This module is about writing flash fiction and short stories. You will read a wide range of contemporary short fiction and consider key aspects such as: openings; endings; settings; characterization; dialogue; points of view; description; detail; pace; tone; singleness of effect; economy; ambiguity; and implication.

From studying exemplary texts, you will gain technical knowledge and an awareness of what makes certain short fictions accomplished and publishable, and you will apply these insights to your own fiction-writing practice.

This module is about writing novels. You will read a range and consider key aspects such as: narrative; plot; chapters; pace; settings; description; detail; characterization; dialogue; points of view; the representation of thought; ambiguity; and implication.

From studying exemplary texts, you will gain technical knowledge and an awareness of what makes certain novels accomplished and publishable, and you will apply these insights to your own fiction-writing practice.

This module engages with how research into the world of publication is a key part of an aspiring fiction writer’s work. Authors must consider, for example: literary agents; publishers (print and digital); self-publishing; promotion and publicity; websites; social media; literary magazines and other periodicals (print and online); fiction competitions; literary festivals; readings; workshops; other events.

This module enables you to develop a major work of fictional prose as the culmination of your MA, typically:

A collection of flash fictions or short stories;

A long short story;

A novella-in-flash;

An extract from a novel.