni Chappell

PhD in Creative Writing
Chris Vick

Chris Vick

MA Writing for Young People

Tim Liardet

Jasbinder Bilan

Jasbinder Bilan

MA Writing for Young People
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Lily Dunn

Lucy English

Anna Freeman

Gerard Woodward

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Philip Hensher

Alyssa Hollingsworth

Alyssa Hollingsworth

MA Writing for Young People

Naomi Alderman

Sam Beckbessinger

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Dashe Roberts

Emily Koch

MA Creative Writing

Kristien Potgieter

PhD in Creative Writing
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Karen Gregory

Jess Butterworth

Jess Butterworth

MA Writing for Young People

Tanvir Bush

Research Fellow in Creative Writing and Disability Studies

Lucy Sweetman

Samantha Harvey

Richard Kerridge

Richard Kerridge

Stephen Moss

BSU alumna and lecturer Samantha Harvey crowned winner of the Booker Prize 2024

Renowned as one of the UK’s most prestigious literary awards, the Booker Prize features the most impressive works of sustained fiction and has catapulted exceptional literature into the spotlight for the last 55 years. 

Sam’s novel, Orbital, takes place over a single day in the life of six astronauts. During those 24 hours, they observe 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets over their silent blue planet, spinning past continents and cycling past seasons, taking in glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans.

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“There is no better environment to learn the craft of writing.”

MA Writing for Young People graduate Lucy Hope's debut novel Fledgling was picked up by award-winning children’s publisher Nosy Crow just months after Lucy found her agent following the release of the course’s annual anthology.

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Lucy Beck

Research

Bath Spa University Research Centre in Creative Writing is a prospering centre of excellence, representing perhaps the strongest academic teams of creative writers in the country.

We believe that writing is a powerful instrument for discovering new ideas; that the development of writing skills is a vocational commitment, and that all writers benefit from sharing work in progress.

Research Centre in Creative Writing

Courses on offer

We’ve got a wide range of undergraduate courses. Unsure of the right course for you? We give you plenty of options and our combined courses mean you don’t have to limit yourself to one programme if two tempt you.

Creative writing combinations

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What does your life have coming up next? Fancy jetting off to the other side of the world, founding a business, mastering a new hobby or landing your dream job? You could achieve all this and more studying with us.

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What do writers do after completing an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa?

In this recorded online event, six former MA students from our MA Creative Writing share their experiences of the course along with insights into their careers and paths to publication. Our guest speakers write fiction, poetry and non fiction. They also organise events.

This event is sponsored by Bath Spa University and delivered in partnership with Novel Nights, a literary events organisation set up by Bath Spa University alum, Grace Palmer.

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Creative Writing at BSU