Master of Creative Writing

Creative writing - expressing yourself with flair and accuracy - is a key skill for life and most professions. If you love writing and reading literature and want to challenge yourself to develop your craft and technique, this course is your pathway to effective creative writing and non-fiction.

You will undertake intensive practical workshops across a range of genres including young adult fiction, creative non-fiction, short story, novella, novel and poetry. You will create, workshop, and develop your writing with peers and our expert teachers.

Key Features

• You'll be taught by high-calibre teachers including winners of university teaching awards and published writers.
• You'll have opportunities to apply your skills in professional context projects, and to add value to your writing through a suite of editing and publishing units.
• You can undertake a wide range of practical, writing-intensive units to further develop your skills.
• You'll create an e-portfolio of your work and learn new skills in our state-of-the art online learning platforms.
• You'll have opportunities to participate in weekly creative writing workshops for peer feedback and discussion.
• If children's literature is also your passion, you can add units from our internationally acclaimed Master of Children's Literature.
• This course is available on campus, online, or through a combination of both, which means you can continue to work full-time while studying.

Suitable for

Emerging and aspiring writers, communication professionals wanting to explore and develop their creativity, including editors, manuscript readers, technical writers, journalists, secondary and primary teachers, especially English literature teachers.

What You'll Study

Part of what makes Macquarie future focused is that we allow you the freedom to explore your interests across a range of areas, rather than lock you in to a single, narrow field. So follow your passions and tailor your course to your needs and interests.

Units

Units are what we call subjects. Most full-time students take four units – each worth a fixed number of credit points – per session.

Entry Requirements

Most postgraduate courses require a successfully completed Australian bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognised institution and may also require a specific grade point average (GPA). Our admissions team will determine whether your qualification meets the requirements.

Course Fees

International fee-paying
AUD $36,000
Indicative annual fee
Fee per credit point AUD $1,125.00