Deadline: 22 January 2011
The City University Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing programme is the first low-residency MFA to be established in Asia, and the only programme in the world with a specific focus on Asian writing. Its mission is to provide the best education possible for aspiring creative writers and teachers of creative writing, with a special focus on Asian writing in English as well as literature in English concerned with Asian themes. Launched in 2010, this two-year MFA degree is designed to improve and develop practising writers, and is taught by established and well-published authors who have both Asian and international backgrounds and expertise. The MFA is a professional qualification that prepares graduates to work in a range of fields where good writing is required, including cultural and arts administration, the creative industries, editing, and publishing. It is also a widely-acknowledged qualification for teaching creative writing at high schools and universities. The low-residency MFA model offered by City University is designed for intensive and highly effective one-on-one distance mentoring, supplemented by short and intensive writing workshop residencies.
Scholarships
The Department of English will award a ONE-YEAR FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP to a 2011 candidate for the MFA. The winner will be the applicant who submits the sample of creative writing that demonstrates the greatest potential for success as a professional literary author. Applicants in any genre are eligible, as long as they meet the acceptance criteria for the degree. There is no restriction as to country of residence, age or nationality. All successful applicants who accept our offer of admission and enroll in the programme will be automatically considered for the scholarship; no further application is required.
More information here.
The City University Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing programme is the first low-residency MFA to be established in Asia, and the only programme in the world with a specific focus on Asian writing. Its mission is to provide the best education possible for aspiring creative writers and teachers of creative writing, with a special focus on Asian writing in English as well as literature in English concerned with Asian themes. Launched in 2010, this two-year MFA degree is designed to improve and develop practising writers, and is taught by established and well-published authors who have both Asian and international backgrounds and expertise. The MFA is a professional qualification that prepares graduates to work in a range of fields where good writing is required, including cultural and arts administration, the creative industries, editing, and publishing. It is also a widely-acknowledged qualification for teaching creative writing at high schools and universities. The low-residency MFA model offered by City University is designed for intensive and highly effective one-on-one distance mentoring, supplemented by short and intensive writing workshop residencies.
Scholarships
The Department of English will award a ONE-YEAR FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP to a 2011 candidate for the MFA. The winner will be the applicant who submits the sample of creative writing that demonstrates the greatest potential for success as a professional literary author. Applicants in any genre are eligible, as long as they meet the acceptance criteria for the degree. There is no restriction as to country of residence, age or nationality. All successful applicants who accept our offer of admission and enroll in the programme will be automatically considered for the scholarship; no further application is required.
More information here.
