You will be taught by tutors at the leading edge of their academic disciplines, and by publishing writers working across a range of fictional and non-fictional forms. Both will help you explore the English literary tradition and work out what your own contribution might be.
- Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes is taught by world-renowned writers and has produced over 45 successfully published MA graduates.
- You will be able to take modules from our BA Drama programme to broaden your understanding of how to work with plays and scripts.
- Creative Writing Open Lectures with high profile guest speakers such as International best-seller Philip Pullman, Iain Sinclair, Jonathan Meades, Alex Watson, Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson, Orange Prize-winner Daisy Goodwin, Pulitzer/Orange winner, Marilynne Robinson, Nick Cohen and Stewart Lee, to name a few.
- The department is home to the Poetry Centre. Launched in 1998, the Centre hosts an annual programme of events, including research seminars, workshops, and community projects.
- As part of the work placements module, previous students have enjoyed opportunities with the Oxford Literary Festival and various culturally exciting and relevant places in Oxford, such as The Story Museum and Oxford University Press.
- Oxford is the worldÕs most literary city. You can spend days writing in the setting for Hogwarts library in the Harry Potter films, sit in the garden where His Dark Materials ends so heartbreakingly, or discover the haunts of Evelyn Waugh, C.S Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien. There are countless competitions, literary open-mic sessions and public readings, not to mention the annual Oxford Literary Festival, one of the biggest events in the publishing calendar.
During your first year, you will study a range of modules which foster the development of core skills to be employed throughout the rest of your degree. The modules will help you to embed subject knowledge and creative awareness in order for you to be fully prepared for year 2. As well as taking your compulsory English Literature and Creative Writing modules, there is flexibility in your first year programme to take some modules from any subject offered by the University.
Years 2 and 3 demand more of you in terms of the range of reading, intellectual challenge, and assessment. You will be supported to make the best decisions for your aims and interests, and you will be encouraged to meet your Academic Advisor, the Subject Coordinator for English, or the Programme Lead for English Literature and Creative Writing, who will be able to help you devise a programme that is right for you. Here, however, are some things you might want to consider:
