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BA (Hons) Creative Writing

  • Duration: 3–4 years full-time
  • Placement year: Optional 1 year
  • Course code: W800 (UCAS)
  • Institution code: A66 (UCAS)
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Meet the BA (Hons) Creative Writing course team

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Dr James Cole Course Leader/Senior Lecturer

BA, MA, PGCAP, PhD

Email me jcole@aub.ac.uk
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Dr Kevan Manwaring Course Leader – MA Creative Writing

PhD, MA, BA, FHEA

Email me kmanwaring@aub.ac.uk
Dr Natalie Scott Lecturer in Creative Writing

PhD, MA, BA (Hons), PGCE, CAPF

Email me nascott@aub.ac.uk
Dr Ronan Kelly Lecturer - BA (Hons) Creative Writing

DPhil, MA, BA, DELTA, PGCHE, SFHEA

Email me rkelly@aub.ac.uk

What makes a story great? It has to have heart in order to connect with an audience. As the poet Maya Angelou said: "People should hear the writing, it should slide through the brain and go straight to the heart".

James Cole, Course Leader