Overview

It is designed to cater for talented, committed writers who are looking to complete a book-length creative work for publication and sustain a long-term career in writing.

Key Benefits

Our unique Creative Writing Research programme at King's College London offers students:

a varied, structured framework for the development of their creative work, with regular feedback from experienced author-lecturers in the department through supervision and workshops

purposeful engagement with professionals from the publishing and performance industries throughout the course, building potential routes to publication

valuable teaching experience in creative writing at HE-level through our Graduate Teaching Assistantship scheme

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

We have over 100 doctoral students from all over the world working on a wide range of projects.

Together with our community of postdoctoral fellows, our early career researchers both organise and participate in our thriving seminar and conference culture.

The English department is home to award-winning novelists, poets, essayists, biographers, non-fiction authors, and literary critics, who supervise creative projects at doctoral level within their specialisms.

Our postgraduate writing students are given a supportive environment in which to enhance their technique, to explore the depths of their ideas, to sustain their creative motivation, and to prepare them for the demands of the writer’s life beyond the College.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Creative Writing Management of Creative Industries View 60 other PhDs in Creative Writing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to the PhD in Creative Writing at King’s is based primarily on the quality of the applicant’s creative writing sample and the viability of the project proposal.

All applicants for the PhD in Creative Writing at King’s should hold a Bachelor's degree with first class honours in a related subject area or an MA or MFA in Creative Writing with a Pass.

So as not to disadvantage talented applicants from non-traditional academic backgrounds, we may also admit on the basis of the demonstrable quality of an applicant’s writing sample and/or project proposal (subject to successful interview with the candidate). These candidates will be expected to possess an undergraduate qualification.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27100 GBP / year

≈ 27100 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

6600 GBP / year

≈ 6600 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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