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''' The University of East Anglia's Creative Writing Course''' was founded by [[Sir Malcolm Bradbury]] and [[Sir Angus Wilson]] in 1970. The M.A. is widely regarded as the most prestigious and successful in the country <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/nov/16/uea-creative-writing-course-best|title = Is the UEA creative writing course still the best?|date = 16 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/self-says-literature-becoming-giant-quilting-exercise-1001681|title=Creative writing graduates will 'never make a living as novelists', says Self &#124; the Bookseller}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/creative-writing-courses-ian-mcewan |title = The write stuff - Prospect Magazine}}</ref> and competition for places is notoriously tough.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
''' The University of East Anglia's Creative Writing Course''' was founded by [[Sir Malcolm Bradbury]] and [[Sir Angus Wilson]] in 1970. The M.A. has been regarded among the most prestigious in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/nov/16/uea-creative-writing-course-best|title = Is the UEA creative writing course still the best?|date = 16 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/self-says-literature-becoming-giant-quilting-exercise-1001681|title=Creative writing graduates will 'never make a living as novelists', says Self &#124; the Bookseller}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/creative-writing-courses-ian-mcewan |title = The write stuff - Prospect Magazine}}</ref>


The course is split into four strands: [[Prose]], [[Creative Non-Fiction]], [[Poetry]] and [[Scriptwriting]] (which is [[Skillset]] accredited). All four result in an M.A. qualification upon successful completion of the course. The Course Directors are currently [[Andrew Cowan (writer)|Andrew Cowan]], [[Kathryn Hughes]], [[Lavinia Greenlaw]] and [[Val Taylor]] respectively. Course tutors include [[Amit Chaudhuri]], [[Trezza Azzopardi]], [[Giles Foden]], [[Tobias Jones (writer)|Tobias Jones]], [[James Lasdun]], [[Jean McNeil]], [[Margaret Atwood]] and [[George Szirtes]].
The course is split into four strands: [[Prose]], [[Creative Non-Fiction]], [[Poetry]] and [[Scriptwriting]] (which is [[Skillset]] accredited). All four result in an M.A. qualification upon successful completion of the course. The Course Directors are currently [[Andrew Cowan (writer)|Andrew Cowan]], [[Kathryn Hughes]], [[Lavinia Greenlaw]] and [[Val Taylor]] respectively. Course tutors include [[Amit Chaudhuri]], [[Trezza Azzopardi]], [[Giles Foden]], [[Tobias Jones (writer)|Tobias Jones]], [[James Lasdun]], [[Jean McNeil]], [[Margaret Atwood]] and [[George Szirtes]].
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*[[Imogen Hermes Gowar]] (MA, 2014) 2019 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock''
*[[Imogen Hermes Gowar]] (MA, 2014) 2019 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock''
*[[Emma Healey]] (MA, 2011) 2015 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''[[Elizabeth is Missing]]''
*[[Emma Healey]] (MA, 2011) 2015 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''[[Elizabeth is Missing]]''
*Paul Houghton (MA, 1987) 1989 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''Harry's Last Wedding''
*[[Anjali Joseph]] (MA, 2008; PHD, 2013) 2011 Betty Trask Prize winner for ''[[Saraswati Park]]''
*[[Anjali Joseph]] (MA, 2008; PHD, 2013) 2011 Betty Trask Prize winner for ''[[Saraswati Park]]''
*[[Frances Liardet]] (MA, 1998) 1994 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''The Game''
*[[Frances Liardet]] (MA, 1998) 1994 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''The Game''
*[[Nicola Monaghan]] (MA, 2018) 2006 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''[[The Killing Jar]]''
*[[Nicola Monaghan]] (MA, 2018) 2006 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''[[The Killing Jar (novel)|The Killing Jar]]''
*[[Glenn Patterson]] (MA, 1986) 1988 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''Burning Your Own''
*[[Glenn Patterson]] (MA, 1986) 1988 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''Burning Your Own''
*[[Natasha Pulley]] (MA, 2012) 2017 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''The Watchmaker of Filigree Street''
*[[Natasha Pulley]] (MA, 2012) 2017 [[Betty Trask Award]] winner for ''The Watchmaker of Filigree Street''
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*[[Ruth Gilligan]] (MA, 2011), writer
*[[Ruth Gilligan]] (MA, 2011), writer
*[[Tim Guest]] (MA, 1999), author
*[[Tim Guest]] (MA, 1999), author
*Stephanie Hale (MA, 1993), writer
*[[Mohammed Hanif]] (MA, 2005), writer
*[[Mohammed Hanif]] (MA, 2005), writer
*[[Jane Harris (writer)|Jane Harris]] (MA, 1992), novelist and screenwriter
*[[Jane Harris (writer)|Jane Harris]] (MA, 1992), novelist and screenwriter
*[[Alix Hawley]] (MA, 2002), novelist
*[[Alix Hawley]] (MA, 2002), novelist
*[[Kathryn Hughes]] (MA, 1987), historian
*[[Kathryn Hughes]] (MA, 1987), historian
*Naomi Ishiguro (MA, 2018), short story writer and novelist
*[[Mick Jackson (author)|Mick Jackson]] (MA, 1992), novelist
*[[Mick Jackson (author)|Mick Jackson]] (MA, 1992), novelist
*[[Christopher James (poet)|Christopher James]] (MA, 2000), poet
*[[Christopher James (poet)|Christopher James]] (MA, 2000), poet
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*[[Ben Rice (author)|Ben Rice]] (MA, 2000), novelist
*[[Ben Rice (author)|Ben Rice]] (MA, 2000), novelist
*[[Eliza Robertson]] (MA, 2012), author
*[[Eliza Robertson]] (MA, 2012), author
*Tom Saunders (MA, 1987), author
*[[Anthony Sattin]] (MA, 1984), writer
*[[Anthony Sattin]] (MA, 1984), writer
*[[Simon Scarrow]] (MA, 1992), author
*[[Simon Scarrow]] (MA, 1992), author
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*[[Todd Swift]] (MA, 2004), poet
*[[Todd Swift]] (MA, 2004), poet
*[[Rebecca Tamás]] (PHD, 2017), poet and essayist
*[[Rebecca Tamás]] (PHD, 2017), poet and essayist
*Sharlene Teo (MA, 2013), novelist
*[[Mark Tilton]] (MA, 1997), screenwriter
*[[Mark Tilton]] (MA, 1997), screenwriter
*[[Carol Topolski]] (MA, 2004), novelist
*[[Carol Topolski]] (MA, 2004), novelist

