An award-winning author and an experienced editor share practical guidance on designing your own study programme in writing. Expect recommendations on courses and workshops, resources on craft and process, ideas for professional development, and suggestions to help strengthen your skills as a writer.
Build Your Own Creative Writing MA, with Kit de Waal and Andrew Wille
Region: International
An award-winning author and an experienced editor share practical guidance on designing your own study programme in writing. Expect recommendations on courses and workshops, resources on craft and process, ideas for professional development, and suggestions to help strengthen your skills as a writer.
The MA and the MFA are long-established pathways in creative writing, but they are not the only ways to gain a deep and rigorous education in the field. Curious and resourceful writers can create an affordable and wide-ranging course of studies by taking classes on key topics while developing a structured approach to their writing.
This seminar outlines the essential ingredients of a strong MA in Creative Writing: the knowledge of craft and technique that will illuminate and elevate your storytelling, the practice that cultivates skills and insights, the professional development that prepares you for the world of publishing. We’ll also cover day-to-day matters such as finding useful classes, organising writing groups and workshops, and handling feedback on your writing. The session concludes with a Q&A.
After the class you’ll also receive a handbook of resources and useful suggestions, including recommended courses, an adaptable syllabus, reading lists, writing experiments, and a checklist of craft topics and terms.
At the heart of everything we’ll identify the most important lessons: growing your instincts in writing, finding your own answers, and learning to trust your creative vision.
Kit de Waal is an award-winning author and Andrew Wille is an editor who has worked with many successful authors. Kit has an MA in Creative Writing and Andrew has an MFA in Writing and Poetics, and both have taught writing at masters and undergraduate levels in universities as well as independently.
Photo credits: Henry J. Allen and AWWS.
Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026, 7.00-8.15pm
Location: Live online on Zoom and open to writers worldwide
Cost: £25
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Build Your Own Creative Writing MA