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Immerse yourself in the world of creative writing with our MFA programme at Manchester Metropolitan University. This two-year full-time or three-year part-time course offers a unique opportunity to explore and refine your writing skills, culminating in the completion of a full-length book or script. With a range of specialist routes to choose from, including novel writing, poetry, scriptwriting, and more, you'll receive guidance from experienced writers and industry professionals. Our strong links with publishing and arts organisations provide valuable networking opportunities, and our successful alumni have gone on to achieve publication and win prestigious awards. Take your writing to the next level and unlock your creative potential with our MFA programme.

About the course

On our Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programme, you will explore and practice techniques and styles of modern and contemporary writing and apply these through the development of your own full-length book or script. 

MFA students undertake all of the elements of our MA Creative Writing programme (a taught element blending writing workshops with reading units, an elective, and a dissertation), then take an additional unit about the publishing, literary and arts industries and submit a full-length manuscript: a completed novel or short story collection, poetry collection, book for children or young adults, script for stage, screen or radio, or book of creative non-fiction.

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Entry Requirements

In order to apply, you will need to submit a completed application form, a sample of creative writing, a critical review and one reference.

On the application form, you will be asked to give a personal statement and should use this to tell us a bit about yourself and give a good sense of what you have been reading and writing, what has led you to apply for our course, and which one of our specialist routes you are applying for. Personal statements should be up to 500 words long.

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