Why Lancaster?
- Study close to the beautiful Lake District, home of our partners, the Wordsworth Grasmere
- Be inspired by our rich programme of literary events on campus, online, and in the city’s historic Castle Quarter
- Study on campus in the University Library’s bespoke Postgraduate Study Space, or in the Castle Quarter within the University’s Postgraduate Study Hub at The Storey, the city’s Victorian-built arts venue.
- Get involved with our student-run literary journals and our partners, Lancaster LitFest
- Develop your own work with support from our many celebrated author-tutors
- Explore the professional dimensions of Creative Writing, such as reading or performing your work, publishing, and marketing
Lancaster was one of the very first universities to teach creative writing. Today we continue to lead in the discipline with our celebrated novelists, poets and playwrights.
