78 Full-time PhD programmes in Creative Writing

This English with Creative Writing  PhD programme from University of York encourages distinctive approaches to practice-based literary research. 

This English Literature and Creative Writing course from Lancaster University was developed to meet the needs of students exploring the interface between critical and creative modes of research and writing. 

PhD study in the area of Creative Writing is offered by the School of English at the University of Leicester and this means becoming part of an exciting and dynamic research and creative environment.

The PhD Programme in Creative and Critical Writing degree offered by Cardiff University is for students and writers wishing to complete a substantial creative work of marketable quality. Our own MA in Creative Writing provides an ideal basis for students wishing to undertake a PhD.

The Creative and Critical Writing course at Bangor University provides you with the opportunity to work over an extended period on a collection of short stories, a novel or a collection of poems under the individual supervision of a writer actively publishing in your field.

For this MPhil/PhD you will produce a full-length creative work (a novel, collection of poems, or play) and an accompanying work of critical reflection. The Creative and Critical Writing programme is offered at University of Greenwich.

From modernist and post-war women's writing to Caribbean and migrant fiction, our research interests span a wide range of areas aimed at understanding how literature affects wider society. We offer a Contemporary Writing degree course from Brunel University of London.

Embark on this creative practice-based Creative Writing programme at University of Birmingham and craft your literary masterpiece. 

Studying for a PhD with University of East London's School of Arts and Creative Industries (ACI) will push you to the limit - but you'll be supported all the way.

Are you interested in writing and the teaching of writing? Digital composing and remix? Intercultural rhetorics? The rhetoric of queer identity? Professional writing? Writing and civic action? Writing center work? Do you want to explore rhetoric across several of these areas—or develop your own area? Then take a good long look at the Composition and Rhetoric graduate program at Miami University.

The Creative Writing programme offered by University of Nottingham develops advanced expertise in original literary creation, critical reflection, and independent creative research.

Consistently ranked among the top writing programs in the country, Florida State University’s Creative Writing Program has an internationally recognized reputation of excellence. 

A PhD in Creative Writing at Swansea University enables you to pursue a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.

The Creative Writing discipline at The Open University UK supports practice-based and critical research and PhD study focused on creative writing.

A Creative Writing thesis at the University of Hertfordshire takes the form of an original full-length creative work and a critical work on a subject or subjects integral to the creative component.

This PhD in Creative Writing is offered within the School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

The Humanities and Creative Writing programme offered by Hong Kong Baptist University supports advanced inquiry into literature, culture, and artistic expression through interdisciplinary and critical approaches.

A PhD in Creative Writing at University of Nottingham is mainly made up of independent study, with supervision meetings spread throughout the year.

The Creative Writing programme offered by Aberystwyth University develops advanced expertise in literary craftsmanship, narrative construction, and imaginative expression.

The Department of English at University of Liverpool conducts research in three main areas: literature, language, and Creative Writing.