Complete a Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAppA) majoring in Creative Writing, within the highly regarded Arts Faculty at Whitireia. If you're serious about writing, this degree will help develop your skills to produce a publishable manuscript by the end of year three. You can enrol for the Bachelor of Applied Arts (Creative Writing) * beginning in year one, full-time * beginning in year one, part-time * in some cases, beginning directly in year two or three if you are eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Many graduates will publish their work in a range of publishing outlets. They may follow the path of the committed writer (novelist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, writer for children). They may work as communications and technical writers. Graduates will be qualified to move into postgraduate study to become arts educators.