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Masters Degree Description

The focus of this MA is on contemporary publishing and emergent themes in writing. You will engage with a diverse and inclusive range of creative and critical texts in a variety of forms, enhancing your knowledge of the current publishing landscape. You will develop creative skills surrounding the reading, generation, selection, development and publication of new texts.

Your major project will be the co-creation of a publication, such as The York Literary Review. This will be a journal of original literature, including prose, poetry, non-fiction and art. You will also have the flexibility to pursue your own projects that you are passionate about, which can be developed and tailored to your learning needs. The staff team of award-winning writers have an exciting and varied approach to creative writing, literature and publication and are able to supervise a huge range of proposed projects.

Entry Requirements

2:2
honours degree in a related subject

Interview
if your degree is in a non-related subject

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Fees

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Student Destinations

This MA will help prepare you for a career in the publishing industry. You will also leave with transferable skills which would be beneficial in:

Project management
Copywriting
Editing
Marketing, PR and Communications
Collaboration

Module Details

The Journey of the Book: the Publishing Process
Publishing Then and Now
The Business of Publishing
Practical Publishing
Publishing Project

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