This is where creative writing began in the UK. Since the 1970s, UEA’s MA in Prose Fiction has helped writers develop powerful literary voices.
What is MA Creative Writing Prose Fiction?
Our MA will help transform you as a writer, giving you a deeper sense of the imaginative, artistic and intellectual opportunities and challenges involved in writing literary fiction. Practice-based workshops run alongside critical modules on contemporary literature, allowing you to develop a deep understanding of prose writing craft and fiction today.
Following in the footsteps of Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Anne Enright, Tracy Chevalier and Ayobami Adebayo, among others, you'll study with an international cohort of exceptional writers, taught by an outstanding and committed faculty , alongside world-renowned visiting writers such as, recently, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Margaret Atwood, Ali Smith and Eleanor Catton.
You’ll be based in historic Norwich, England’s first UNESCO City of Literature. The vibrant literary scene on and off campus includes regular readings and events at UEA Live , the National Centre for Writing , Noirwich , Norwich Book Festival , as well as frequent talks and book launches. At the end of the course, your work will be published in an anthology distributed to key industry figures.
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
Please note that those candidates offered a place on the course will not be able to defer their offer to the next year if they are unable to take up the offer of a place, however they are welcome to reapply the next year.
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form (opens in a new window) .