Limerick,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Creative Writing in Limerick Ireland | University of Limerick
University of Limerick
|
Limerick Ireland
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
18,800
(c. USD21,708.92)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
This program can be completed full-time in one academic year or part-time across two years. Students will enhance their Creative Writing abilities by analyzing works from published authors, examining key elements of effective writing, completing assignments that teach revision techniques, and learning about the editing, submission, and publishing processes.
The University of Limerick provides a Master of Arts in Creative Writing program. The Chair of Creative Writing is Professor Joseph O'Connor (writer of nine novels such as Ghost Light, The Thrill of it All, the bestseller Star of the Sea, and Shadowplay, which won Novel of the Year at the 2019 Irish Book Awards and was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award in 2020). Distinguished faculty includes two-time Booker Prize nominee Donal Ryan (The Spinning Heart, From a Low and Quiet Sea, Strange Flowers), critically praised Rob Doyle (Here Are the Young Men, This is the Ritual), and Irish Book Award finalist Professor Sarah Moore Fitzgerald (The Apple Tart of Hope, A Strange Kind of Brave), an internationally recognized Young Adult author who also teaches courses on writer motivation.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Applications are open for the MA in Creative Writing for Academic Year 2023/4. We do not operate a deadline, instead we close applications when the class is full. Generally we accept a maximum of 24 applicants. Many applicants for our Creative Writing MA have a first or second class Level 8 honours degree (NFQ or other internationally recognised equivalent) but application is open to everyone, including applicants who do not have a primary degree but have what might be considered equivalent experience, perhaps in the arts, publishing, bookselling, writing, creativity or some related activity. Please note, we always receive more applications than we have places to offer.
Applicants must accompany their formal online application with a 3,000 word sample of their creative writing (this can be one single piece or several pieces totalling 3,000 words) and a one-page letter setting out why they would like to work with us on our MA programme as opposed to the many other Creative Writing MA programmes now available.
Previous experience of Creative Writing workshops is helpful.
The Application Portfolio is assessed by a small committee of staff, who judge submissions on their originality, technique, and readability. Please note that we are not in a position to offer feedback to applicants who are not offered a place.
Applicants must satisfy the English Language Requirements of the University.
Portfolio
Admission will also be based upon a piece or pieces of creative work up to 3000 words submitted by the student as part of the application process. This might be a novel extract, a short story, a set of poems or a screenplay. This creative work will be assessed by a small committee of staff, who will judge submissions on their originality, technique, and intellectual rigour.
What to include with your application
Qualification transcripts and certificates
Portfolio
Supporting Statement
English language qualification if English is not your first language
A copy of your birth certificate/passport
If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice
If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts
AND
English language competency certificate
IELTS - Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component.
TOEFL- (paper based) - 580.
TOEFL- (internet based) - 90.
Applicants must accompany their formal online application with a 3,000 word sample of their creative writing (this can be one single piece or several pieces totalling 3,000 words) and a one-page letter setting out why they would like to work with us on our MA programme as opposed to the many other Creative Writing MA programmes now available.
Previous experience of Creative Writing workshops is helpful.
The Application Portfolio is assessed by a small committee of staff, who judge submissions on their originality, technique, and readability. Please note that we are not in a position to offer feedback to applicants who are not offered a place.
Applicants must satisfy the English Language Requirements of the University.
Portfolio
Admission will also be based upon a piece or pieces of creative work up to 3000 words submitted by the student as part of the application process. This might be a novel extract, a short story, a set of poems or a screenplay. This creative work will be assessed by a small committee of staff, who will judge submissions on their originality, technique, and intellectual rigour.
What to include with your application
Qualification transcripts and certificates
Portfolio
Supporting Statement
English language qualification if English is not your first language
A copy of your birth certificate/passport
If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice
If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts
AND
English language competency certificate
IELTS - Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component.
TOEFL- (paper based) - 580.
TOEFL- (internet based) - 90.
Tuition
EUR
18,800