Latest revision as of 18:55, 11 April 2024

The University of East Anglia's Creative Writing Course was founded by Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Sir Angus Wilson in 1970. The M.A. has been regarded among the most prestigious in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]

The course is split into four strands: Prose, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry and Scriptwriting (which is Skillset accredited). All four result in an M.A. qualification upon successful completion of the course. The Course Directors are currently Andrew Cowan, Kathryn Hughes, Lavinia Greenlaw and Val Taylor respectively. Course tutors include Amit Chaudhuri, Trezza Azzopardi, Giles Foden, Tobias Jones, James Lasdun, Jean McNeil, Margaret Atwood and George Szirtes.

Writers such as Angela Carter, Rose Tremain, Andrew Motion, W. G. Sebald, Michèle Roberts and Patricia Duncker have also taught on the course.

Writers-in-residence have included Alan Burns[4] and Margaret Atwood.

Notable alumni[edit]

Nobel Prize winners[edit]

Booker Prize winners[edit]

Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Kazuo Ishiguro
Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan
Booker Prize winner Anne Enright

Costa Book Award winners[edit]

Costa Book Award winner Adam Foulds

Women's Prize for Fiction winners[edit]

Betty Trask Award & Prize winners[edit]

James Tait Black Memorial Prize winners[edit]

Other alumni[edit]

Historical novelist Tracy Chevalier
Novelist John Boyne

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Is the UEA creative writing course still the best?". 16 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Creative writing graduates will 'never make a living as novelists', says Self | the Bookseller".
  3. ^ "The write stuff - Prospect Magazine".
  4. ^ Ian McEwan (1995). "Class Work".
  5. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 - Biobibliographical Notes". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ^ Boyne, John (5 October 2017). "Kazuo Ishiguro deserves Nobel prize but others deserve it more". The Irish Times. Ishiguro will make a fine laureate and, from one graduate of the University of East Anglia's creative writing programme to another, it's hats off.
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