Careers for English and Creative Writing MA (Hons)

English and creative writing are adaptable subjects which open up a flexible range of career options. A wide-ranging knowledge of the arts, literature, and culture produces well-rounded individuals with a broad frame of reference.

Many of our graduates enter roles in:

• teaching
• publishing
• journalism
• book festivals
• arts administration
• library and information services
• writer-in-residence positions
• management
• consultancy
• the civil service
• the creative industries

Some of our creative writing graduates also go on to publish novels, short stories and poetry with a range of publishing houses and magazines.