Editing UEA Creative Writing Course (section)

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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. has been regarded among the most prestigious in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/nov/16/uea-creative-writing-course-best|title = Is the UEA creative writing course still the best?| newspaper=The Guardian |date = 16 November 2011 | last1=Barnett | first1=Laura }}</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 allows specialisation in the following strands: [[Prose]], [[Creative Non-Fiction]], [[Poetry]], [[Scriptwriting]] (which is [[Skillset]] accredited) and [[Crime fiction|Crime Fiction]]. In 2024, a new strand, MA Creative Writing, which allows students to work across different literary forms, was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of East Anglia to deliver a new Creative Writing MA course for the new creative economy |url=https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/university-of-east-anglia-to-deliver-a-new-creative-writing-ma-course-for-the-new-creative-economy |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=University of East Anglia |language=en}}</ref> Each strand results in an M.A. qualification upon successful completion of the course. Course Directors have included [[Andrew Cowan (writer)|Andrew Cowan]], [[Tessa McWatt]], [[Tiffany Atkinson]], [[Steve Waters]], [[Kathryn Hughes]], [[Lavinia Greenlaw]], and [[Henry Sutton (novelist)|Henry Sutton]]. Writers teaching on the course in recent years have included [[Amit Chaudhuri]], [[Trezza Azzopardi]], [[Giles Foden]], [[Tobias Jones (writer)|Tobias Jones]], [[James Lasdun]], [[Jean McNeil]] and [[George Szirtes]].

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

[[Artist-in-residence|Writers-in-residence]] have included [[Alan Burns (author)|Alan Burns]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malcolmbradbury.com/uea_ian_mcewan_class.html|title=Class Work|author=Ian McEwan|author-link=Ian McEwan|year=1995}}</ref> and Margaret Atwood. [[Ali Smith]] has been a Writing Fellow and Visiting Professor on the programme.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ali Smith receives honorary degree |url=https://www.newwriting.net/2016/08/ali-smith-receives-honorary-degree-from-uea/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=www.newwriting.net}}</ref> From 2021 to 2022, [[Tsitsi Dangarembga]] was the inaugural International Chair of Creative Writing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Chair of Creative Writing |url=https://www.uea.ac.uk/creative/international-chair-of-creative-writing |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=University of East Anglia |language=en}}</ref>