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The Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies provides MPhil Creative Writing supervision across all areas of faculty research expertise. Our creative writing program is rapidly expanding, supporting all genres with guidance from published novelists, poets, and playwrights on our faculty, complemented by an inspiring lineup of visiting authors through the Essex Book Festival.
Many alumni have launched successful writing careers, while others have become scholars, academics, educators, publishing professionals, media specialists, arts managers, theater directors, drama consultants, and language translators
Numerous graduates from our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies have achieved success as professional writers.
Former research students now hold positions as academics, university professors, educators, publishing professionals, editors, reporters, arts coordinators, theater directors, drama specialists, and language experts.