Creative Writing at Bath Spa is celebrating twenty years of excellence in 2012. Here you will join a thriving community of world-class writers and experiment with a wide variety of forms, and, with time, focus on the kind of writing you have come to enjoy most – poetry, fiction, nonfiction, scriptwriting, journalism – even copywriting and writing for new media. Why study Creative Writing? As part of one of the largest and most successful writing departments in the UK and indeed the world, this course is challenging, exciting, and versatile. At Bath Spa University you can expect a professional level of tuition – and we expect a professional level of commitment and achievement from you in return. Employability is central to the writing programme. Both individually and in groups you will prepare for the writing / creative-industry career of your choice. To learn more, please write directly to the Subject Leader of Creative Writing Dr Paul Meyer at p.meyer@bathspa.ac.uk. Alternatively, please click on the tabs above. Ratio of applications to places No. of applicants (2011): 253 No. of places (2011): 60 (additional places are available as part of a Combined Award)

Our graduates are communicators. They can talk, they can listen, and they can persuade. They are confident. They can manage projects through from initial idea to successful completion. They can work alone or as part of a team. That’s why recent graduates have found jobs with the BBC, Random House, and other media giants; they’ve gone into journalism, teaching, social work, marketing: just about any career that requires a good Humanities degree.