School of Humanities and Performing Arts
BA (Hons) Creative and Professional Writing
Writing is an age-old craft – and an essential skill in the twenty-first century. At Plymouth, you’ll work with poets, novelists, journalists, and digital writers to hone your writing with a view to making your way in the field. Our small, accessible team of published authors has years of professional experience working within creative fields. We are adept at nurturing talent and enabling future successes.

Complete University Guide rankings
We are very proud to announce our new Complete University Guide ranking of no.16 in the UK for Creative Writing!
We have also risen 29 places in The Guardian 2020 league table.
Applications for 2020 entry
As a result of COVID-19, the English and Creative Writing team want to assure all applicants that we will be commencing our teaching with the new academic year of September 2020. We’ll be heeding government advice, but please know our programmes will be running this autumn, be it as traditional in-class delivery, a blend of this with some online teaching, or, if need be, fully online options. Ensuring the delivery of a quality education and a rich student experience is paramount, and we look forward to welcoming you.