PhD Creative Writing

Our MPhil, PhD in Creative Writing offers you the opportunity to develop a substantial, original piece of creative work and a related academic thesis. Our supervision expertise, partnerships and passion for creative writing offers you an energetic, creative and well-resourced research culture to immerse yourself in.We offer MPhil and PhD in Creative Writing supervision from a diverse range of experienced writers who are recognised specialists in their field. Areas of expertise include:poetryprose fiction, including fiction for children or young adultswriting for stage, screen, or radiowriting creative non-fiction, including:memoirbiographynarrative non-fictionessay writingthe literature of travel, nature and placeWe have strong links with a variety of partners, who all provide a wealth of materials, knowledge and opportunities:Seven Stories: The National Centre for the Children's BookWordsworth Trust (Dove Cottage)Bloodaxe BooksNorthern StageLive TheatreTyneside CinemaWe are closely linked to the Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts (NCLA), which puts you in regular contact with leading national and international creative practitioners. This develops your awareness of the creative, social and cultural issues that impacts and influences creative writing.Our rich research culture is usually fed by public readings, seminars and workshops by staff, visiting artists and postgraduates. However, this is subject to COVID-19 restrictions. We also jointly sponsor The NewcastleBloodaxe Poetry Lectures with Bloodaxe Books. Recent writers include:Paul MuldoonMarilynne RobinsonAli SmithKazuo IshiguroNuruddin FarahAndrea Levy