Balance the study of existing literature with developing your own writing skills across genres such as poetry, the novel, short fiction, drama and film. This course enables you to study English as both a critical and a creative discipline as you explore classic and contemporary works by other writers while finding your own voice as a writer. You’ll study literature from Shakespeare to the present day, with optional modules in subjects such as medieval, postcolonial, American and Canadian literatures, and film. You’ll learn about the creative processes and compile your own portfolios of creative writing. There are opportunities to spend a semester or a whole additional year at a partner university – which could be in Europe, Australia, Canada or the USA.

Studying English with Creative Writing at Keele will enable you to develop a wide range of both subject-specific and transferable skills. These will open up a variety of possible careers, whether directly related to the subject or not. You might go into publishing, journalism, teaching, advertising, or the broadcast media. Of course, you may want to pursue getting your work published, whether as a part-time or full-time interest. You could also choose to go on to higher study.