MA in Wild Writing - Literature, Landscape and the Environment in Colchester United Kingdom | University of Essex

Essex stands among the most ancient continuously populated regions in the British Isles, its terrain molded by centuries of human activity. Our MA Wild Writing program invites you to discover this environment alongside Britain's wilder spaces and global landscapes through diverse coursework. Our excursions move learning beyond traditional classrooms, whether under sunshine, snowfall, or rainfall. You'll develop insights into pressing ecological issues while crafting your personal approach to wilderness writing—blending creativity, analysis, and scientific perspectives.
As one of merely five UK institutions providing postgraduate studies in literature and environmental studies, we distinguish ourselves through our integrated curriculum covering modern nature writing, ecological criticism, and psychogeographical texts.

With year-long specialization in landscape, place, and environmental writing, you can choose to hone academic skills through ecocritical studies, cultivate creative nature writing techniques, or pursue advancement in both disciplines simultaneously.