PhD in Creative Writing
The PhD in Creative Writing provides the capstone to the postgraduate Creative Writing programme at Edinburgh, offering students graduating from the MSc in Creative Writing an opportunity to undertake work at a higher level, aimed towards the production of a substantial, publishable piece of creative writing, accompanied by a sustained exercise in critical study.
Assessment and supervision
The PhD in Creative Writing is examined via a portfolio of writing which would normally include a substantial piece or pieces of creative work of circa 75,000 words of creative prose, 75 pages of verse, or three hours performance-time of dramatic composition (the equivalent of a full-length play), plus an extended critical essay of circa 25,000 words reflecting on the work’s aims and context(s). The balance between the creative and critical elements should be around 75% / 25%.
The resources of the English Literature department at Edinburgh, coupled with the undoubted attractions of the UNESCO city of Literature, offer an attractive environment in which students can study for an advanced research degree in Creative Writing. The creative writing team includes a number of well-published and prize-winning writers in the central genres of poetry, prose fiction, and drama. The well established MSc programme also provides a supportive infrastructure for advanced study and a critical mass of postgraduate students sufficient to sustain a thriving research culture.
Entry requirements
To study for a PhD in Creative Writing at Edinburgh students should normally already have gained a distinction on a Creative Writing MLitt or Masters degree. Otherwise they must first complete the Edinburgh Creative Writing MSc.
How to apply
You can apply online for this PhD.
Contact
For further details or if you have any queries please contact Dr Alan Gillis:
David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9JX
This article was published on Mar 23, 2011