Creative Writing – Bath Spa University

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University of the Year for Social Inclusion

Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024

#2 in the South West Overall

for Creative Writing (Complete University Guide, 2024)

#6 in the UK

and #1 in the South West for Creative Writing Graduate Prospects – Outcomes (Complete University Guide, 2024)

#10 in the UK

for Graduate Prospects in Creative Writing (Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024)

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.

News

2 April 2024

BSU is taking the opportunity to celebrate members of its Writing for Young People community

9 October 2023

The late Professor Fay Weldon has been commemorated with a portrait in her honour

A flock of birds flying in the sky at sunset

6 September 2023

Dr Stephen Moss has been shortlisted for the prestigious Wainwright Prize for nature writing

12 July 2023

Professor Steve May, former Dean of the School of Humanities and Creative Industries, has passed.

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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

Your next challenge

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.

Prospectus

“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.

Read about Lucy Hope's career journey