60 Part-time PhD programmes in Creative Writing

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. 

Aim for the pinnacle in writing with the Warnborough College PhD in Creative Writing. Use the modules to bolster your existing skills, challenge your own writing techniques and create a worthy full-length work.

The Department of English at University of Liverpool conducts research in three main areas: literature, language, and 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 Creative Writing programme offered by University of Nottingham develops advanced expertise in original literary creation, critical reflection, and independent creative research.

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.

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

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

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 English programme at University of Strathclyde covers all periods from the Renaissance to the present day. 

The Creative and Critical Writing programme offered by University of Sussex develops your creative writing skills while engaging with critical theory. Explore poetry, fiction and hybrid forms.

This is an innovative and exciting programme in which you focus on writing a full-length, literary novel of between 90,000 and 150,000 words. 

Our PhD Creative Writing programme at The University of Manchester gives you the opportunity to work on a significant piece of creative writing while developing your research skills.

The Creative Writing Research programme offered by King's College London develops original literary projects in fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction while fostering professional authorship and artistic practice.