创意写作文学硕士

创意写作使我们能够与不断变化的世界互动并塑造我们
Only you can write the book that you would like to write, be it a collection of poetry, a novel, a memoir... nobody else can write that book. The purpose of this Creative Writing MA at UCC is to give you the tools to write the book waiting to be written, and many more after it.<br>As well as honing the techniques and craft of creative writing, our MA is also designed to prepare you for a variety of career options including publishing, and the creative arts – where we will introduce you to the publishing industry (engaging on a weekly basis with published authors and publishing professionals).<br>We will provide access to the community of writers that exists, both in the wider world and in Cork, with its thriving literary scene. This programme affords you time to write, it will introduce you to other emerging writers, and like-minded individuals on the same pathway as yourself. Ultimately we aim to empower you to connect with your most creative and productive self – what a journey<br>This MA Creative Writing programme is offered by the Department of English which is part of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences (CACSSS) at UCC.<br>Our Department of English treats writing as a living, evolving practice: students taking the course will read and write in a context in which literature is being performed, transformed and adapted, and in doing so offer you a safe space to learn, to practice, and to develop your craft towards inventive and authentic forms of expression. The course as a whole encourages and supports a full exploration of the creative self while also maintaining a strong vocational emphasis.<br>Directed by IMPAC longlistee Dr Eibhear Walshe, all of our courses are embedded in Cork's thriving artistic scene, rooted in expert practice and taught by highly accomplished professionals.<br>A rich variety of modules are available, including Fiction, Poetry, Life Writing, Creative Non-fiction, and reading creatively (through Craft of the Novel).<br>Additionally, the Business of Writing module is dedicated to the professional life of the creative writer, including work placements, and a series of visiting speakers such as Mike McCormack, Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe, Nicole Flattery, Lisa McInerney, Tramp Press, The Stinging Fly and many more.<br>Writing and reading are intertwined as acts - opposite ends of an attempt to understand what it's like to be in the world. Never has that been more important. Never has the world needed more writers, and more readers, and an over-arching guide to the UCC MA in Creative Writing's approach is to foster such readers and writers in achieving their potential.